Comments on: WATCH: Obama Tells Congress To Act Quickly On Immigration Reform

By: artolga

artolga — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:34:00 +0000

I’m a life long Democrat, as are most of my family and friends. I voted for Obama twice, I’m thinking that the second time was a mistake.

Out of my family and friends, maybe 25% are pro amnesty. Why can’t they do it legally? What makes illegals so special.

As far as the race card goes, that’s bs. The issue is either following the rules or only following the laws that fit our needs! White, brown, black or blue! illegal is illegal!

By: artolga

artolga — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:23:00 +0000

Why is it called comprehensive immigration reform when it does nothing for legal immigrants? All it seems to be is an amnesty program for those who chose not to follow our laws.

The legal alien has to wait until they are invited into our country. They usually wait about 8 years in their country of origin, they pay for a police background check, physical exam, as well as an expensive Homeland Security check.

I hope the fines are high enough for illegals to atleast equal, without exception the checks and exams that legals pay.

I also believe that legal aliens should be able to pay for their police background check, physical exam, and Homeland Security check, then wait their turn in the United States just like we seem to allow illegals to do via defered deportation.

By: labrown69

labrown69 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +0000

Maybe a better answer is: your comment about squirrels in traps” is a real dumb analogy and in answer to your question “do we have the cops and troops”, the answer is clearly yes! The answer is not to go door to door like the Gestapo. The answer is to allow police and ICE to do their job and in the course of daily interaction when someone turns out to lack documentation, deport them. If we did that a little at a time, others would stop coming. Someone is going to suffer from this situation and I believe it should be those who broke the law, not those who obey it.

By: Fern Woodfork

Fern Woodfork — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:40:00 +0000

LOL!!!

By: Fern Woodfork

Fern Woodfork — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:14:00 +0000

He’s Living In The Past Just Like His Party Of Thugs!!!

By: Dominick Vila

Dominick Vila — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:48:00 +0000

The old Southern Democrats, some of who were, indeed, members of the KKK are now one of the most important components of the Tea Party. You, obviously, have not kept up with the changes that have taken place since the Civil Rights movement.

By: Jerry Beck

Jerry Beck — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:11:00 +0000

A very complex issure.

By: Plznnn

Plznnn — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:47:00 +0000

The costs to American families from Millions of Illegals are hundreds of Billions annually: Health care, school costs, unemployment & low wages, crime, etc. We do have Laws and the open borders keep on attracting not only low-skilled labor that we don’t need, (23 Million Americans unemployed), but criminals, drug dealers, gang members, terrorists, people with diseases, etc. If the politicians pushing “another” Amnesty without the enforcement measures “again” (I know, they promised, lol), we will be discussing this mess again in several years. If they are so adamant about “comprehensive Immigration reform” (Amnesty), they should have not had any problems over the decades of securing our borders & passing mandatory E-verify First.

The U.S. has for many years led the world in LEGAL Immigration, if Illegal trespassers disregard our LAWS & the people waiting in line Legally, why should we AGAIN reward them with Citenship. We can discuss that AFTER the enforcement measures are well in place.

By: dalnb

dalnb — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:44:00 +0000

I would support our president as I did in two elections but there is no way I can support his efforts to give amnesty in any way for those illegals who have chosen to ignore and disobey our laws to come and remain here. They are by all definition “Habitual Criminals!” They became criminals the minute they illegally entered our nation or failed to leave when their sanctioned visit expired. Everyday they remain here they compound that crime. An American committing as many crimes is known as a Habitual Criminal and can be imprisoned as such. Rather than treat the illegals as such though we imprison our own and fail to punish the illegals.

I have agreed with the President, with Bush, John McCain and the dozen others who repeatedly over the past dozen years that our immigration program needs overhauled. They though instead of doing so have allowed the errors to continue and the millions of illegals to continue coming into our country. Now rather than take responsibility for not doing their job they want to find all kinds of justifications for just letting the illegals remain here.

President Reagan tried that allowing amnesty for the illegal. All that accomplished was sending a message to the rest of the world that they too could come to the greatest nation in the world and they will get amnesty. Doing it again now will only invite additional hoards of illegals into our nation.

The immigration laws clearly define a “Path to Citizenship” into our nation. The Immigration plan needs updated simplifying and speeding up the process for those who want to legally come into our nation. We do not tough need to turn our backs on our laws; We CAN NOT accept amnesty for the millions who refuse to obey our laws.

By: bchrista

bchrista — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:14:00 +0000

Labrown 69 I don’t know what Union you belonged because I will be the first to admit that Unions have a few not to nice group of people that belong to the Unions however I never heard anyone complaining about treatment from them, to them this was a way to funnel their money that they got from running illegal whiskey. It didn’t affect me so I kept my nose out of it, and they did a good job of negiotating a decent wage for us they also got us a good medical and dental program and as far as recruiting illegal workers, the Union bosses knew that any illegal activities on there part would bring the Feds down on them, so for this part of their lives they played it straight no hanky panky. they didn’t want the heat. I too was a Union member, Of The Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Jointers of America for over 30 years.