Immigrant rights activists wary about president˙s plan
by Susan Ferriss
McClatchy Newspapers
25 January 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - President Bush˙s State of the Union call for
assimilation - but not amnesty - for illegal immigrants could present
America with conflicting goals if Congress is not careful, some immigrant
rights activists fear.
If Americans want immigrants to assimilate, then it doesn˙t make sense -
as
Bush seemed to suggest in his speech Tuesday - to create a system to
require millions of residents to wait for a protracted period of time to
even be allowed to apply for U.S. citizen****p, said Francisco Estrada,
director of public policy for the Sacramento office of the Mexican
American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
´It˙s a contradiction to say, `We want you to assimilate as fast as
possible, but we want you to wait as long as 10 or 15 years before you can
even become a citizen,˙ˇ said Estrada, whose state - California - has the
most to gain or lose with Wa****ngton˙s decisions on immigration reform.
Illegal immigrants live and work all over the country, but California is
home to the biggest concentration, with an estimated 2.5 to 2.7 million
undo***ented people out of 11 to 12 million nationally.
Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., said he believes Americans might accept a
selective legalization requiring foreigners to earn permanent legal
residency - or ´green cardˇ status - only after a prolonged wait with
certain requirements to fill to show they are assimilating. Some Americans
would rather the undo***ented never be allowed to become citizens, Lungren
said.
´I just don˙t think that they (Americans) want a cheap path to
citizen****p,ˇ Lungren said ...
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www.PredatoryAliens.com
www.ImmigrationsHumanCost.org
www.DayLaborers.org
www.alipac.us
"The Illegal-Alien Crime Wave" by Heather MacDonald
www.City-Journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html
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www.AmericanPatrol.com
www.SaveOurState.org
www.EscapingJustice.com
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"The federal issue of border security quickly becomes
a local one when feds refuse to enforce the law. Local
law enforcement agencies in Everytown, USA are
forced to respond."
-- Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch www.JudicialWatch.org
"Unfortunately, the majority of illegal aliens who are here are engaged
in criminal activity. Identity theft, use of fraudulent Social Security
numbers and green cards, tax evasion, driving without licenses represent
some of the crimes that are engaged in by the majority of illegal aliens
on
a daily basis merely to maintain and hide their illegal status. In
addition, violent crime and drug distribution and possession is also
prevalent among illegal aliens. Over 25% of today's federal prison
population are illegal aliens. In some areas of the country, 12% of
felonies, 25% of burglaries and 34% of thefts are committed by illegal
aliens."
-- Testimony of District Attorney John M. Morganelli before the House
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border, Security and Claims [Note: 99% of
warrants for murder in Los Angeles, California -- the USA's 2nd
most-populous city -- are for illegal aliens]
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom in
the minds of men."
- Samuel Adams
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