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100 bills against illegals are filed
Supporters of immigration bills visit Capitol
Date published: 1/22/2008
By Chelyen Davis RICHMOND--With at least 100 bills dealing with illegal immigration having been filed, citizen supporters of those bills gathered here yesterday to push lawmakers for their support. Save the Old Dominion, an umbrella organization of local anti-illegal immigration groups--like Save Stafford --lobbied lawmakers to support legislation that either further restricts the activities of illegal immigrants, or further empowers the state to deal with them. Examples include bills that would require employers to run the Social Security number of every job applicant through a federal database; bills to bar illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition at colleges; and bills to expand the authority of police to detain illegal immigrants who commit crimes. Similar bills were introduced last year , but, as former Del. Jack Reid pointed out at a news conference, while those bills usually pass the House, they died last year in the Senate. "People of Virginia are tired and do not understand how this country is allowing people to pick and choose which laws they want to obey," Reid said. Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax, a proponent of many of the anti-illegal immigrant bills, said he's introducing one more: a resolution asking Congress for a constitutional convention to change the 14th Amendment. That's the one pertaining to citizenship; Cuccinelli wants to remove the part that provides citizenship for anyone born in the United States, and require instead that at least one parent be a citizen before a baby is a citizen. "You ought to have at least that," Cuccinelli said. He and Reid both made it a point to say their opposition to illegal immigration isn't about racism or hatred, it's about obeying the law. Cuccinelli said a respect for the law and the traditions of the United States is what binds together a nation of people who are, in some way, immigrants themselves. "We're not a people, we're not a tribe," Cuccinelli said. "We're held together by a set of principles that are all bound up in the rule of law. I view a lot of this legislation as just pure common sense."
Date published: 1/22/2008
So LibBuster
(posted by
jlhubb
, Jan. 25, 2008 2:14 pm)
If you notice I had a question mark at the end of "Praise the Lord". It was meant to address your opening sentence linking the Lord, and Bipartisan support. Man's laws are not God's laws, and I don't recall reading anything in the bible about immigration laws. I do recall reading something about doing unto others. The real unspoken issue is the illegal immigrants, but the fear that one day America will no longer be majority white. Let's call a duck a duck.
I would rather keep my Mexican Neighbors
(posted by
werstenz
, Jan. 22, 2008 5:08 pm)
Than some of my idiot americans, let's send them somewhere (Maybe WWF Land)
jlhubb, there's a fine line
(posted by
travelin_bone
, Jan. 22, 2008 4:43 pm)
from a humanitarian aspect, I agree. But the US cannot keep the door propped open and dishing out the soup forever. How many take advantage? A LOT! How many perpetrate crime. A LOT! I would guesstimate AT LEAST 50% of the gang activity is in this country involves illegal immigrants. In my opinion, if the US gov't isn't adequately addressing the issue they are essentially just waving them on in. I'm all for immigration, but they must come here LEGALLY at a controlled rate.
Hmmm. jlhubb
(posted by
LibBuster
, Jan. 22, 2008 2:28 pm)
So, JLHUBB, when did you become a proponent of mixing church and state? It never amazes me how leftists will selectively pluck verses from the Bible. I believe in helping the poor LEGALLY and I also believe in rendering onto Caesar. Those are Jesus' words, and I believe he meant Christians were to follow the law. And that includes immigration laws. Keep 'em coming libs. And I will keep on bustin' em. Your shoddy arguments go nowhere.
Nothing is going to happen
(posted by
patrick4hp
, Jan. 22, 2008 1:24 pm)
until Congress and the President do something about the 14th amendment allowing children of illegals to become citizens. I am for doing this common sense thing, but I am not hopeful for it. There is a difference between letting former slaves who have children to become citizens, and giving the children of illegals the same rights. But, I don't think this is going to happen. And, again, save Old Dominion, please, like we have existed since Jamestown, and long before that too, and can't survive this.
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