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| Battle heats up over illegal immigration |
| 2005-04-25 |
| LOS ANGELES, April 25 (UPI) -- The rise in the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is creating a grass-roots backlash to reduce their benefits. Buoyed by the success of last year's Proposition 200 in Arizona, which mandates a proof of legal residence before being allowed welfare services, and the Minuteman program, which the Border Patrol says cut illegal border crossings by 50 percent, U.S. citizens are moving against illegal immigration. "The reason for this movement is that people have lost hope that the government is going to do its job," Kathy McKee, who was behind Proposition 200, told The Los Angeles Times. "The people in Washington are listening to their contributors who are businesses and businesses, almost without fail, want illegal immigration." McKee, who has changed her organization from Protect Arizona Now to Protect America Now, contends businesses use immigrant labor to keep wages low. Federal agencies estimate there are between 8 million and 10 million illegal immigrants in the United States. The Times reported several states, including Colorado, Virginia and Washington -- are considering initiatives similar to Arizona's while activists in Georgia and Alabama are working to make politicians aware of their concerns. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 In Washington State voters are apparently not required to have a measurable pulse. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-04-25 8:54:01 PM |
| #3 Bravo jules, I concur. |
| Posted by: Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-04-25 8:51:10 PM |
| #2 In the Washington world of limitless greed and self-serving political positions versus rule of law, greed and self-serving are winning out. I am a Randian capitalist, but not a suicidal one, or one who likes to see his neighbor's and friends wages bottom out because of illegal immigration. Dems and Pubs-don't underestimate the coming voter backlash against your lack of ethics. Don't overestimate your demographic margin on this in this decade, either. If you slide and let lawbreaking occur in immigration, watch third party candidates erase your comfort margins in future elections and teach you the meaning of regret. There will be a price to pay for this limitless greed and moral hypocrisy. Try to find your character again, Bush administration, and do the right thing-get proactive on this border control. If everything else you do on terror is right but you leave this weak link, how will you feel the following morning. Like a winner? |
| Posted by: jules2 2005-04-25 3:52:41 PM |
| #1 In Washington State, the Republicans (minority) wanted to require positive ID to vote.. but 'compromised' to having any sort of id. Including 'utility bills' and the like.... I could probably get 5 - 10 different utility names..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-04-25 1:43:33 PM |