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Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: An Immigrant Writes
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes the hand of 6-year-old Eric Sarabia after touring small businesses in the Plaza Mexico shopping center Friday, March 31, 2006, in Lynwood, Calif. Schwarzenegger participated in a roundtable hosted by the California Mexican American Chamber of Commerece to discuss how the state can help small businesses.
Wall Street Journal: An Immigrant Writes
President Reagan memorably described his “shining city on a hill” as a place that “hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.” Perhaps because he’d been a border state governor, Reagan understood the challenges and the opportunities presented by immigration. He believed, as I do, that we can have an immigration policy that both strengthens our borders and welcomes immigrants.
Immigration is not just a theory debated on talk shows and on Capitol Hill; in California, it’s a reality that we live with every day in our schools, hospitals and workplaces. When Congress returns from its Easter recess, it must immediately address immigration reform again. I urge Congress to remember that immigrants are good people; but our current immigration system is bad policy. We need a new law.
But, not the type of law that a pandering Hispanic vote seeker and “open border” Schwarzenegger desires.
Lou Dobbs at CNN has First, secure our borders
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today called our current immigration system “bad policy” in a Wall Street Journal editorial.
Shamelessly pandering to the readership of the Wall Street Journal editorial pages, Gov. Schwarzenegger invokes Ronald Reagan’s name to declare that we can have immigration policies that both strengthen our borders and welcomes immigrants.
No, Governor, we can’t. National security requires that we control our borders and our ports. So does a rational, humane and effective immigration policy. Both flow from secure borders.
I repeat, Governor, until we first secure our borders, you can do nothing to resolve our illegal immigration crisis.Middle-class working men and women in your state and around the nation are paying the price, while illegal employers are enjoying the benefits and profits of illegal immigration.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has become a PANDERING POLITICO and is part of the problem and not part of any solution.
This piece in the Wall Street Journal is another reason why many California Republicans will stay away from the polls in November 2006.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Democrat Party Recruiting at Illegal Immigration Protests
A flyer from yesterday’s Texas immigration rally.
WizBang: Democrats Recruiting at Illegal Immigrant Protests
A number of photos were taken at yesterday’s Dallas illegal immigrant protest, including this one of a Democrat recruitment flyer encouraging Mexican immigrants to vote for Democrats in 2006.
The fact that the Dems are recruiting at these protests isn’t a surprise. It fits into their big picture of race and politics (which is why the flyer’s visual puts Texas and Mexico together). The Democrats classify people based upon race and then work to corner the racial voting collectives. At this point, the white vote is already split down the middle, half voting Democrat, half Republican. The Dems have cornered the black voting collective with over 90% voting Democratic. If Democrats manage to corner the Hispanic vote like they have cornered the black vote, Republicans won’t win the White House for a very long time. This is the Democrats’ dream, so they are trying very hard to collectivize the Hispanic community by turning the immigration issue into another civil rights issue.
Immigrants who come from south of the border usually don’t see themselves as a part of a collective. They tend to be more individual-minded, which works to the Republicans’ benefit. However, these rallies and protests are helping reshape how these immigrants view themselves. As Power Line points out, one of the organizers of these rallies is A.N.S.W.E.R., a communist organization.
Why, of course, and that is why the Democrats are supporting the McCain-Kennedy illegal alien amnesty bill in the United States Senate. If Lindsey Graham, Arlen Specter and Mike Dewine had the balls, this travesty of legislation would never have made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
First, grant amnesty and then recruit a solid block of Hispanic voters to vote for your party’s candidates like the African American block that vote with the Democrats 90 per cent of the time. It doesn’t take a genius to run these numbers.
Michelle Malkin has ILLEGAL ALIEN VOTER RECRUITMENT
Sen. Ted Kennedy is scheduled to address the crowd–future constituents–in Washington, D.C., today around 4:30pm EST.
As they say: “Today they march, tomorrow they vote.”
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Flashback: The Clinton-Gore Citizenship USA debacle.
Flashback: Voter fraud that’s legal
Flashback: “He thinks illegal aliens can vote? What an idiot”
Background: Noncitizen voting
Blogosphere:
Reverse_vampyr linked with Dems recruiting at illegal immigrant demonstrationTel-Chai Nation linked with Muslims against immigration enforcement
Lonewacko linked with Today’s foreign citizens marching in our streets roundup, Part 1
The American Mind linked with Go to Rally, Get Credit
Random Yak linked with The kind of nonsense, up with which I will not put….
Coffee with CrankyBeach linked with What’s Wrong With This Picture
All Things Beautiful linked with The Immigration Chip
Flopping Aces linked with Illegal Immigrants Protest
Wizbang Bomb Squad linked with What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Expose the Left linked with Democrats To Illegal Immigrants: “Let’s Work Togetherâ€
Random Numbers linked with Dallas Protest AAR: No pics, I�m afraid, since the prostestors smashed my camera.
TMH’s Bacon Bits linked with Illegals Steal Jobs Americans Want
Conservative Culture linked with Dems Hand US Over to Illegals
The Zero Point linked with Recruiting A Little Early Now, Aren’t They?
Bennellibrothers.com linked with Democrats recruiting amongst immigration protesters
The Great Satan linked with Democrats openly begging for illegal alien voters
Conservative Outpost linked with Daily Summary
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Majority Leader Frist Wants Immigration Bill Vote this Week
Illegal Immigration Watch: FAQ About Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigration Watch: Los Angeles Latino DJs Spur Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill
Illegal Immigration Watch: The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up the Debate
Illegal Immigration Watch: 500,000 Rally to Protest Immigration Bills
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad – “Iran Won’t Back Down ‘ONE IOTA’ in Nuclear FLAP
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during his public meeting in the holy city of Mashhad, 950 kilometres northeast of Tehran. Ahmadinejad has vowed he would not back down “one iota” over Iran’s nuclear programme, again rejecting a UN Security Council demand for Tehran to freeze sensitive enrichment work.
AFP: Iran won’t back down ‘one iota’ in nuclear dispute: Ahmadinejad
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed he would not back down “one iota” over
Iran’s nuclear programme, again rejecting a UN Security Council demand for Tehran to freeze sensitive enrichment work.“Be certain that the government which serves you will follow the wishes of the people with wisdom and strength, and will not back down one iota,” the hardline president said in a speech carried live on state television.
Ahmadinejad also cryptically promised “very good nuclear news in the coming days”, but did not elaborate.
“Our enemies know they are unable to even slightly hurt our nation and they cannot create the tiniest obstacle on its glorious and progressive way,” he also said in the speech, given in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
“They cannot stop our nation,” he said. “They should know they cannot deprive our nation of its rights by political pressure.”
YAWN….so what is new?
Iran has not been negotiating in good faith for decades and the IAEA, EU and the United Nation’s Security Council think they can diplomatically negotiate with them?
Probably NOT.
In separate comments, Iranian army chief of staff General Abdolrahim Mousavi told the ISNA news agency that Iran will fight back against any US action against its interests.
“We will certainly retaliate against any action by the enemy, and we are vigilant over any military aggression,” he said.
“We know America’s nature, and we are keeping enemy movements under surveillance. We are aware of their oppressive actions and goals against the Muslim nations,” he added.
Again, when the “Point of No Return” is reached, President Bush and Israel WILL USE the “Big Stick.”
Stay tuned……
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Bush – “Wild Speculationâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: White House Dampens Talk of Iran Military Strike
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “United States Engaged in Psychological Warâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: United States Nuclear Attack on Iran – “Not on the Agendaâ€
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Successfully Test-Fires a “Top Secret†Missile
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “Defenses Can Withstand Any Invasionâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Blix – “Iran is at Least Five Years Away from Developing a Nuclear Bombâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Tests More Weapons in “War Gamesâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “Successfully Fires a High-Speed Underwater Missileâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Brits in Secret Talks About Iran Military Strikes
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Tests New Stealth Missle
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Plans “War Gamesâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “Enrichment Matter NOT Reversibleâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Permanent Members Agree on a Statement
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – Military Strikes Would NOT Stop Uranium enrichment
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Gearing Up for Uranium Enrichment
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Stalled But Diplomats Express Urgency
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – The West Should Apologize to Iran
Iran Nuclear Watch: Big 6 Meeting Yields Nothing
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Wants IAEA Supervision and Inspections
Condoleezza Rice Watch: Iran is the “Central Bank of Terrorismâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – “Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Program IRREVERSIBLEâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Divided Over Response to Iran Nuclear FLAP
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia – “Iran Still Considering Uranium Enrichment DEALâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia Rebukes Iran Over Withdrawl from Uranium Enrichment Negotiations
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Builds a Secret Underground Command Center
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Threatens “OIL†Weapon
Iran Nuclear Watch: Israel – “America Needs to Get Its Act Together.â€
The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Bush – “Wild Speculation”
President Bush delivers remarks on the global war on terror at the John Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington Monday, April 10, 2006.
ASSociated Press: Bush Calls Iran Talk ‘Wild Speculation’
President Bush said Monday that force is not necessarily required to stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon, and he dismissed reports of plans for a military attack against Tehran as “wild speculation.”
Bush said his goal is to keep the Iranians from having the capability or the knowledge to have a nuclear weapon.
“I know we’re here in Washington (where) prevention means force,” Bush said during an appearance at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. “It doesn’t mean force necessarily. In this case it means diplomacy.”
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” TR
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Iran Nuclear Watch: White House Dampens Talk of Iran Military Strike
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “United States Engaged in Psychological Warâ€
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Blix – “Iran is at Least Five Years Away from Developing a Nuclear Bombâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Tests More Weapons in “War Gamesâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “Successfully Fires a High-Speed Underwater Missileâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Brits in Secret Talks About Iran Military Strikes
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Tests New Stealth Missle
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Plans “War Gamesâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – “Enrichment Matter NOT Reversibleâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Permanent Members Agree on a Statement
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – Military Strikes Would NOT Stop Uranium enrichment
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Gearing Up for Uranium Enrichment
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Stalled But Diplomats Express Urgency
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – The West Should Apologize to Iran
Iran Nuclear Watch: Big 6 Meeting Yields Nothing
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Wants IAEA Supervision and Inspections
Condoleezza Rice Watch: Iran is the “Central Bank of Terrorismâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – “Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Program IRREVERSIBLEâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Security Council Divided Over Response to Iran Nuclear FLAP
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia – “Iran Still Considering Uranium Enrichment DEALâ€
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia Rebukes Iran Over Withdrawl from Uranium Enrichment Negotiations
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Builds a Secret Underground Command Center
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Threatens “OIL†Weapon
Iran Nuclear Watch: Israel – “America Needs to Get Its Act Together.â€
The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Rights Activists on March Again
From the Dallas Protests yesterday. H/T John A.
Los Angeles Times: Immigration Activists on March Again
Hundreds of thousands of immigrant rights activists are expected to participate today in a coordinated campaign of nationwide protest that organizers say will be the largest of its kind in the nation’s history.
As many as 200,000 protesters are expected on the National Mall in Washington as part of a rally that acquired new urgency among immigrant rights groups after a compromise bill to overhaul immigration laws collapsed amid partisan rancor in the Senate last week.
The protest in the nation’s capital is one of more than 140 planned in dozens of cities. Organizers said the anticipated turnout in Washington could be matched in New York and Los Angeles.
These protests will actually bite Latino immigrant activists in the ass. The multi-city demonstrations are calling attention to the problems at the Mexico – USA border, how many folks have actually broken the law and are now in this country illegally. This is a THREAT to America and Americans do NOT like to be threatened.
In California and Los Angeles today: Thousands of Protesters Expected Across SouthlandThousands are expected to attend a candlelight vigil and procession today in downtown Los Angeles to urge Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
It is expected to be one of the largest marches among a number planned around the state. The national “Day of Action” comes two weeks after 500,000 people, according to police estimates, marched in Los Angeles to protest proposed immigration legislation.
Other demonstrations in California today include events in San Bernardino, Oxnard, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Bakersfield, Fresno and Sacramento.
The Los Angeles procession will begin at La Placita Church near Olvera Street with a prayer from Cardinal Roger M. Mahony. After the 5 p.m. candlelight vigil, participants will march to Fletcher Bowron Square.
A rally in Santa Ana starts at noon at the federal building. In the San Fernando Valley, demonstrators will walk from Hermandad Mexicana, 7915 Van Nuys Blvd., to the federal building at 6230 Van Nuys Blvd.
Stay tuned for more photos and coverage of the protests.
And, what impact will this have on the United States Senate passing an illegal immigrant amnesty bill?
Minimal to guaranteeing a filibuster…….
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Compromise Bill Delayed? NOW Shelved…..
Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Majority Leader Frist Wants Immigration Bill Vote this Week
Illegal Immigration Watch: FAQ About Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigration Watch: Los Angeles Latino DJs Spur Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill
Illegal Immigration Watch: The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up the Debate
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Technorati Tags: illegalimmigration, HR4437, illegalaliens, California, Mexico, Congress, UnitedStatesSenate
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France CPE Riot Watch: French President Jacques Chirac Scraps First Job Contract (CPE) Youth Employment Law
French President Jacques Chirac (3rd L) attends a meeting with his cabinet including Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (2nd R) on the controversial CPE youth jobs contract law at the Elysee Palace in Paris April 10, 2006. France will scrap the planned youth contract that has provoked mass protests and strikes, President Jacques Chirac’s office said on Monday.
Reuters: France scraps youth job law, bowing to mass unrest
French President Jacques Chirac on Monday scrapped a planned youth job law that provoked weeks of protests, in a climbdown opponents celebrated as an unqualified victory.
The move was a personal blow to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who had championed the First Job Contract (CPE) and seen his popularity slump with the mass opposition and unrest.
In a televised statement, Villepin said he regretted that weeks of strikes and protests showed the CPE could not be applied but gave no details about his own political future, on the line over his handling of the dispute.
France’s Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin gives a speech at his Hotel Matignon offices in Paris April 10, 2006 after a decision by French President Jacques Chirac to scrap planned youth job contract CPE that has provoked weeks of protests and a political crisis. Villepin, who has championed the job law, said in the televised statement he regretted that events had shown the contract could not be applied.
President Jacques Chirac bowing to youth and union pressure ends the controversial CPE and puts the final nail in the heart of his Prime Minister. Dominique de Villepin will resign and retire from public life after his standing in the polls for Chirac’s job has plummetted from around 49 per cent to 25 per cent.
A poll for Liberation newspaper showed Villepin’s popularity stood at 49 percent in the first week of January and had fallen to 25 percent this weekend. Negative opinion of Chirac rose from 56 percent to 64 percent over the same period.
The poll also showed 63 percent of voters said Socialist ideas on reform were no better than those of the right.
And the Socialists have not even named a candidate yet for this year’s elections.
So, what did Chirac actually do today. How do you repeal a duly enacted law in France?
Replace it.
“The president of the republic has decided to replace article 8 of the equal opportunities law with measures to help disadvantaged young people find work,” an earlier statement from the presidency said.
The new measures include increased financial incentives to employers to hire people under 26 who face the most difficulties in getting access to the labor market, Employment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview with Le Monde newspaper.
That would apply to approximately 159,000 young people currently hired under government-subsidized job contracts and the cost to the government would be around 150 million euros ($180 million) in the second half of 2006, Borloo said.
Those measures could be introduced in parliament as early this week, a senior UMP deputy said.
France’s youth unemployment stands at 22 percent and lack of jobs is the country’s number one political issue and a major reason for weeks of rioting in poor suburbs late last year.
Chirac and Villepin were careful in their statements to say that the CPE was being “replaced,” but others called it dead.
So, will the mass street protests and school/university blockades continue tomorrow?
Possible.
The Chirac government has replaced a legitimate attempt to solve the youth unemployment program (22 per cent youth unemployment and up to 50 per cent in immigrant communities) with more government spending (socialism). Will this reform work?
Probably NOT.
Stay tuned…..
Captain Ed:Â France Does What Comes Naturally
Chirac may salvage some political juice from this mess, but the center-right coalition has its days numbered. The people do not want market-based reforms, even in such a mild form as the CPE. The unions and the students in the street will not risk another attempt to hold them accountable for their job performance but instead will demand even greater job protections. That will benefit the Socialists in the next election, who will give the French what they demand, and that will only deliver even more economic misery. In the meantime, the French will keep insisting that the “Anglo-Saxon” model of market economics does not fit their lifestyles, allowing their historical mistrust of l’Angleterre to cloud their economic policies.
France will not fight. It is an old story, and history repeats itself yet again
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France CPE Riot Watch: Constitutional Council Upholds CPE Jobs Law
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