The Senate on Saturday blocked a bill that would create a path to citizenship for certain illegal immigrant students who came to the United States as children, completed two years of college or military service and met other requirements including passing a criminal background check. The vote, 55-41 in favor of the bill, effectively kills the measure for this year, and its fate beyond that is uncertain.
black americans also are far less likely to serve in today's wars than white americans. does this mean they're not american?
Red...
Black Americans have no choice, they have no dual citizenship, they cannot run to Mexico and be a citizen.
White americans will run once again to Canada and illegals will run to Mexico, count on it. The free ride on the gravy train is not free after all, the bill will come due, they will run south.
Mexico took a pass in WW2 but made a fortune selling oil etc to the US. Troops to fight, sorry, just send money.
But perhaps if your children were to take the same steps they would also receive the same subsidy.
It's a subsidy for ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN Red......how shall my kiddies fit into that criteria?
Why should We The People be expected to pay this subsidy for these children? As I already stated we have already paid about $8K per year pre student to put them through K-12 education. Isn't that enough?
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
yet, you continually omit that it was sold as a way to END ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and has failed miserably.
you are mistaken. Many politicians in those days and the mass media told us that the 1986 reform legislation would end illegal immigration. But Ronald Reagan was not one such person. You are a liar. Reagan said, and I saw his speech, that we needed to pass legislation to stop the new illegals from coming. he said that at the time he signed what he said was flawed legislation. Others sold the legislation as you said, reagan did not. The rest of our establishment did as you say. but reagan was the 1 rebel who told us the truth.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
well I'm not going to serve in the wars. and I think anyone that does is stupid. I advised all of my family members not to serve. some served anyway.
the recent immigrants from mexico & central america as well as the others born here who are descendant from those regions have voluntarily decided not to serve in these wars in very large numbers, much more so than the whites. and the blacks have decided not to serve as well. this does not make them opposed to our society or our country.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Reagan said, and I saw his speech, that we needed to pass legislation to stop the new illegals from coming
This is what I've been saying Red. Did they stop coming? NO!! Reagan said it would STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION (meaning those new immigrants coming). In your statement above, you have only proven exactly what I've been saying while continually failing to admit that the amnesty failed miserably as a measure to "stop the new illegals from coming" as per Reagan's statements.
So, what is your circular argument here, Red?
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
why the heck should I. I saw ronald reagan's speech. she mis-characterized it. he was one leader on our public stage that warned us. He did not create the legislation. he said he opposed it while they were making it. The wall street journal said he opposed what they were doing. he signed the bill in protest. that is a fact. he did not originate the bill. Others did.
A story-line was created and the media sold it to us. But the reality is that reagan did warn us on that legislation. and the media conveniently ignored that part in their story-line. Others are addicted to that story-line the media sold. I am not. I remember what Reagan said and I will not mischaracterize it just to make some liar happy.
If somebody is going to mischaracterize reagan and slander him, then I don't really respect that. I do respect Ronald Reagan. Reagan explained carefully and patiently that millions of illegals would come here if we did not modify the legislation. He did that on national tv. Don't blame me for remembering that just because others believed the media story of those events.
reagan was not the author of those aspects of the legislation. Senate Republicans were. Put the blame where it belongs.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Not enough of a rebel to reach for the veto pen, it would seem.
Amen to that. Worse, he sold it to the people on a load of BS. Since his amnesty, tens of millions of new immigrants have come into this nation for all the freebies and hopes of another amnesty like Reagans.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Oh, so he had no veto power? Let me make it clear for you Red: VETO=PROTEST.
Talk about mischaracterizing........
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
After completing fourteen home-study Army Extension Courses, Reagan enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve[18] on April 29, 1937, as a private assigned to Troop B, 322nd Cavalry at Des Moines, Iowa.[19] He was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Cavalry on May 25, 1937.[20]
Reagan was ordered to active duty for the first time on April 18, 1942. Due to his nearsightedness, he was classified for limited service only, which excluded him from serving overseas.[21] His first assignment was at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation at Fort Mason, California, as a liaison officer of the Port and Transportation Office.[22] Upon the approval of the Army Air Force (AAF), he applied for a transfer from the Cavalry to the AAF on May 15, 1942, and was assigned to AAF Public Relations and subsequently to the 1st Motion Picture Unit (officially, the "18th AAF Base Unit") in Culver City, California.[22] On January 14, 1943 he was promoted to First Lieutenant and was sent to the Provisional Task Force Show Unit of This Is The Army at Burbank, California.[22] He returned to the 1st Motion Picture Unit after completing this duty and was promoted to Captain on July 22, 1943.[19]
In January 1944, Captain Reagan was ordered to temporary duty in New York City to participate in the opening of the sixth War Loan Drive. He was re-assigned to the 18th AAF Base Unit on November 14, 1944, where he remained until the end of World War II.[19] He was recommended for promotion to Major on February 2, 1945, but this recommendation was disapproved on July 17 of that year.[23] He returned to Fort MacArthur, California, where he was separated from active duty on December 9, 1945.[23] By the end of the war, his units had produced some 400 training films for the AAF.[19]
if people here are going to lie outright about reagan's speech on this subject and historical events, that is OK with me. I'm not going to lie about it.
Reagan stood before the nation on national tv and told them the legislation needed to be modified or else millions of illegals would come. and then abraxas blames reagan. not acceptable.
the media and other politicians besides reagan told us the legislation would keep illegals out. Reagan himself said just the opposite. Don't blame reagan for what the others did is all I'm saying.
and as far as I'm concerned abraxas called me a liar by disputing what I said about Reagan. all I did was throw the truth back at her.
It is an absolute lie and a slander against reagan to say that reagan tried to sell anyone on that legislation. He signed very reluctantly he said in a national speech and pointed out its flaws. Just because the media has a different story-line I am supposed to believe it. screw the media and all those foolish enough to idolize it.
and don't blame me if your memories are so fuzzy.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
If you were someone, knew someone, or had plenty of money, you could find a hiding place.
I saw a lot of it, too much.
Anyone that believes the beaners will stand and fight are wrong. Some individuals, certainly, en masse it will be South of the border, whites with no leverage will Jimmy Carter north.
you served. I did not. and will not. when they invade our country, that is when I will fight, and it doesn't matter what age I am at that time. not before. and it doesn't matter what the penalties are.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
and as far as I'm concerned abraxas called me a liar by disputing what I said about Reagan. all I did was throw the truth back at her.
I did not such thing and YOU KNOW IT!!
You threw back EXACTLY WHAT I HAD BEEN SAYING WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE EPIC FAILURE IN REGARDS TO STOPPING NEW IMMIGRANTS. It's right up there on the thread and you can't deny it, Red.
Reagan signed it when he could have vetoed it.....that would have been protest. He did not and therefore he is responsible for its epic failure.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Wait a second, are you suggesting that we pack a poor, downtrodden minority into railroad cars and ship them to a Final Destination??? Where have I heard this before....
:p
__________________________________________________________ "This man is Jesus, shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
The best and first guarantor of our neutrality and our independent existence is the defensive will of the people and the proverbial marksmanship of the Swiss shooter. Each soldier a good marksman! Each shot a hit! -Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
we're all entitled to our opinions. just like assholes, they can be ugly.
so you would've done things different from reagan. Thats great. i don't have any confidence that you are one tenth the person that reagan was. You did not get yourself elected. reagan did. Reagan was the only public figure in 1986 who was warning us of the danger of illegal immigrants and he did that as the legislation was signed by him. that is an achievement. If you want to bad- mouth him for it, so be it. who cares. You are a person of insignificant achievements by comaprison.
I'll say it again, reagan was under dementia at the time. and he was surrounded by people who were against him, likely giving him drugs that put him at a severe disadvantage. at least he had the clarity to tell the public what was wrong with that legislation. Nobody else did that.
You act like Reagan was the cause of the illegal immigrants coming. The media sold you on that. It is false. if we implemented what reagan tried to sell us we would not have the illegal immigrants here. we did not do that. and yet you blamed reagan for our nation's failure. a cheap cop-out and a lie.
Don't blame me that I recall exactly and precisely what happened. Those were important events. I guess I should be a mind-numbed stupid robot and believe whatever garbage the media sells. sorry, it does not compute.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Here are the first two paragraphs of Reagan's signing statement for the 1986 amnesty:
Statement on Signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
November 6, 1986
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 is the most comprehensive reform of our immigration laws since 1952. In the past 35 years our nation has been increasingly affected by illegal immigration. This legislation takes a major step toward meeting this challenge to our sovereignty. At the same time, it preserves and enhances the Nation's heritage of legal immigration. I am pleased to sign the bill into law.
In 1981 this administration asked the Congress to pass a comprehensive legislative package, including employer sanctions, other measures to increase enforcement of the immigration laws, and legalization. The act provides these three essential components. The employer sanctions program is the keystone and major element. It will remove the incentive for illegal immigration by eliminating the job opportunities which draw illegal aliens here. We have consistently supported a legalization program which is both generous to the alien and fair to the countless thousands of people throughout the world who seek legally to come to America. The legalization provisions in this act will go far to improve the lives of a class of individuals who now must hide in the shadows, without access to many of the benefits of a free and open society. Very soon many of these men and women will be able to step into the sunlight and, ultimately, if they choose, they may become Americans.
Here's a link to the entire protest free Reagan document:
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
I try to keep the level of discourse (most times) on a higher level than elsewhere.
I would not call anyone here that name, no one, regardless of the situation.
I was raised differently perhaps.
Not so differently from many of us.
There was a time when that would have resulted in a glove across the face, and a set time for pistols to settle such an outrageous character assassination.
I'm of the olde school also on this one.
Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot.
Statement on Signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Forever a stain on Lord Reagan's reign....
__________________________________________________________ "This man is Jesus, shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
The best and first guarantor of our neutrality and our independent existence is the defensive will of the people and the proverbial marksmanship of the Swiss shooter. Each soldier a good marksman! Each shot a hit! -Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
Not to pile on, because I don't want to pile, but I do feel compelled to comment.
Having been called a liar myself when I was simply mistaken, later admitted after I did some research, I know it does rankle.
So, I always give the benefit of the doubt, because sometimes people are mistaken and so it is not a lie, it is simply bad information.
"Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide. ~ Gautama Siddhartha The Buddha
reagan was under dementia at the time. and he was surrounded by people who were against him, likely giving him drugs that put him at a severe disadvantage
More fuzzy memory eh Red? Reagan's dementia onset is noted as 1989, not 1986.
In July 1989, the Reagans took a trip to Mexico, where Reagan was thrown off a horse and taken to a hospital for tests. The Reagans returned to the U.S. and visited the Mayo Clinic where they were told President Reagan had a head concussion and a subdural hematoma, and was subsequently operated on. Doctors believe that is what hastened the onset of Alzheimer's disease, an incurable neurological disorder which ultimately causes brain cells to die, and something Reagan was diagnosed with in 1994.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations