Friday, May 18, 2007
All you need to know ...
Truth Laid Bear sends us this picture of the Kennedy amnesty, er, immigration bill stacked up next to the Bible
Here's what Ted Kennedy's said 'bout immigration over the years (thanks to Mark Krikorian for the tip):
1965: "The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs." [Emphasis mine]
1986: "This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this." [Emphasis mine]
2007: "Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system." [A broken system that Ted Kennedy helped, well, break.]
My Man Mitt said it best:
"I strongly oppose [the immigration] bill going through the Senate. It is the wrong approach. Any legislation that allows illegal immigrants to stay in the country indefinitely, as the new 'Z-Visa' does, is a form of amnesty. That is unfair to the millions of people who have applied to legally immigrate to the U.S.
"[Yesterday's] Senate agreement falls short of the actions needed to both solve our country's illegal immigration problem and also strengthen our legal immigration system. Border security and a reliable employment verification system must be our first priority."
Here's what Ted Kennedy's said 'bout immigration over the years (thanks to Mark Krikorian for the tip):
1965: "The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs." [Emphasis mine]
1986: "This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this." [Emphasis mine]
2007: "Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system." [A broken system that Ted Kennedy helped, well, break.]
My Man Mitt said it best:
"I strongly oppose [the immigration] bill going through the Senate. It is the wrong approach. Any legislation that allows illegal immigrants to stay in the country indefinitely, as the new 'Z-Visa' does, is a form of amnesty. That is unfair to the millions of people who have applied to legally immigrate to the U.S.
"[Yesterday's] Senate agreement falls short of the actions needed to both solve our country's illegal immigration problem and also strengthen our legal immigration system. Border security and a reliable employment verification system must be our first priority."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Friday, May 18, 2007 
