As I said regarding the Democrat Party's opposition to a comprehensive energy plan, the Democrat Party's, and in particular President Obama's and his socialist Cabinet's/Administration's position of amnesty for those who have broken the law and entered our Nation illegally, is just as maddening, yet those that are left of center, or far left extremists see nothing wrong with this policy.
Maddening is the only adjective that comes to mind right now, but I know that we all must do everything humanly possible to replace the Congress next year, and get this socialist President out of office in 2012. Let us hope that the damage done by these buffoons is nominal and not permanent. Good article PlaiinOl'; thanks for sharing!! Keith On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:31 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > > the blood of citizens killed, brutalized and raped > by de facto invaders is on the hands of our elected leaders. > > --- > spot on! > > On Jul 13, 10:18 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: *Travis* > > Date: Sun, Jul 12, 2009 > > Subject: OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN A THREAT TO AMERICANS' SAFETY > > > > http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news153.htm > > > > *OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN A THREAT TO AMERICANS' SAFETY* > > > > By NWV News writer Jim Kouri > > Posted 1:00 AM Eastern > > July 13, 2009 > > © 2009 NewsWithViews.com > > > > While the news media feverishly covered the untimely death of music icon > > Michael Jackson and the sex scandal involving a Republican governor in > South > > Carolina, President Barack Obama on the same day revealed his plans to > > reform US immigration policy. During the course of his televised > > announcement, Obama used the term "undocumented > > workers< > http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/www.latimes.com/.../la-na-obama...>" > > and avoided using the terms "illegal aliens" and "illegal workers." > > > > "While watching President Obama, I kept thinking how we've been talking > and > > talking and talking about this issue for years and yet illegal aliens -- > > many of whom are violent criminals, gang members and terrorists -- > continue > > to pour across the border. When will Americans rise up and demand action > > instead of words and slogans?" asks New Jersey political strategist Mike > > Baker > > > > "To be sure, Obama and several powerful lawmakers are on the same page. > For > > example, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called Immigration & Customs > > Enforcement operations "Un-American," while fellow Democrat Congressman > Luis > > Guttierez called Border Patrol and ICE agents "the Gestapo," said Baker. > > > > Many critics noted that unfortunately for an America chock full of > potential > > crime victims, not once did the President mention "undocumented > criminals" > > or "criminal aliens" or even any mention of crime committed by thousands > and > > thousands of non-citizen criminals who commit the murders, rapes, > robberies > > and other offenses that American citizens don't commit. > > [Read<http://www.cis.org/articles/2001/crime/toc.html> > > ] > > > > It's been widely reported that illegal aliens comprise upwards of 27 > percent > > of the US prison and jail population. Immigration and Customs Enforcement > > and Customs and Border Protection -- two agencies within the Department > of > > Homeland Security -- claim in several reports that they've apprehended > over > > 100,000 criminal aliens whose offenses go far beyond violation of > > immigration laws and regulations. > > > > Sadly, only about 25 percent of expenses for imprisoning criminal aliens > is > > reimbursed by the federal government to state and local governments. This > > creates a hardship for taxpayers in states with high incarceration rates > for > > criminal aliens. In some states, there's even talk of releasing criminal > > aliens without notifying the federal authorities. > > > > In Los Angeles, according to police reports, 95 percent of the arrest > > warrants for homicides are for illegal aliens. Sixty-five percent of > overall > > warrants are for "undocumented criminals." > > > > The proponents of open borders or lax immigration enforcement always > point > > to the benefits derived from illegal immigration such as the amount of > taxes > > they pay into the government system. > > Evidence, however, exists that refutes those claims. For instance, there > is > > an abundance of anecdotal evidence that suggests a large number of > illegal > > aliens are paid "off-the-books" therefore those wages are not taxed. > > > > The National Research Council has estimated that the net fiscal cost of > > immigration ranges from $11 billion to $22 billion per year, with most > > government expenditures on immigrants coming from state and local > coffers, > > while most taxes paid by immigrants who actually do pay taxes go to the > > federal treasury. [Read <http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer>] > > > > The net deficit is caused by a low level of tax payments by immigrants, > > because they are disproportionately low-skilled and thus earn low wages, > and > > a higher rate of consumption of government services, both because of > their > > relative poverty and their higher fertility. > > > > This is especially true of illegal immigration. Even though illegal > aliens > > make little use of welfare, from which they are generally barred, the > costs > > of illegal immigration in terms of government expenditures for education, > > criminal justice, and emergency medical care are significant. And those > who > > managed to steal the identities of American citizens do in fact apply for > > welfare including food stamps. > > > > Californian officials have estimated that the net cost to taxpayers in > order > > to provide government services to illegal immigrants approached $3 > billion > > during a single fiscal year. And even that figure is suspected of being > > low-balled for political purposes. The fact that states must bear the > cost > > of federal failure turns illegal immigration, in effect, into one of the > > largest unfunded federal mandates existing today. > > > > In addition, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, even with > free > > trade, the United States continues to enjoy a higher real wage than other > > nations, due to the superiority of US technology. If taken to an extreme > and > > the US removed all barriers to migration, most foreign workers would move > to > > the United States, lured by the higher wages available here; Foreign > labor > > would essentially cease to exist. > > > > However, with all labor now in the United States, the prices of goods > would > > return to their level of self-sufficiency, prior to the opening of trade. > > That is, perfectly free migration entirely eliminates the gains from > trade > > that US natives had enjoyed. World income rose with the migration, but > the > > natives of foreign countries in this case received more than all of this > > rise, since the income of US natives declined. With the world's majority > of > > low-wage workers in the US, there would be tremendous damage to free > trade > > and its benefits, with US middle and upper-middle class workers suffering > > the brunt of declining wages. > > > > The urge for a utopian state of existence and a desire to make all things > > equal by the American Left has given way to a desire simply to make all > > things equal sans utopia. In their passion for a neo-Marxist level for > the > > masses, they've decided consciously or subconsciously that if they could > not > > bring the World's population up to the American level of prosperity and > > wealth, then they will bring US citizens down to the World's level of > > poverty and misery. For this is a result of seeing free trade as a > zero-sum > > entity, and self-alienation of the American Left from their own country, > the > > USA. > > > > "The problem isn't about the need for new laws; the problem is about the > > lack of enforcement of existing laws. The US Constitution provides the > > executive branch with a number of inherent powers such as the enforcement > of > > immigration laws," said former NYPD Detective Ben Cardozo. > > > > "The Constitution also mandates that the President protect American > > sovereignty and the American people. That is the number one priority for > our > > government -- of it should be. And congress is mandated to provide > domestic > > tranquility for Americans. Criminal alien gangbangers do not add to our > > domestic tranquility," said the decorated police officer. > > > > "Why is it suddenly necessary for congress to pass laws on illegal > > immigration when we haven't been enforcing the laws that already exist. > The > > executive branch has the power to add border agents, equipment and other > > resources. The President has the power to use the military if necessary > to > > enhance border protection. Passing laws is an easy, painless process. The > > trick is to enforce those laws," adds Mike Baker. > > > > The University of Texas at El Paso recently conducted a study that found > the > > following: Treating illegal immigrants in hospitals accounts for nearly > one > > quarter of the uncompensated costs at border county hospitals in Cochise > > County. That county in Arizona spends tens of thousands of dollars just > > picking up trash left at campsites by these illegals. Prosecuting and > > jailing illegals costs this county an additional $5 million a year. And > 25 > > percent of Cochise County's budget is paid for health care for the > > uninsured, the majority of whom are illegally in the country. > > > > In another study of a sample group of 55,000 criminal aliens, it was > > discovered they accounted for over 400,000 arrests and more than 700,000 > > criminal acts including felonies. Americans are being hoodwinked by > > politicians who are squandering the legacy of future American citizens in > > the name of charity. And the blood of citizens killed, brutalized and > raped > > by de facto invaders is on the hands of our elected leaders. > > > > __,_._,___ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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