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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (2467)	9/28/2007 1:16:02 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

Rep. Pelosi criticizes border fence Sept 28, 2007 - EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a plan to build fencing along parts of the Mexico border a "terrible idea" that overlooks local communities. Pelosi made the comments during her trip to the Rio Grande Valley for the annual Hispanic Engineering, Science & Technology Week conference at the University of Texas-Pan American. "I have been against the fence, I thought it's a bad idea even when it was just a matter of discussion," said Pelosi, D-Calif. Last year, President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act requiring the construction of fencing along the 2,000-mile border. The plans call for about 370 miles of fence and 200 miles of vehicle barriers, including concrete barriers, by the end of 2008. Pelosi also touted legislation known as the DREAM Act that would make it easier for some illegal immigrants to receive higher education benefits. She spoke at a conference that drew more than 5,000 students for activities designed to inspire careers in science and technology. The DREAM Act would eliminate a federal provision that discourages states from providing illegal immigrants with lower in-state tuition rates. It also would allow permanent residency for illegal immigrants who entered the country as children and have been admitted to an institution of higher education. "It just isn't fair," Pelosi said. "Those young people who came to America one way or another ... their opportunities are curtailed because of the situation." Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. Comments: (159)Showing: Newest first Jills wrote: <1m ago "Communist wall in Berlin is bad and U.S.-Mexico fence is good?" Um, yeah. Tiny difference there. They had to build walls to keep people IN! We're trying to keep illegals OUT. NativeRunner wrote: 4m ago It's a sure bet when those Islamic terrorists get in here, they'll hit the major U.S. cities, which coincidentally, happen to be in Democratic states. Except in Mass. They'll figure Ted Kennedy is worse than anything they can do. FidoNY wrote: 4m ago What would you expect her to say.... "Annual Hispanic Engineering, Science & Technology Week conference" She, like other politicians, is going to say what the audience she is currently in front of wants to hear.... she is just s-u-c-k-n-i-n-g up to the Hispanics. Our LAWS ohhhhhh who care’s. surely not a person who makes the laws we live under. I guess according to her.. we Americans HAVE the right to pick and choose which laws we obey. Or at least the NON-citizens have the RIGHT she is disgusting.... john06 wrote: 10m ago Exactly jills, the dems want the illegal vote.They vote in Dem districts where there's no oversight. LanceM wrote: 10m ago (Lance talking to himself) " Let's see...I retired after 28 years as a police officer and, based on the fact that I still had to pay for my Kaiser family medical coverage ($1250 per month), I began career #2 a a deputy sheriff to attain coverage for life if I work 5 more years. NANCY wants to 'grant' (as a Queen does) health care to kids in families earning 80k per year. What am I busting my hump for? I'll just let the nanny state pay my way...." By the way, after 30 years of hearing LIBS call for 'zero population growth' and now demanding we lessen our 'carbon footprint,' they want to bring in 30 million from Mexico. What happened to those core beliefs????? john06 wrote: 11m ago My Dream Act would be for real Americans to start getting the benefits the illegals get, like subsidized tuition, on the backs of real working taxpayers. I also want people from other countries to start wiring me money they stole from the government. Jills wrote: 12m ago "Why in the world would she care about people that are non citizens...?" Is it because they vote? Mauricio44 wrote: 13m ago All I can say kiddies is get on the phone and tell these clowns in Washington what you think! YELL, SCREAM, DON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! Put the fire under them~! Wake up and take back your country! History 102, Berlin Wall - bad because communists built it to keep their captives home. Border Fencing - good because US such a great place everybody wants to come in. Some illegally. mallys7 wrote: 16m ago We need the fence to stop the bleeding of this country ! Wake up America !