Mexico 'welcomes' new U.S. immigration reform push
 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/29/world/...html?hpt=hp_t2


Glad to see we have the support of the cartels. But Mexico opening its borders or allowing foreigners to buy beach front property? Well, let's just not talk about that.

6.8 million undocumented immigrants is an astonishing number. I cannot imagine that's cheap.




edit: I cannot spell worth a ****

It is an astonishing number, that's why action is needed now!

But hey, that's 6.8 million potential voters, too, for whichever party greases the wheel.

Mexico's is looking for its own Mariel boatlift.

Millions of guaranteed recipient class Democrats, awesome

This. And it is the SOLE reason the Democrats will push for reform. It's truly PATHETIC and will do nothing to benefit our economy. The tax revenue generated will NEVER cover the costs occurred as entitlements are just furthered to anyone who wants to cross the fkin border.

Isn't this a bipartisan push?

as long as it doesn't effect the price of produce :eeps:


on topic, oh yay our south of the border corrupt neighbor supports this. maybe they should fix their own country first.

It is a bipartisan push for "reform"... what that includes however is polarizing.

What annoys me is that the narative will be as follows :

1. Democrats push for legalizing illegals and giving them the ability to vote... KNOWING that Hispanics vote overwhelmingly democratic
2. Republicans will push for reform that does NOT include the right to vote.
3. Democrats will label the republicans as bigots and racists for trying to deny the vote... REGARDLESS of whatever logic will be used against it.
4. Democrats will win after enough outrage and anger is placed at the feet of republicans
5. Democrats receive massive votes from former illegals who now have the ability to vote.

The democrats will then wipe their hands of the entitlement spending that will result.

I'm interested to see what argument the Republicans will have as to why they should not be allowed to vote. Using the line of reasoning that it'll add more votes for the D's is not a valid argument to deny people a vote.

Not understanding your post, can you address what you mean by the bolded. If they become legal citizens why try to restrict their right to vote? I don't see any logic in this.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ons/?hpt=po_c2

"Why this time? On immigration, McCain points to 'elections'"

Pretty sure both sides will readily pander to this demographic.

President Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which legalized close to 3 million undocumented immigrants. Stop your unjustified complaining.

This past election has signaled the future of this country. You have two camps.. those that want to provide for themselves and those that want to be provided for. Look at the most recent rumors in the inner circles of the white house...

Read more : http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...of-rights.html

As this is pushed, so will the belief that those rights should extend to immigrants.. but what happens when you say "we will give you everything you want, regardless of where you're born.. so long as you're in the US"? Of course, impoverished mexicans will walk across (as will illegals from countries around the globe) to take advantage of those freebies.

The US can NOT AFFORD to provide a home, job, clothes, food, and an iPad to everyone in the world"... And pushing for legislation even resembling that is just asinine.

Our country's entitlement system is VASTLY different than it was in the 80's... and Reagan's law pushed for reform which included ENDING illegal immigration into this country. It hasn't worked and we CAN NOT give handouts to anyone who wants to walk across the fawking desert.

In other words... Reagan failed to deliver meaningful immigration reform and consequently provided amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants. Let's see how Bush did...




Do you even lift?

I still don't understand how that relates to the right of voting. If they become US citizens why would one attempt to restrict their right to vote?

If they become US citizens there's no problem with voting. The question is how that citizenship is obtained. Do we hold them to the same standard as other immigrants, like my mother? Or do we wave a magic wand and expedite the process because they're from Mexico and a rich source of votes.

I'm not playing to either side here. The transparency of this whole this is pretty apparent, though.

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