Enforcing our laws is now un-American

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Registered: 02-19-2008
Enforcing our laws is now un-American
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Wed, 03-18-2009 - 7:25pm

Enforcing our laws is now un-American, at least according to Speaker Pelosi if the following news report is correct. I guess this is more change we can believe in. Tax cheats running the IRS, witch hunts against law enforcement for enforcing our law. Wow, we really are getting a lot of change.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/18/pelosi-tells-illegal-immigrants-work-site-raids-american/

Pelosi Tells Illegal Immigrants That Work Site Raids are Un-American

The speaker of the House told a group of both legal and illegal immigrants recently that enforcement of immigration laws in the United States is "un-American."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently told a group of both legal and illegal immigrants and their families that enforcement of existing immigration laws, as currently practiced, is "un-American."

The speaker, condemning raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, referred to the immigrants she was addressing as "very, very patriotic."

"Who in this country would not want to change a policy of kicking in doors in the middle of the night and sending a parent away from their families?" Pelosi told a mostly Hispanic gathering at St. Anthony's Church in San Francisco.

Video: Click here to view the video of Pelosi speaking.

"It must be stopped....What value system is that? I think it's un-American. I think it's un-American."

Pelosi said she was invited to the church by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., as part of his 17-city, cross-country tour called United Families, which he says is intended to put a human face on the immigration debate.

"We think that families are the cornerstone of our society and our nation, and an immigration system should preserve those families, not destroy them," Gutierrez told FOX News Capitol Hill Producer Chad Pergram on Tuesday.

The congressman is collecting petitions that ask President Obama to "stop the immigration raids and deportations that are tearing our marriages, families and children apart." He is expected to present those petitions when Hispanic members of Congress meet with the President Wednesday.

Click here for more video from FOX News.

On Saturday night, Pelosi joined Gutierrez before a cheering crowd at St. Anthony's chanting, "Si se puede," or "Yes we can."

Referring to work site enforcement actions by ICE agents, Pelosi said, "We have to have a change in policy and practice and again ... I can't say enough, the raids must end. The raids must end.

"You are special people. You're here on a Saturday night to take responsibility for our country's future. That makes you very, very patriotic."

"I was embarrassed by what she said," said Rick Oltman, with Californians for Population Stabilization, an anti-illegal immigrant group. "Exhorting illegal aliens for taking responsibility for our country's future.... In fact, sitting there in the audience.... I really resented that comment."

"I think it was pandering to the crowd but also insulting to American citizens who consider themselves to be patriotic, who obey the rule of law," said Oltman, who shot a video of the rally.

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Registered: 03-18-2000
Thu, 03-19-2009 - 4:00pm

Incase you missed it she's talking about immigration reform. The very same reform that Bush touted.


>"Whatever it takes. U.S. immigration policy is a mess and overdue for an overhaul. The status quo benefits no one – save perhaps the business owners who are able to exploit cheap labor.


People living in the shadows aren’t likely to speak up about safety concerns or wage and hour violations, much less demand better pay. All workers, legal or not, suffer the consequences.


Napolitano says she aims to crack down on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers. That would certainly be a more efficient use of government resources.


Unscrupulous companies that promise jobs, no questions asked, fuel illegal immigration. Put them out of business, and you’ve done a lot to stem the traffic through the border’s revolving door.


But the federal government shouldn’t go after scofflaw employers to the exclusion of illegal workers, as some advocacy groups are urging the Obama administration. Work-site raids are undoubtedly more disruptive to communities and families, but used sparingly they remain a useful enforcement tool.


Fixing the broken immigration system will require eliminating the barriers to citizenship and legal status that encourage lawlessness. But the nation – and the nation’s workforce – can ill afford to at the same time reward lawbreakers by looking the other way."<


Segment from...... http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/640053.html

 


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Registered: 04-05-2002
Fri, 03-20-2009 - 1:09pm
Exactly. Both Bush and McCain were on the forefront of this and both had progressive stances on immigration reform. I can't remember hearing any conservatives calling it un-American.










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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sat, 03-21-2009 - 12:02pm

Hey, when one only uses FoxNews as their source, they can miss an awful lot of the truth!