Bush Speech: The American Right Demands a Final Solution for Immigrants

by redjade Thu May 25, 2006 17:02

Texas Town Remembers Last Time U.S. Military Was on the Border
May 25, 2006 by OneWorld.net

SAN FRANCISCO - Though President George W. Bush's plan to send 6,000 members of the National Guard to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border is meeting with little resistance in Washington, residents of the Texas border town of Redford are not so easily convinced.

On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted 83-10 to support the move, and a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted over the weekend found 74 percent support for the deployment.

But the last time U.S. soldiers were sent to the border in 1997, a camouflaged U.S. Marine shot and killed Esequiel Hernandez, an 18-year-old Mexican-American shepherd, while he herded goats near his Redford home.

The Marines "were in a listening and observation post about 300 yards away from this young man when he was shot," Hernandez family attorney Bill Weinacht recalled from his office in Pecos, Texas. "They were sitting there in the brush in full camouflage looking for drug activities and they got bored after a while. When Hernandez shot off a .22, the Marines shot him."

In 1998, the Pentagon granted a $1.9 million settlement to the Hernandez family and suspended anti-drug patrols on the border.

read the rest at
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0525-07.htm

by Dermot L Sat May 20, 2006 04:30

Between 12 and 20? Jaysus, I woulda thought there'd be a few more. That meejea have a tendency to over-exaggerate don;t they!

by Penn's Woods Sat May 20, 2006 04:21

There are between twelve and twenty illegal aliens in the USA at present mainly from Mexico. Why are they fleeing their homelands south of the USA border and flooding into the capitalist USA? It's odd that they chose risk their lives crossing deserts to get to the imperialist USA rather than get into boats or take a flight to Castro's Communist paradise of Cuba or to Venezuela ruled by the lunatic Chavez. Why do they chose to come to Bush's USA over Castro's Cuba? By inforcing the USA's immigration laws which are far less than Mexico's the USA is creating a "holocaust"?. Illegal aliens cost the USA tax payer billions of dollars each year in the form of free medical care, welfare payments, and prison costs. Almost 27% of all those in Federal Prisons in the USA are illegals. Could it be that these people know that treatment in a USA prison is better than the way the average person in Cuba lives today under Castro? Why would people chose to flee to the hated war mongering USA and not Castro's Cuba not that far away????... Think about it...

by redjade Fri May 19, 2006 11:31

Sidney Blumenthal writes...

President Bush's nationally televised address on immigration on Monday night was intended as a grand gesture to revive his collapsing presidency, but instead he has plunged the Republicans into a political centrifuge, breaking the party down into its raw elements, whose collisions are triggering explosions of unexpected and ever greater magnitude.

The nativist Republican base is at the throat of the business community. The Republican House of Representatives, in the grip of the far right, is at war with the Republican Senate. The evangelical religious right is paralysed while the Catholic church is a mobilising force behind demonstrations by Hispanic immigrants. Every effort Bush makes to hold a nonexistent Republican centre generates an opposing effect within his party.

Bush's victory in 2004 depended on the management of highly volatile constituencies: the religious right was shepherded by referendums against gay marriage; the abortion issue was used to elevate Catholic conservatives and isolate progressive-minded bishops; nativists were captivated by hosts of enemies in the whirlwind of September 11.

[....]

The delicate coalition Bush put together in 2004 is shattered. And in losing control of the immigration debate he has lost something more - the capacity to speak for the American idea. In 1938 Franklin Roosevelt confidently spoke to the nativist Daughters of the American Revolution. "Remember, remember always," he said, "that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists."

read the whole thing at...
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0518-22.htm

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Daughters of the American Revolution
official site: http://www.dar.org/
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_the_American_...ution

by redjade Fri May 19, 2006 11:23

for the above quote

http://mediamatters.org/items/200605120006

by redjade Thu May 18, 2006 20:58

JOHN GIBSON: Now, it's time for "My Word." Do your duty. Make more babies. That's a lesson drawn out of two interesting stories over the last couple of days.

First, a story yesterday that half of the kids in this country under five years old are minorities. By far, the greatest number are Hispanic. You know what that means? Twenty-five years and the majority of the population is Hispanic. Why is that? Well, Hispanics are having more kids than others. Notably, the ones Hispanics call "gabachos" -- white people -- are having fewer.

Now, in this country, European ancestry people, white people, are having kids at the rate that does sustain the population. It grows a bit. That compares to Europe where the birth rate is in the negative zone. They are not having enough babies to sustain their population. Consequently, they are inviting in more and more immigrants every year to take care of things and those immigrants are having way more babies than the native population, hence Eurabia.

Faux News: John Gibson

by redjade Thu May 18, 2006 12:50

Seeking to Control Borders,
Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors

The quick fix may involve sending in the National Guard. But to really patch up the broken border, President Bush is preparing to turn to a familiar administration partner: the nation's giant military contractors.

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, three of the largest, are among the companies that said they would submit bids within two weeks for a multibillion-dollar federal contract to build what the administration calls a "virtual fence" along the nation's land borders.

Using some of the same high-priced, high-tech tools these companies have already put to work in Iraq and Afghanistan — like unmanned aerial vehicles, ground surveillance satellites and motion-detection video equipment — the military contractors are zeroing in on the rivers, deserts, mountains and settled areas that separate Mexico and Canada from the United States.

[....]

The government's track record in the last decade in trying to buy cutting-edge technology to monitor the border — devices like video cameras, sensors and other tools that came at a cost of at least $425 million — is dismal.

Because of poor contract oversight, nearly half of video cameras ordered in the late 1990's did not work or were not installed. The ground sensors installed along the border frequently sounded alarms. But in 92 percent of the cases, they were sending out agents to respond to what turned out to be a passing wild animal, a train or other nuisances, according to a report late last year by the homeland security inspector general.

A more recent test with an unmanned aerial vehicle bought by the department got off to a similarly troubling start. The $6.8 million device, which has been used in the last year to patrol a 300-mile stretch of the Arizona border at night, crashed last month.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/washington/18border.h...c=rss

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:45

''As President, I've had the opportunity to meet people of many backgrounds, and hear what America means to them. On a visit to Bethesda Naval Hospital, Laura and I met a wounded Marine named Guadalupe Denogean. Master Gunnery Sergeant Denogean came to the United States from Mexico when he was a boy. He spent his summers picking crops with his family, and then he volunteered for the United States Marine Corps as soon as he was able. During the liberation of Iraq, Master Gunnery Sergeant Denogean was seriously injured. And when asked if he had any requests, he made two: a promotion for the corporal who helped rescue him, and the chance to become an American citizen. And when this brave Marine raised his right hand, and swore an oath to become a citizen of the country he had defended for more than 26 years, I was honored to stand at his side.''

President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform
{in American}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

Discurso Radial del Presidente a la Nación
{in Mexican}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

OK, so Master Gunnery Sergeant Denogean might not have an illegal family, but many many US Troops in Iraq do - will blog about that later

Bush looks to the Left

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:40

George W Bush Speech to the US of A:
''Some in this country argue that the solution is to deport every illegal immigrant, and that any proposal short of this amounts to amnesty. I disagree. It is neither wise, nor realistic to round up millions of people, many with deep roots in the United States, and send them across the border. There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant, and a program of mass deportation. That middle ground recognizes there are differences between an illegal immigrant who crossed the border recently, and someone who has worked here for many years, and has a home, a family, and an otherwise clean record.''

President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform
{in American}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

Discurso Radial del Presidente a la Nación
{in Mexican}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

Bush looks to the Right

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:30

George W Bush Speech to the US of A:
More than 85 percent of the illegal immigrants we catch crossing the southern border are Mexicans, and most are sent back home within 24 hours. But when we catch illegal immigrants from other country [sic] it is not as easy to send them home. For many years, the government did not have enough space in our detention facilities to hold them while the legal process unfolded. So most were released back into our society and asked to return for a court date. When the date arrived, the vast majority did not show up. This practice, called "catch and release," is unacceptable, and we will end it.

We're taking several important steps to meet this goal. We've expanded the number of beds in our detention facilities, and we will continue to add more. We've expedited the legal process to cut the average deportation time.

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President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform
{in American}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

Discurso Radial del Presidente a la Nación
{in Mexican}
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/2006051....html

Illegals can go 'huddle' in a detention facility

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:17

The Senate endorsed a chance at citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants Wednesday but also voted to build 370 miles of triple- layered fencing along the Mexican border in increasingly emotional debate over election-year immigration legislation.

[....]

The vote was 66-33 against a proposal that would have removed provisions giving illegal immigrants in the country more than two years an eventual chance at citizenship.

A few minutes earlier, the Senate had voted 83-16 in favor of construction of the fence and 500 miles of vehicle barriers, the first significant victory in two days for conservatives seeking to place their stamp on the measure.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/17/D8HLNOKO0.html

3 layers?! time for Israel to catch up!

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:10

Bill O'Reilly: Now in 1986, President Reagan thought he could solve the [immigration] problem by granting about 3 million illegal aliens amnesty. The New York Times was in heaven, editorializing back then, quote, "The new law won't work miracles but it will induce most employers to pay attention, to turn off the magnets, to slow the tide." Of course, just the opposite happened. But the Times hasn't learned a thing. That's because the newspaper and many far-left thinkers believe the white power structure that controls America is bad, so a drastic change is needed.

According to the lefty zealots, the white Christians who hold power must be swept out by a new multicultural tide, a rainbow coalition, if you will. This can only happen if demographics change in America.

An open-border policy and the legalization of millions of Hispanic illegal aliens would deeply affect the political landscape in America. That's what The New York Times and many others on the left want. They might get it. And that's the "Memo."

watch the video
http://mediamatters.org/items/200605170006

were his ancestors illegal?

by redjade Wed May 17, 2006 22:03

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General (Top Cop in America) grandparents were illegals??!

BLITZER: Give us your -- tell our viewers who aren't familiar your personal story, how you got to where you are, your grandparents, your parents. They struggled, they came here. I don't know if they came here legally or illegally, but give us the story.

GONZALES: Well, three of my grandparents were born in Mexico. They came to Texas. My parents -- both of my parents were born in Texas, extremely poor. My mother...

BLITZER: But when they came to Texas, were they legally documented, were they unlegally documented?

GONZALES: You know, it's unclear. It's unclear. And I've looked at this issue, I've talked to my parents about it, and it's just not clear.

watch the video at
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/05/17.html#a8321

hypocrisy is an art form for the Bush admin...

by redjade Tue May 16, 2006 01:29

2) W Bush said: 'an ability to speak and write the English language'
Bush advocating 'ability to speak and write the English language' - what is this a joke, right? George W Bush and the ability to speak and write the English language?!

'President Bush, 4/28/06:
I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.'
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/02/bush-sing-spanish/

Currently on the US State Dept Website...

Himno nacional - La Bandera de Estrellas
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/us_society_valu....html
Amanece: ¿no veis, a la luz de la aurora,
Lo que tanto aclamamos la noche al caer?
Sus estrellas, sus barras flotaban ayer
En el fiero combate en señal de victoria,
Fulgor de cohetes, de bombas estruendo,
Por la noche decían: "!Se va defendiendo!"

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:
"I've heard the national anthem done in rap versions, country versions, classical versions," she said. "The individualization of the American national anthem is quite underway."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20....html

Freedom can only be enjoy when speaking American

by redjade Tue May 16, 2006 01:25

1) W Bush said: 'an appreciation of our history'

Mexican Cession
'The Mexico Cession is a historical name for the region of the present day southwestern United States that was ceded to the U.S. by Mexico in 1848 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the Mexican-American War. The cession of this territory from Mexico was a condition for the end of the war.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Cession

a 'golden' oldie - another 'line in the sand' from 1848 (someone got a lot of gold from this deal)

by redjade Tue May 16, 2006 01:20

from an Excerpt of Bush Address
[pre-released - kinda like pre-emptive strike, the prez doesn't even need to make a speech, the whitehouse simple releases what he plans to say even before he says it - such a cliché to say it these days, but how fuckin orwellian can ya get??!]

"We must honor the great American tradition of the melting pot, which has made us one nation out of many peoples. The success of our country depends upon helping newcomers assimilate into our society, and embrace our common identity as Americans. Americans are bound together by our shared ideals, an appreciation of our history, respect for the flag we fly, and an ability to speak and write the English language."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/15/D8HKFH380.html

by redjade Tue May 16, 2006 01:14

Josh Marshall says...
''....the president simply couldn't square the circle between the corporate cheap-labor forces who fund his campaigns and the cultural conservatives who supply his voters? Growing out of that failure, this 'militarize the border' hokum is the policy announcement equalivent of crawling under his desk and screaming "Help!" ''

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/008456.php

by redjade Tue May 16, 2006 01:12

Against a fence
from American Right Wing Favourite website: WorldNetDaily

'And he [Bush] will be lying, again, just as he lied when he said: "Massive deportation of the people here is unrealistic – it's just not going to work."

Not only will it work, but one can easily estimate how long it would take. If it took the Germans less than four years to rid themselves of 6 million Jews, many of whom spoke German and were fully integrated into German society, it couldn't possibly take more than eight years to deport 12 million illegal aliens, many of whom don't speak English and are not integrated into American society.'

more at
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50198

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