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Obama: Immigration raids are a publicity stunt

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Sen. Barack Obama gave a long interview this week to Maria Elena Salinas, a nightly news anchor at Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish language network.

Salinas asked Obama whether he supports a moratorium on immigration raids.

Here is his answer: “Raids are a publicity stunt, they are a tactic to push people away from focusing on the failures of the immigration system as a whole. What we have to do is to have a comprehensive immigration plan that has strong border security; that cracks down on employers who are taking advantage of undocumented workers…We’ve got to crack down on them, and we’ve got to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers, making sure that they over time are able to earn their position here in the United States of America.”

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By Concerned American

September 17, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Mr. Obama: the United States ALREADY has a “comprehensive immigration plan”—it is something called the LAW that prohibts individuals from entering this country ILLEGALLY. For some unknown reason this LAW is not being enforced. As for allowing undocumented ILLEGAL ALIENS to “over time be able to earn their position here in the United States of America”, surely you mean they go BACK to their countries and apply for LEGAL entry into the United States as opposed to cutting in line ahead of other individuals who are trying to enter the United States legally. Are you saying the United States will REWARD ILLEGAL ALIENS who break the LAW?

By Bobby

September 17, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Mr. Obama is right. The raids are a scam, and they are a scam because the Democrats, Mr. Obama’s Party, have never, ever, supported the American citizenry on illegal immigration enforcement. They are fighting tooth and nail, to give illegal aliens in State Tuition, in many States, and yet American citizens must pay out of state tuition. Just one example of the Democrats treachery, on illegal immigration. OR TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY OBAMA IS A LIER.

By Buzzm1

September 17, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY!!!

OUR ACCEPTABLE IMMIGRATION REFORM

1. Secure the Border!!! 2. Mandate E-Verify for ALL Employees!!! 3. Mandate E-Verify for ANY Benefit!!! 4. Stop the Underground Economy!!! 5. End Birthright Citizenship for Illegals!!!

……and make it retroactive!!!

6. End Chain Migration!!! 7. Make English our Official Language!!! 8. Cut Off Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities!!

NOTHING MORE!!! NOTHING LESS!!!

By L1M89

September 18, 2008 12:59 AM | Link to this

Team Barackula has reached a level of desperation that will drive his sycophants to reach deeper into their bag of lies, political dirty tricks & foul deeds.

“Barack Obama lies about Lou Dobbs to support illegal immigration” Quote: [‘Yesterday’s Lou Dobbs show on CNN featured a video clip from earlier that day of Barack Obama lying about Dobb’s position on deportations (transcript link, video link): When I hear Rush Limbaugh or you know Lou Dobbs or some of these people talking about how we need to send them all back. We’re not going to send them all back. First of all, this is a country of immigrants. Second of all, as a practical matter, we would end up having to use all of our law enforcement resources to round people up, detain them, separate families. It’s not a realistic solution. That seques into a December 2007 clip from Obama, where he says: We’re not going to be able to solve the problem if we’re just shouting about it like Lou Dobbs and folks on television. When Obama refers to “send[ing] them all back”, he’s trying to raise the specter of mass deportations [1], complete with cattlecars. That’s something that Dobbs doesn’t support. In addition to lying, it’s also interesting that Obama - a U.S. Senator - is supporting and apologizing for massive illegal activity. Just once it would be great if someone in the audience would call him on his lies and misleading and corrupt statements.’]

more - http://24ahead.com/blog/archives/007540.html

Build the fence, secure our borders & stop the invasion of Illegal Aliens now! Any unscrupulous employers who hire Illegal Aliens should be fined $1000.00 per Illegal. Second offense for using Illegal Aliens they get 18 months in prison with forfeiture of all property.

By lucky

September 18, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

Obama is a buffoon if he believes these parasites have helped our nation. Name one neighborhood or school that has shown an improvement since they moved in. We cannot afford Mexico’s and Central America’s problem parasites - enforce our laws, jail illegal employers, and deport the leftovers. And watch our economy improve. We got along before without you baby, gonna get along without you now. We do not need to import poor and criminals, we grow enough of those already.

By Larry

September 18, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Sadly Obama seems almost incapable of defending America. There is nothing in his past to show he has done this. He had his flag flap and is friends with racist, anti-American folks including radical bombers of the ’60s. He supports illegals, he doesn’t want raids…not sure I have ever seen such weakness in a man before.

By Immigrant + Native American

September 18, 2008 9:06 PM | Link to this

Wow, I guess it’s refreshing to see racists feel so confident and proud in these posts.

Obama has nailed it. Raids and enforcement against your neighbors and coworkers is a drop in the bucket. It is all a show. Maybe some immigrants will decide to leave, but the tighter border means most will take their chances here.

As for our present laws being a comprehensive system of immigration, please, get a clue. The present state of the laws is abysmal. Incongruous results abound. We say we support families, and we tear families apart. We say we support rule of law, and we have laws that make no sense, even to practitioners and judges.

And we need immigrants - always have. We needed them to break the plains and grow crops. We needed them to build our industries. We need them to program our computers and we need them to deliver our milk. Nothing has changed.

The racism certainly hasn’t.

By Paul

September 19, 2008 1:31 AM | Link to this

Immigrant + Native American, your ‘racist’ argument is older than my grandma. Get a clue. If you think the current level of migration into this wide open colony is good, then you and I will have to remain permanent enemies. I don’t need your friendship or approval.

By L1M89

September 19, 2008 1:38 AM | Link to this

Moonbat racists can always be counted on to wildly shriek racism whenever patriotic Americans speak about border security & enforcement of all of our Laws. Moonbats endorse any law that they feel is agreeable to their twisted view of life in our USA.

Moonbat Quote: [‘We say we support rule of law, and we have laws that make no sense’]

That’s probably the view of most criminals. To them stealing items that they’re in need of shouldn’t be perceived as a criminal act, or sneaking into another country to become an economic slave for an unscrupulous employer certainly isn’t criminal activity.

The moonbat way is:
If a law doesn’t fit within a criminals corrupt life style, of course, change or eradicate the law. Certainly we honest, hard working, law abiding American Citizens shouldn’t oppose criminal activity that will destroy our USA & the future for our grandchildren. That could be construed as racist HateSpeak by pro-Illegal Alien moonbat zealots.

Well you race baiting moonbat, substantiate your wild assertion of Immigrant bashing in this thread. Perhaps you missed all of the in-depth explanations into the vast differences there are between an honorable Immigrant & an invading Illegal Alien. Before you attempt to further insult & slur patriotic American Citizens you should understand what it is you’re prattling about.

God Bless America…

By George

September 20, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

It’s not a matter of racism. Every American I have ever met has no problem with people who come here legally, work for a living, and don’t commit crimes against us.

By Gil Cedillo

September 21, 2008 5:08 AM | Link to this

moral Illegal Immigrants have the right to work here legaly, what’s so wrong with that? Security was the initial problem, if u guys want security give IDs to immigrants so we know who we have in this country, and not to have them live as nobodies. it’s gone from a matter of security to a matter of injustice. We’re all the same. Everybody’s immigrant. you would do the same thing if u were in mexico and wanted to dream. No *****

By George

September 21, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

As far as tearing up families go. Let me ask you something. As an American citizen would you break the law if you had children to support knowing that it would tear up YOUR family if you got caught?

By L1M89

September 21, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

Gil Cedillo learn about what your commenting on so as you don’t insult every American Citizen with mindless moonbat rants.

Quote:
[‘moral Illegal Immigrants’]
Immigrants are here legally, if you’re not here legally you’re not an Immigrant, no no no, you’re an Illegal Alien… Illegal Aliens are criminals, “why” a moonbat would ask, because entering our USA is a criminal act. Criminal activities aren’t the actions of a moral person therefore there is no such a person as your “moral Illegal Immigrant” & certainly you have no “right” to be here, much less have a “right to work” in our USA.

American Citizens have extremely limited “rights” when traveling legally through Mexico & hardly any at all if in Mexico illegally. If Illegal Aliens want the rights of citizenship then they must go back to their own homeland. Fight for your rights there & if you need aid & assistance bring a company of liberals with you. I’m sure they’d be overwhelmed at the chance to finally do something meaningful with their usually pathetic moonbat lives.

By yeah!

September 24, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

Illegal immigrants are always going to be here in the US no matter what yall do or what to be done!!!

By L1M89

September 25, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

If, pro-Illegal Aliens & advocate for their use as economic slaves, Sen. Bob Menendez has his way & succeeds in blocking passage of the extension legislation for our extremely successful E-Verify Program, the following quote is unfortunately correct.

Correct only as far as our FedGov is concerned. Patriotic American Citizens will see to it that the following outrageous quote is nothing more that the ranting n’ ravings of yet another delusional pro-Illegal Alien zealot. Just more mindless dimbulb DemocRatz drivel n’ drip.

Quote: [‘Illegal immigrants are always going to be here in the US no matter what’]
“Sen. Robert Menendez is blocking the E-Verify program” [“Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey has put a hold on the reauthorization of the E-Verify program. As you know, E-Verify allows employers to determine the legality of their potential new hire. This program is up for reauthorization and many anti-American worker congressmen have been trying to hold the bill up.

Sen. Menendez has placed a hold on the bill and refuses to release the hold until the Congress agrees to increase the number of work-based visas. It is absolutely appalling that a United States Senator would do this to American workers. Not only is he holding up a program that prevents illegal aliens from finding work (and thereby allowing Americans to fill jobs), he is holding it hostage for more skilled worker visas (which keep educated Americans out of a job).”]

more - http://papundits.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/sen-robert-menendez-is-blocking-the-e-verify-program-help-send-a-free-fax/

Sen. Menendez’s actions are counter to what is good for our USA & should be considered treasonous activities in clear violation to his sworn Oath Of Office.

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