The Welch Way

Re: The Welch Way – Immigration: A Reality Check of Feb 14, 2008

Mr. Welch, also known as the ¾ billion-dollar-man, has a lot of nerve trying to dictate what reality is and how we workers should accept illegal immigration. He lives behind gated community; his children attend only the best schools; he lives in the top of the upper crust of society. He makes no personal sacrifice on the issue of illegal immigration. It costs him no job, it does not adversely affect his wages, it has no impact on whether he can afford health insurance.

Mr. Welch is so far from the reality that we all face daily, he really is on another planet. The thought of this tycoon of industry lecturing to workers is absurd. Go back to your country club, Mr. Welch, and discuss leveraged buyouts and PE ratios with your buddies.

(name withheld)
Austin, TX

Where Do They Stand?

Do you want to know how the 2008 Presidential candidates stack up on the issues of illegal immigration and on importing foreign workers? Look no further than here. This grid will be frequently updated as new information is gathered.

As a left-leaning independent, the whole Democratic slate sickens me on these issues. Looking overall at both the Republican and Democratic slates, I can only ask why is it so damn hard to find a policitican that still believes in the concept of America?

They Lied!

During the comprehensive immigration reform battle, the pro-immigration side said that there were only 12 million illegals in the country, trying to keep from alarming those in the center.

Now the truth comes out that there are more like 37.5M.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_go_ot/census_demographics

The number of immigrants nationwide reached an all-time high of 37.5 million in 2006, affecting incomes and education levels in many cities across the country. But the effects have not been uniform.

The Big Green Light

So, lets say that this illegal immigration reform passes in some version like what is proposed. What will be the net effect on those currently outside our country? If you believe Bush, it will increase security. If you use common sense, you'll see that the spigot will get turned on just that much more, as it will be a huge encouragement for those people to come here. After all, the worst that could happen is they could get a visa and the best is they could get citizenship.

Amnesty

So Bush has all this talk about immigration reform, about how its not amnesty. Well here is the definition of amnesty (Webster):

Amnesty - a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense

If someone is in this country illegally, they must have broken a law, and at least on paper, there is a punishment. So not only would offenses not be punished, they would be rewarded. So here is a new phrase we should use since amnesty appears to not quite capture the moment:

Platinum Amnesty

You heard it here first.

To Laugh or To Cry, That is the Question

Offtopic: a paraphrase of what I saw on CNN. This kind of captures the political mindset on this nicely, doesn't it?

We should stop insulting illegal aliens with such a harsh term and instead call them pre-citizens!