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July 23, 2007
Its called SB-529
and it works!
Music to my ears: "Immigration laws have left them no choice but to go back to Mexico" and "people are leaving Georgia for more hospitable states." Guess what? That was exactly the intent!
And one of those more hospitable states.... Connecticut, where they give illegal immigrants ID cards and bank accounts. I wonder, is there a limit of one per customer, or can they get one for each social security number they've stolen? An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 illegal immigrants live in the city of 124,000 people, many from Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala, but whaddya wanna bet that number is about to skyrocket?
The sheriff's department has developed a remarkably effective — and controversial — way of catching illegal immigrants: Deputies in patrol cars pull up to a construction site in force, and watch and see who runs.
Those who take off are chased down and arrested on charges such as trespassing, for cutting through someone else's property, or loitering, for hiding out in someone's yard, or reckless driving, for speeding off in a car.
U.S. immigration authorities are then given the names of those believed to be in this country illegally.
Dozens of these raids over the past three months, more than 500 people reported to immigration officials since November. End result:
Mexican illegal immigrant Jose Madrid, 28, said he has been unable to find a construction job over the past six weeks because of the crackdown, and hasn't been able to send money to his parents and his 7-year-old son back home.
"We immigrants, we are leaving Panama City. People are afraid they will be deported," he said. "The companies don't want to hire illegal people. Now they're only hiring those with papers."
Meanwhile, here in Miami, Clinton and Obama speak to La Raza, and promise them... amnesty.
Posted by LindaSoG at July 23, 2007 06:17 AM
Comments
Linda, South East Florida is already screwed. Lake Worth and Palm Beach want to build shelters and other such places for them.
Posted by: DoubleU at July 23, 2007 07:38 AM
This immigration situation is as much a war as our war with Islam. In both cases our American Culture is at stake. And in both wars we have politicians lining up on the other side.
Posted by: TomR at July 23, 2007 02:06 PM
Yes yes and more yes
Get the fuck out of my country.....NOW
The Rio Grande is nice this time of year
Posted by: cuchieddie at July 23, 2007 06:22 PM
> Linda, South East Florida is already screwed. Lake Worth and Palm Beach want to build shelters and other such places for them.
I got no problem with this idea.
Just build it at Gitmo.
Snicker.
Posted by: obloodyhell at August 4, 2007 06:22 AM