Tuesday - January 29, 2008

a new week, a new crop of idiots. First contender

January 29th, 2008 @ 4:22pm
by Jayme West/KTAR Newsroom; Photo by Doug Murphy/Ahwatukee Foothills News

Normally, a non-injury rear-end collision wouldn’t warrant a news story. But in an ironic twist, this crash involved a van full of illegal immigrants which slammed into an SUV owned by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the Chrysler van was heading west Tuesday morning when it was involved in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash near the Elliot Road off-ramp. Harold Sanders with DPS said, “the 11 illegal immigrants inside the van were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

There were no reports of any injuries, despite the fact that the van was overloaded.

The passengers inside could have been moving targets for other vehicular danger. “The van was not designed to hold 11 people,” Sanders said. “That’s based on the amount of seat positions. I believe there were only two or three passenger seats.”

How much you wanna bet they didn’t have any insurance either?

Posted by Drew458     on 01/29/2008 at 10:38 PM   
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   Tuesday - December 18, 2007

A Picket Fence Instead

The 2006 Secure Fence Act specifically called for “two layers of reinforced fencing” and listed five specific sections of border where it should be installed.  When congress passed their spending bill last night, how do you think it came out?

Spending bill shrinks border fence

Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California.

The spending bill, written by Democrats and passed 253-154 with mostly their votes, surrenders to President Bush’s budget demands, meeting his spending limit with a $515 billion bill to fund most of the federal government and setting up votes to pay for the Iraq war. But Democrats reached his goal in part by slashing his defense and foreign-aid priorities to pay for added domestic spending.

I don’t mind slashing some foreign aid, but defense cuts and domestic spending increases?  Good grief, if we don’t secure the border, there won’t be anything domestic to spend it on.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 12/18/2007 at 11:15 AM   
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   Thursday - September 20, 2007

Shamnesty Rears Its Ugly Head Again

Michelle, of course, is on top of it.

Here’s the latest. Numbers USA says the Senate “will resume consideration of H.R. 1585, the Defense Department authorization bill for fiscal year 2008, at 10:30 a.m” today…

The floor vote on the amendment containing the DREAM Act amnesty — new number: SA 2919 — may occur tomorrow. It will take 41 NO votes to kill this amnesty. Currently, only 20 Senators are telling their constituents that they will vote NO on the amnesty.
The Senate switchboard number again is 202-224-3121.

Grassfire.org reports a tsunami of faxes flooding the Capitol in opposition to the DREAM Act.

John Hawkins gathers intel from a Hill source.

Call and write.  Let’s stop this thing......again.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 09/20/2007 at 10:45 AM   
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   Thursday - July 26, 2007

Moral Conundrum

A couple of weeks ago, our church did an outreach to the local area.  For three days we partnered with a local contractor and did some work on local homes that were in dire need of repair.  Then in the evenings, in the local park, we conducted a “kid’s camp” for any and all kids that were there.  Kind of like a Vacation Bible School, but at the park.

One lady who had her kids there was a Hispanic woman with two boys: age 10 and 2.  They had a great time and in the course of the week, we found out she really wanted to learn English so she could get a job.  She had been watching kids in her home, but since they were all Spanish speakers, it was no problem. 

So my wife and I and another lady from the church have been meeting her and her kids in the park twice a week now to let our kids play together while we help her with English.  She is a quick study and very smart.  I’m confident that she will be conversational within a month of twice-a-week lessons.

I have not asked directly yet, but my suspicion is that she is probably here illegally.  From what I’ve gathered, her and her husband came from Mexico about 10 years ago to California.  They recently moved to the east coast to be closer to family.

Now, you’ve seen my posts on illegal immigration and know that I’m staunchly against it.  I firmly believe it is an affront to those who stood in line and followed the process. 
But now there’s a name and a face and a family to go with that opinion.

I would not turn them in at this point, mainly because I’m not sure they are illegal (I can speak a good bit of Spanish, but do not consider myself fluent) as well as my feeling that it would not accomplish anything meaningful.  Here are a couple of pretty productive, smart and resourceful individuals (who also have two American sons).  I doubt they would get sent anywhere at this point.

So here’s the conundrum:  Do I continue to help her learn English in hopes that she can progress a little in society and be more productive?  Or do I drop the lessons, claiming the moral high ground because of my stance on illegal immigration?

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 07/26/2007 at 01:58 PM   
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   Saturday - June 30, 2007

Mediations on Immigration Reform

LawDog is one of my daily stops.  This one nails it.

In 1986 the Congress of the United States of America passed a comprehensive immigration law, otherwise known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act.

In 1986, the Senators of these United States and the Representatives of these United States stood in front of the people of the United States and declared that this new law was guaranteed to control our borders.

In 1986, these Congress-critters stood in front of the citizens of the United States who had put them in office, and whom they were sworn to serve, and they solemnly promised that this new law would stop employers from hiring undocumented—illegal—immigrants.

The cost of this, they murmured piously, was that the United States would have to grant amnesty to the estimated three million illegal immigrants who were “hiding in the shadows” at the time.

Do this one thing, they promised us, and we will control the borders. Amnesty for no more than three million, and we will stop employers from hiring new illegal immigrants.

They lied.

Don’t bother with protestations—the Congress lied to the American People.

Oh, not about what would come to be called “la amnestia”—no, on that the Congress of the United States went above and beyond their call of duty.

No, Congress lied about controlling our borders. And Congress lied about preventing employers from hiring new illegal aliens.

Now, twenty-one years after the deed, the Senate of the United States, in their colossal arrogance, believed that the American people had forgotten that they had been lied to in the past about “immigration reform”—or believed that those of us who did remember would happily forgive Congress for lying to us about “immigration reform” in the past.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/30/2007 at 08:00 AM   
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   Thursday - June 28, 2007

Cloture Vote II

Being taken now.  Counts in a moment.

I’m counting 19 Yays after the first round.  They need 60 yays to pass.

Looks like 25-30 (Yes/No) now

OVER 40 NO’s!!!!!!

Its dead, dead, dead. 

Final count 46/53!

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/28/2007 at 11:04 AM   
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How It’s Done in Florida

Via member sdkar, we find this sotry:

Fla. sheriff targets illegals

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - 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.

Good idea Sheriff.  Now, the money quote:

Indeed.

Of course, there are the whimers.

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.”

Boo.  Freekin.  Hoo.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/28/2007 at 09:22 AM   
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Sticking a Fork in Shamnesty

Acording to Drudge, Michelle and a host of others, Shamnesty may be on its last breath.

11:10pm Eastern. You know all those calls you’ve made? All those faxes/letters you’ve sent? They are working. Don’t think you can’t make a difference. Here’s the Washington Post headline: “Immigration Measure Appears Imperiled Again.” More quotes of the day:

The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired in procedural hurdles that left backers concerned about its prospects.

The legislation faces a make-or-break vote this morning when senators will decide whether to cut off debate and move to a final vote tomorrow. If it does not get the 60 votes necessary, Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) has said he will pull the bill, all but dashing hopes for any meaningful legislation this year.

Top legislative aides in both parties predicted today’s vote would be very close but would fall short of keeping the proposal alive.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a key opponent, crowed last night that “they tried to railroad this through today, but we derailed the train.” Another opponent, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said, “I would say to my colleagues: Let’s end this thing.“

I hope they’re right.  I want this thing to die quickly and decisivly.  But that does not excuse my two Senators who voted for cloture on Tuesday.  No sirree Bob.  They both know in the most certain terms that I and others will be working feverishly in November 2008 to ensure their defeat.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/28/2007 at 04:36 AM   
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   Tuesday - June 26, 2007

The Cloture Vote

Live Blogging the Senate Vote

11:47 - Harry Reid saying that this bill will fix border security and everyone should vote for it for that reason alone.

11:49 - Now he’s waxing on about his father in law coming from Russia and how immigrants make America great. True enough....LEGAL immigrants!

11:50 - Motion to close debate and vote for cloture

11:52 - Voting on union organization bill.  ???

11:53 - Ahhh, OK.  The CSPAN graphic says the immigration bill is next

11:56 - Tallying the votes.  This is a rather important one as well.  This should be defeated....I hope.

12:00 - Still tallying for the union vote.  If this passes, it will allow the unions to come into a company and simply start without a secret ballot, but only using a sign-up sheet.  What happens now is everyone is pressured into signing the sheet, but when it gets to a secret vote, where the union thugs don’t know which way you vote, it is defeated.  If this bill passes (I hear a lot of “Aye’s"), the thugs can simply pressure the majority into signing a form openly.

12:16 - Final Talley for the Union Bill:  Yays: 51 Nays: 48 FAILS! (not a 2/3 majority, I think)

12:25 - First Round of Voting for Cloture.  Now going through those who did not vote the first time

12:35 - Final Tally on Shamnesty Cloture:  Yays: 64 Nays:  35
PASSES!!!!!
This means it goes to the next step.

Final who’s who of the votes when it is available

Update.
The Roll of Shame. 

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/26/2007 at 11:47 AM   
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   Monday - June 25, 2007

Muchos Gracias Senor Graham

From Michelle and Hot Air

Over the weekend, one of Mickey Kaus’s readers proposed that shamnesty opponents use YouTube to deliver a message to open-borders senators up for re-election. Bryan and I whipped up our first one–a quick, straightforward Hot Air negative ad with Lindsey Graham’s name on it:

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/25/2007 at 02:03 PM   
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Shamnesty Action Needed Today

Michelle says it’s too close to call

John Hawkins says:

We need to kill this thing today.  Today.

Get your Senetor’s email and phone numbers here.  Call the Republican National Committee at (202) 863-8500 (option 1) and let them know you will not support any candidate in 2008 who votes for the amnesty bill in the Senate.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/25/2007 at 09:42 AM   
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   Friday - June 22, 2007

The Shamnesty Votes

John Hawkins has a good summary of what has to happen for Shamnesty to pass.

Yesterday, a GOP aide, who is one of my sources in the Senate, gave me the rundown on what’s currently happening with the Senate immigration bill (You can see my two previous reports from this source here and here).

To begin with, the key thing to keep in mind about the upcoming vote on the Senate immigration bill is that the pro-amnesty forces have two key cloture votes that they have to win.

The first is the vote on the so-called “clay pigeon” strategy. What this does is take the original bill and all of its amendments and reintroduce it on the Senate floor as a new bill. There are two reasons for doing this. The first is to prevent killer amendments that could upset the “grand compromise” from being voted on. The second reason is procedural, because it keeps conservative Senators who are opposed to the bill from being able to slow up the process.

Go read the rest.  If his source is correct, this may be an uphill battle for them.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/22/2007 at 07:19 AM   
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   Wednesday - June 13, 2007

Maybe They’re Getting the Message

I’m still amazed that President Bush holds so strongly to his personal beliefs in this “Shamnesty” arrangement.  I’m still of the mind that there is something deeper in this whole thing for him that no one knows about.  But, at least some of the Republicans still have a spine it would seem.

Senators Unmoved by Bush Bid to Save Immigration Bill

In a rare visit to Capitol Hill, President Bush pressed Republican senators yesterday to resurrect the compromise overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, but many of the senators instead demanded that his administration first show a more determined commitment to border security.

Indeed.  Anyone who has looked at this for more than five minutes know that step #1 is going to be securing the border.  Why open up a free ride for anyone who is hear and leave the door open for millions more?

Although senators described the meeting as cordial, even jovial, they also said the president’s efforts to rally GOP support did not win any converts. “We’re off the bill. We ought to stay off the bill for a while,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), one of the bill’s sternest critics.

That’s good to hear.

“We . . . have lost credibility in Washington on the issue, and I think before the American people will really ever get behind an immigration policy, they’re going to have to feel that Washington is truly going to follow through on what it says,” said Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.).

Ya think?

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/13/2007 at 06:54 AM   
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   Friday - May 25, 2007

Flood The Hotline!

Michelle Malkin points to the work Bryan Preston of HotAir is doing.

If you are having trouble getting through the Capitol switchboard to express your opinion about the Bush-Kennedy shamnesty, there’s a special hotline number you might like to try.

1-800-882-2005.

Freepers picked up on it this morning. Bryan Preston dialed it earlier today and captured audio of the hotline. He reports:

The hotline is paid for by something called the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and it’s being blasted to pro-open borders groups all over the country. The hotline gives its callers access to their senators that average Joes don’t have.

You know what to do.  Report back in the comments.

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