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

To: John Carragher who wrote (2769)	12/14/2007 2:05:16 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 3197

Both political parties are accepting bribes in the form of campaign donations from former US cos that are now truly global corps, without national identification. They crave the illegal slave-wage labor in order to enhance their bottom line, without the slightest concern for the negative effects on US citizens. Of course, greedy small business owners are pulling the same dishonest scam on their law-abiding business competitors. Citizens' sole weapon is their vote, in the struggle to strengthen border security and enforce respect for US immigration laws. This is the only opportunity to hold politicians feet to the fire and extract binding contracts on these issues prior to election day.

To: John Carragher who wrote (2769)	12/14/2007 2:51:44 PM
From: Whitebeard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

Let's hope not. We can't survive another 4/8 years of open borders with the President paying lip service to the issue and doing nothing about it.

To: John Carragher who wrote (2769)	12/14/2007 3:40:48 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

Here's an excerpt on illegal immigration from Peggy Noonan's latest column: >Peggy Noonan, wsj.com December 14, 2007 ..It is clear in Iowa that immigration is the great issue that won't go away. Members of the American elite, including U.S. senators, continue to do damage to the public debate on immigration. They do not view it as a crucial question of America's continuance. They view it as an onerous issue that might upset their personal plans, an issue dominated by pro-immigration groups and power centers on the one hand, and the pesky American people on the other. Because politicians see immigration as just another issue in "the game," they feel compelled to speak of it not with honest indifference but with hot words and images. With a lack of sympathy. This is in contrast to normal Americans, who do not use hot words, and just want the problem handled and the rule of law returned to the borders. Politicians, that is, distort the debate, not because they care so much but because they care so little. Hillary Clinton is not up at night worrying about the national-security implications of open borders in the age of terror. She's up at night worrying about whether to use Mr. Obama's position on driver's licenses for illegals against him in ads or push polls. A real and felt concern among the candidates about immigration is a rare thing. And people can tell. They can tell with both parties. This is the real source of bitterness in this debate. It's not regnant racism. It's knowing the political class is incapable of caring, and so repairing. Ms. Noonan is a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal