TGHusker Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 My view is that Sessions is trying to make political hey while the topic is hot (I know all to obvious). However, I haven't seen him making any real difference on the subject before all of this new child boarder chatter of the past few weeks/months. Now the 'sky is falling' in Session's view - "the foundation of our constitutional Republic is threantened" . If you don't like what is happening - then do something positive. All of the hyperbolic language and rants get us no where. If you oppose Obama, then work on getting something done in Congress that will pass both houses - Secure the boarder but deal with the reality we have now. Inaction will induce any president to act (either left or right) to do what they deem to be best for the country. If there is fear of executive unilateral action, it is only because Congress has created a leadership vacuum due to inaction. From the article: “I write to inform you of a development that threatens the foundation of our constitutional Republic,” Sessions, Congress’s top immigration hawk, wrote in a letter that was hand-delivered to all 535 members of Congress on Monday and provided exclusively to Breitbart News. Link to comment
Junior Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/adam-kwasman_n_5591090.html A Republican running for Congress in Arizona snapped a photo of a passing school bus full of children on Tuesday near a housing facility for undocumented minors. He posted the picture to Twitter with a stern warning to his followers: "Bus coming in. This is not compassion. This is the abrogation of the rule of law." Adam Kwasman later spoke with a local reporter and described seeing "the fear" in the children's faces, urging authorities to abide by the law and enforce the border against the influx of child immigrants crossing into the United States. But there was a problem with Kwasman's story. The school bus was carrying local children on the way to a YMCA camp not far from the migrant shelter. A reporter at the scene said he saw the children laughing and taking pictures with their iPhones. 1 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/212328-reid-southern-border-is-secure Session's counterpart - Harry Reid says "the border is secure" I think we have delusional Senators on both sides of the senate. No wonder nothing gets done. 2 Link to comment
Junior Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/07/immigrant_scaremongering_and_hate_conservatives_stoke_fears_of_diseased.html Republican politicians have joined in as well. “Reports of illegal immigrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus, and tuberculosis are particularly concerning,” wrote Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey in a recent letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His colleague, Texas Rep. Randy Weber, sounded a similar note in an interview with conservative pundit Frank Gaffney: “I heard on the radio this morning that there have been two confirmed cases of TB—tuberculosis—and either one or two confirmed cases of swine flu, H1N1. … We’re thinking these are diseases that we have eradicated in our country and our population isn’t ready for this, so for this to break out to be a pandemic would be unbelievable.” And Rep. Louie Gohmert—no stranger to the offensive outburst—told conservative publication Newsmax that “we don’t know what diseases they’re bringing in.” But we do, and the reality is nowhere close to dire: While a handful of reports suggest there are incoming children with illnesses like measles and tuberculosis, the vast majority of these minors are healthy and vaccinated. Moreover, according to the Department of Homeland Security, border agents are required to screen “all incoming detainees to screen for any symptoms of contagious diseases of possible public health concern.” In short, the odds that migrant children would cause a general infection of anything are slim to none, right-wing claims notwithstanding. Not entirely the point here, but you can tell how clueless these politicians are. Swine flu and H1N1 are the same thing. And Ebola? Please. Link to comment
Junior Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/02/protests-force-buses-carrying-illegal-immigrant-children-to-be-rerouted/ Homeland Security buses carrying illegal immigrant children and families were rerouted Tuesday to a facility in San Diego after American flag-waving protesters blocked the group from reaching a suburban processing center. America: Land of the free and home to some raging a$$hole$. Link to comment
carlfense Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Throughout his presidency, Obama has followed a consistent strategy on immigration. He's toughened enforcement and aggressively pursued deportation, looking (as he acknowledged in a 2011 El Paso speech) to blunt the conservative argument that the U.S. must secure the border before addressing the undocumented. Obama's hard line, combined with the economic slowdown, has tightened the net. During George W. Bush's two terms, the best estimate has it, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. jumped by about 3 million; under Obama, there's been no increase. But while the tougher enforcement has angered liberal groups, it has failed to move House Republicans, 80 percent of whom represent districts that are whiter than the national average. After the Senate passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform that included a pathway to citizenship in 2013, House Republicans shelved it—just as they did a similar bipartisan bill Bush helped shoulder through the Senate in 2006. http://www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/obama-s-immigration-decisions-will-shape-both-parties-for-years-20140718 Link to comment
walksalone Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. Link to comment
Junior Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. Well, when we are working with a law that Bush passed... Link to comment
walksalone Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. Well, when we are working with a law that Bush passed... So we can bitch about Clinton f*cking up the chance to get Bin Laden? Link to comment
carlfense Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. You realize that those 3 million illegal immigrants are still here . . . and that the legislation signed is still in effect, right? That's not really something that you "get over" without forcing a change. Link to comment
carlfense Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. Well, when we are working with a law that Bush passed... So we can bitch about Clinton f*cking up the chance to get Bin Laden? Sure! But unlike the quote about a couple of W's many failings I'm not really sure how Clinton/Bin Laden is relevant to the immigration topic. Plus Clinton was out of office 14 years ago. Build a f*cking bridge walks and get over it. Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. We're going to be dealing with the after-effects of Obamacare for years after Obama leaves office, and if it's a cockup, pinning a fairly large portion of the blame for that mess on Obama will be entirely fair. It doesn't matter if a president has been out of office 20 years. If we're still dealing with the mess of their presidency, it's fair to lay blame at their feet. This is what accurate history is all about. 1 Link to comment
carlfense Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 We're going to be dealing with the after-effects of Obamacare for years after Obama leaves office, and if it's a cockup, pinning a fairly large portion of the blame for that mess on Obama will be entirely fair. It's different if we're talking about Obummer. Link to comment
Junior Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wonder if the National Journal realizes Bush Jr was out of office 6 years ago? Build a f*cking bridge guys get over it. At this point the blaiming of Bush is getting tiring. But unfortunately, this is now. You realize that those 3 million illegal immigrants are still here . . . and that the legislation signed is still in effect, right? That's not really something that you "get over" without forcing a change. You mean like an executive action? Thanks King Obama! Link to comment
carlfense Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 You mean like an executive action? Thanks King Obama! Hopefully a certain branch of Congress decides to pull their collective heads out of their collective a$$es and do something for a change. I won't hold my breath though. There's Obama Blamin' to do instead! Link to comment
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