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| New bill targets illegals' use of driver's licenses |
| 2005-01-27 |
| Severely EFL The House Judiciary Committee chairman, F. James Sensenbrenner Jr (R-WI), introduced a bill to clamp down on illegal aliens' use of driver's licenses and to give judges more discretion to deny claims of asylum, beginning the new Congress' first fight over immigration. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #15 Unfortunately the only letters concerning our borders that the federal government pays any attention to are en espanol. |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-01-27 11:25:18 PM |
| #14 I will be writing letters to the President and to our three congresspeople this weekend. I will at least see where they stand and hold their feet to the fire, with my little rosebud torch..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-01-27 10:55:05 PM |
| #13 Agreed AP. I have been very unhappy w/the lack of responsiveness to this problem from the admin. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2005-01-27 10:38:06 PM |
| #12 I agree that the existing laws need to be enforced. The executive branch gets the enforcement going. It is their job. The President does not want to do it. Therefore, to get the Executive to do it will require the people holding the Congress and the President's feet to the fire. The President will drag his feet on this. He has shown where he wants to go on illegal aliens. The people will need to build a big fire and stoke it if it is going to happen. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-01-27 10:23:15 PM |
| #11 And I apologize, Frank, for my cheekiness about mind-reading. |
| Posted by: 2xstandard 2005-01-27 8:06:28 PM |
| #10 How about deciding that not abiding with federal laws puts you in rebellion against the US? I seem to remember this was once a popular position... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-01-27 7:47:27 PM |
| #9 i agree. Any 'immigration reform' should consist of simply ENFORCING EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAWS. If you want any new laws how about withholding federal finds from states, and local governments who violate those laws with 'sanctuary' laws which hogtie local law enforcement. AND require proof of citizenship for such things as drivers license, voter registration, voting, etc.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-27 7:42:19 PM |
| #8 We don't need more laws, just federal and state governments that will enforce those already on the books. What part of ILLEGAL alien is hard to understand? |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-01-27 7:29:00 PM |
| #7 if I was unclear, I apologize, but the WH promised to raise the issue as a priority in '05, even knowing their (WH vs Sensenbrenner) approaches differ. Immigration will make or break the GOP the next two yrs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-27 7:06:38 PM |
| #6 It's an '05 priority issue: immigration reform - per the WH. Get your facts straight Get your threads straight. What's under discussion is Sensbrenner's specific bill about driver's licenses for illegals. Your number #2 response led me to believe that you thought that the WH was backing Sensbrenner's bill. What is "it" referring to in a thread about the drivers license for illegals? I'm not a mind reader. I just take cues from logical sequence. the White House promised it as a '05 priority so he'd let the Intel overhaul bill pass. He's holding them to it. Good for him/us! |
| Posted by: 2xstandard 2005-01-27 7:01:04 PM |
| #5 Frank, I agree. "Shut the borders." The U.S.-Mexico border is far too porous. The citizens near the border recognize the problem to the extent that they have organized a border watch program. Why not make use of citizens to a greater extent to help out? We don't have enough Border Patrol and probably never will. During WWII, older people who weren't fit to go to war were armed and watched the beaches in the U.S. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-01-27 6:10:01 PM |
| #4 It's an '05 priority issue: immigration reform - per the WH. Get your facts straight. Sensebrenner, however has a different scheme in mind (a la Tancredo) than W. I don't support the President on his (floated) plan. Shut the borders. Allow legal, orderly immigration and work permits ONLY as it benefits the American nation, not Mexico |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-27 5:51:34 PM |
| #3 He's holding them to it. Good for him/us! The WH is not the impetus behind this bill, Frank. In the article Frist was quoted as not being too thrilled. Also, Mr. Sensenbrenner said he has not heard support or opposition from the White House |
| Posted by: 2xstandard 2005-01-27 5:47:57 PM |
| #2 the White House promised it as a '05 priority so he'd let the Intel overhaul bill pass. He's holding them to it. Good for him/us! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-27 5:39:26 PM |
| #1 It's a start if they follow through. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-01-27 5:27:56 PM |