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Columnist pushes hard line in immigration

Columnist pushes hard line in immigration

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Conservative columnist and FOX News Channel contributor Michelle Malkin told a group of University of Wisconsin students Friday the nation needs to enforce its immigration laws more strictly.

The UW College Republicans hosted Malkin’s lecture at Ingraham Hall. College Republicans Chair Sara Mikolajczak said the topic was planned months ago, but considering the immigration issues currently engulfing the campus, it was important to get a view from the conservative side.

“Entry into this country is a privilege, not a right,” Malkin said.

She added that this rule should apply to everyone from native-born citizens to foreigners visiting on visas.

Malkin went on to say that immigration should be strictly guided by the rule of law.

“Without the rule of law, you get chaos,” she said.

She said there are 400,000 illegal immigrants in the U.S. who have been court-ordered to deport, but have remained. Many of these illegal immigrants are released under the assumption that they will honor the court’s order but fail to do so, according to Malkin.

In comparison to this mass of court-ordered deportees, there are only 2,000 federal agents of Homeland Security assigned to take care of the situation, Malkin said. She added that a huge difficulty is the lack of a systematic tracking system to enforce these deportations.

“Catch and release is good for fish, but not good for people,” Malkin said.

Malkin added she realizes federal officials cannot deport all illegal immigrants at once, but they should have priorities on court-ordered deportees.

She said the illegal immigrants need to respect the rules they agreed to upon entry.

“They feel entitled to stay because the law hasn’t caught up to them,” Malkin said. She added while there are loopholes in the system that are exploited by good families, the same loopholes allow criminals the same opportunities.

Malkin said we are not the boarding house to the world, but in fact a sovereign nation. She explained that one exception leads to more until we “end up with complete anarchy,” and the current immigration policies leave our doors wide-open.

“The border fences to both the North and South are a joke,” she said.

College Democrats Chair Claire Rydell said people come here because they want the best for themselves and should be allowed to come legally if they can.

She added the government should focus more on ways to help people once they are in the country instead of building more fences.

Malkin also talked about the sanctuary policy of many cities, saying it is a crime and should be repealed. In order to do so, Malkin said voters need to get serious about voting out officials who are supportive of this policy and other immigration leniencies.

Officials who uphold the sanctuary policy are just trying to help other human beings, Rydell said. They shouldn’t lose their positions because of that help, she added.

“Citizenship has to have meaning if we are to be defined as a country,” Malkin said.

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College Democrats Chair Claire Rydell said people come here because they want the best for themselves and should be allowed to come legally if they can.

She added the government should focus more on ways to help people once they are in the country instead of building more fences.

Glad to see the College Democrats elected someone who doesn’t believe in the laws of the land.

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�Without the rule of law, you get chaos,� she said.

… and without a hint of irony, the writer completely omits reporting the ensuing audience chaos.

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The facts are that illegal aliens do come across our borders illegally and get jobs with stolen Social Security numbers.They then sent 20 billion dollars a year back to Mexico, at the same time holding out their hand for public assistance.When an illegal alien female has a child here in the United States the baby is an American Citizen and entitle to the same benefits as other Americans,with the stolen Social Security card illegal aliens can access those same benefits.Under Federal law illegal aliens are entitle to basis medical care,also by Federal law their children are entitle to an education in our public schools It costs the American tax payer around 45 billion dollars a year to pay for those benefits, Free medical care,WIC, Rent assistance,Food stamps, and Translators and free lunches for their children in our public schools. American cities along our Southern border provide free emergency medical care for Mexican citizens, and what do the pregnant Mexican women do in return ? They come across the border to have their babies ( American Citizens). How about Elvira Arellano and her child,she was deported came back,had the child and return to work with a stolen Social Security number,she also had been in our country for 10 years,but had to have a translator at her news conference! Earlier last year illegal aliens demonstrated in the streets of our cities demanding amnesty and flying the American flag upside down below the Mexican flag and carrying signs saying “this land is ours Gringo” Those same Mexicans didn’t stay in their own country and fight the injustice they face there. . I would ask you the same question I ask Ruben Navarrette The Hispanic Columnist (which he has refuse to answer) what do you tell the millions of immigrants waiting in other countries around the world that want to come here the legal way? You don’t take your first step to become an American citizen by committing an illegal act! Just because we share common borders that illegal aliens can wade or walk across to get here,does not give them the automatic right to American Citizenship It’s worth more than that!

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There’s going to be 1,573,000 comments by the end of the day…

That fact is that the “rule of law” is imposed fairly arbitrarily, or rather, to the benefit of political and economic elites. It is also largely set by those same people. Why is undocumented immigration “illegal”? Because someone said it would be. At the same time, using the “rule of law” to deprive people of their ability to survive—not profit, but survive—is incredibly difficult to justify. “Rule of law” was used to enforce slavery and Jim Crow, deport anarchists and communists, intern Japanese (which Malkin supported), and use the military to suppress labor strikes.

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I heard one of your “students” called Ms. Malkin a dumb f**k. Real classy. What a bunch of children.

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Let’s just invade Mexico, take it, keep it and drive all the Mexicans further south. Kill ‘em if they offer any resistance.

BTW, Ellen Page is not a talented actress. Let her go back to Canada and star in cheap, shlocky low-budget Canadian productions. Leave the professional acting to Americans and the British. Damn canucks are coming down here now and taking away all our jobs. Who else wants to invade?

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The SAVE ACT is the best and only chance we have, before the new president steps into the Oval Office. Any one of the three will pander to the pro-illegal immigration lobby.

Instead of complaining like most patriotic americans are doing, I communicate THE SAVE ACT to hundreds of free forums, bulletin boards and newspaper comments lines every day. We can all do something to promote the SAVE ACT. The Save Act its not perfect, but it is the best we can do before the Congress recesses at the end of the year. Pro-illegal immigrant House Speaker Pelosi is trying to derail bill (4088) but with only 15 more co-signers to go, we are progressing favorably.

Remember there are powerful influences against any “enforcement” laws and it will re-inforce the 1986 Simpson/Mazzoli Control law. The special interest lobby will go to any length to pressure to undermine the SAVE ACT that enforces state immigration laws. The special interest groups have all the money that is funded by unaware taxpayers. This includesMEChA and La Raza (The Race) that openly advocate creating an apartheid style Hispanic only nation of Aztlan in what is the American South West. Separatist racist groups including La Raza, MEChA, LULAC, MALDEF, CHIRLA, La Voz de Atzlan, Zapatista Army of National Liberation and Mexicanos Sin Fronteras (Mexicans Without Borders). Not to forget the corporate machine, big religion, the ACLU, Southern Poverty league and even the US Chamber of Commerce. Many of these organizations are run by Marxist, Communist and just pure Anti-American zealots. Entities like the Ford Foundation supports these pure anti-sovereignty coalitions.

We are receiving pure propaganda, spin or rhetoric of from the pro-illegal immigrant zealots. Read the forums, bulletin boards and comments? You will quickly learn that predator employers are hiring illegal immigrants, because its cheaper and they don’t have to pay out of their profits. Not only are illegals stealing African-Americans jobs, but all of our citizens. They are taking the jobs of a wide spectrum of American workers, with no consequences. That is why we must enact the Federal SAVE ACT and stop this travesty of our immigration laws. Democrat lawmakers are the real culprits, because their holding back their vote in Congress. They know that the new president will sign into law a massive AMNESTY, giving the 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

California as an example is in a real chaos, concerning it’s pandering to the special interest lobby. Assemblywoman Mimi Walters, a Republican from Oceanside, said illegal immigrants are costing California taxpayers an estimated $9 billion dollars each year. The governor has ordered the release of 22.000 inmates, who are considered low-risk; low danger to the public. READ AND YOU DECIDE FOR YOURSELF? NUMBERSUSA! AMERICAN PATROL! VDARE! FAIRUS! UNIPAC!

America cannot afford to enact another AMNESTY? The ramifications are unthinkable on each states economy? Taxpayers will have to support even more illegal immigrants as the word gets out and millions more will pour into our nation.

Keep calling your Congressmen today to co-author THE SAVE ACT! Toll free numbers include 18778516437 and 18662200044, or call toll 12022243121 AND REGISTER YOUR OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to keep our country from enforcing its immigration laws!

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The SAVE ACT is the best and only chance we have, before the new president steps into the Oval Office. Any one of the three will pander to the pro-illegal immigration lobby.

Instead of complaining like most patriotic americans are doing, I communicate THE SAVE ACT to hundreds of free forums, bulletin boards and newspaper comments lines every day. We can all do something to promote the SAVE ACT. The Save Act its not perfect, but it is the best we can do before the Congress recesses at the end of the year. Pro-illegal immigrant House Speaker Pelosi is trying to derail bill (4088) but with only 15 more co-signers to go, we are progressing favorably.

Remember there are powerful influences against any “enforcement” laws and it will re-inforce the 1986 Simpson/Mazzoli Control law. The special interest lobby will go to any length to pressure to undermine the SAVE ACT that enforces state immigration laws. The special interest groups have all the money that is funded by unaware taxpayers. This includesMEChA and La Raza (The Race) that openly advocate creating an apartheid style Hispanic only nation of Aztlan in what is the American South West. Separatist racist groups including La Raza, MEChA, LULAC, MALDEF, CHIRLA, La Voz de Atzlan, Zapatista Army of National Liberation and Mexicanos Sin Fronteras (Mexicans Without Borders). Not to forget the corporate machine, big religion, the ACLU, Southern Poverty league and even the US Chamber of Commerce. Many of these organizations are run by Marxist, Communist and just pure Anti-American zealots. Entities like the Ford Foundation supports these pure anti-sovereignty coalitions.

We are receiving pure propaganda, spin or rhetoric of from the pro-illegal immigrant zealots. Read the forums, bulletin boards and comments? You will quickly learn that predator employers are hiring illegal immigrants, because its cheaper and they don’t have to pay out of their profits. Not only are illegals stealing African-Americans jobs, but all of our citizens. They are taking the jobs of a wide spectrum of American workers, with no consequences. That is why we must enact the Federal SAVE ACT and stop this travesty of our immigration laws. Democrat lawmakers are the real culprits, because their holding back their vote in Congress. They know that the new president will sign into law a massive AMNESTY, giving the 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

California as an example is in a real chaos, concerning it’s pandering to the special interest lobby. Assemblywoman Mimi Walters, a Republican from Oceanside, said illegal immigrants are costing California taxpayers an estimated $9 billion dollars each year. The governor has ordered the release of 22.000 inmates, who are considered low-risk; low danger to the public. READ AND YOU DECIDE FOR YOURSELF? NUMBERSUSA! AMERICAN PATROL! VDARE! FAIRUS! UNIPAC!

America cannot afford to enact another AMNESTY? The ramifications are unthinkable on each states economy? Taxpayers will have to support even more illegal immigrants as the word gets out and millions more will pour into our nation.

Keep calling your Congressmen today to co-author THE SAVE ACT! Toll free numbers include 18778516437 and 18662200044, or call toll 12022243121 AND REGISTER YOUR OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to keep our country from enforcing its immigration laws!

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The Mexican sometimes forget that they LOST territory when they LOST the war. They also seem to want to forget that they sold some territory to the USA.

I’m sure that the Russians would like to take back the sale of Alaska and the French probably have mixed feeling about the Louisiana Purchase. But you don’t see Russia and France sending millions of invaders over the border ala the Mexican Reconquista campaign.

And don’t even get me started on how the Britons would like to recover the land taken by the Angles and Saxons - who then up and got it conquered by the Normans.

I guess the current citizens of the USA can lose their land to others, it happens all the time - just look at Darfur.

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As a liberal, I am frustrated that my “fellow liberals” don’t understand that preventing illegal immigration is a liberal issue. The only ones who benefit from illegal immigrants are the wealthy business owners. The average working person sees a drop in wages due to illegals. Union wages are undermined as wealthy businessmen hire illegals to do the work at minimum wage.

I feel bad for poor Mexicans, but as American citizens we have a responsibility to our own citizens first and foremost. Allowing millions of illegal immigrants into the country is not in the best interest of the working class American, but it is in the interest of the wealthy-usually GOP- businessmen.

The place to start with this problem is quite simple. We immediately revoke the license to do business of anyone found to be employing an illegal alien.We then charge the employer with a criminal act and levy a heavy fine-say 25k per illegal employee. The supply of illegals would dry up almost immediately.

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“Officials who uphold the sanctuary policy are just trying to help other human beings, Rydell said. They shouldn�t lose their positions because of that help, she added.”

Nice of them to be so generous with the wealth, health, and safety of others. If they want to help other human beings, i.e. would-be illegal aliens, let them do missions or send dollars to the countries they’re from. It’s not really charity if other people (US citizens) have to pay for it and bear the consequences of it.

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Catch and release also works just like it does for fish, the more you release the greater the stock multiplies.

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That Demo Chair gal doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She’s just spewing the liberal elite talking points as “They’re hard working and just come here to better themselves”, etc. Did anyone mention that at least 25 Americans are killed by illegal alien drunk drivers or murderers EACH AND EVER DAY? Think about it. Is it worth the cheap labor to be invaded by 40 million Mexicans and other nationals who don’t assimilate and don’t respect our laws?

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“The average working person sees a drop in wages due to illegals.”

Absoulutely right. There is immense irony in comparing “use the military to suppress labor strikes” to stopping illegal immigration.

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Los Angels County:

10% of Los Angeles County residents are illegal aliens (the highest percentage of county residents in the country)

Illegal aliens cost the county greater than one billion dollars per year in taxpayer costs, not counting education. Breakdown: $444 million for welfare and food stamps $400 million for health care $220 million for correctional services, law enforcement and other public safety costs

New statistics from the Department of Public Social Services reveal that illegal aliens and their families in Los Angeles County collected over $37 million in welfare and food stamp allocations in November 2007, which is up $3 million dollars from September.

Children of illegal aliens receive 25% of welfare and food stamp money.

—-Mike Antonovich, LA County Supervisor

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So Claire Rydell you think any foreigner who wants to have a better life at Americans expense should be allowed in? In other words you want to let 2 billion foreigners move here and are willing to give up 80% of your salary to support them.

Sorry me and most Americans do not agree, but hey you are welcome to sell 80% of what you now have then give that money plus your future earnings to poor people overseas.

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just.throw.them.out.

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Rampant population growth threatens our economy and quality of life. Immigration, both legal and illegal, are fueling this growth.

I’m not talking just about the obvious problems that we see in the news - growing dependence on foreign oil, carbon emissions, resource shortages, soaring commodity prices, etc. I’m talking about the effect upon rising unemployment and poverty in America.

I should introduce myself. I am the author of a book titled “Five Short Blasts: A New Economic Theory Exposes The Fatal Flaw in Globalization and Its Consequences for America.” To make a long story short, my theory is that, as population density rises beyond some optimum level, per capita consumption of products begins to decline out of the need to conserve space. People who live in crowded conditions simply don�t have enough space to use and store many products. This declining per capita consumption, in the face of rising productivity (per capita output, which always rises), inevitably yields rising unemployment and poverty.

This theory has huge implications for U.S. policy toward population management, especially immigration policy. Our policies of encouraging high rates of immigration are rooted in the belief of economists that population growth is a good thing, fueling economic growth. Through most of human history, the interests of the common good and business (corporations) were both well-served by continuing population growth. For the common good, we needed more workers to man our factories, producing the goods needed for a high standard of living. This population growth translated into sales volume growth for corporations. Both were happy.

But, once an optimum population density is breached, their interests diverge. It is in the best interest of the common good to stabilize the population, avoiding an erosion of our quality of life through high unemployment and poverty. However, it is still in the interest of corporations to fuel population growth because, even though per capita consumption goes into decline, total consumption still increases. We now find ourselves in the position of having corporations and economists influencing public policy in a direction that is not in the best interest of the common good.

The U.N. ranks the U.S. with eight other countries - India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Uganda, Ethiopia and China - as accounting for fully half of the world�s population growth by 2050. The U.S. is the only developed country still experiencing third world-like population growth, most of which is due to immigration. It’s absolutely imperative that our population be stabilized, and that’s impossible without dramatically reining in immigration, both legal and illegal.

If you�re interested in learning more about this important new economic theory, I invite you to visit my web site at OpenWindowPublishingCo.com where you can read the preface for free, join in my blog discussion and, of course, purchase the book if you like. (It’s also available at Amazon.com.)

Please forgive the somewhat “spammish” nature of the previous paragraph. I just don’t know how else to inject this new perspective into the immigration debate without drawing attention to the book that explains the theory.

Pete Murphy Author, Five Short Blasts

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Before The Hart-Celler Act of 1965 (Thank you Senator Kennedy)and the 1986 Amnesty Act ( Thank you Senator Kennedy) most Americans wanted population control in the US.Now we allow in around 2,000,000 legal immigrants a year plus their extended families,(Mother,Father,Sister ,Brother and their children.)That adds millions more.Then you have the 12-20 million illegal Aliens that Congress wants to give Amnesty to.If that’s granted,then you have their extended families,which will add millions more.Then you have the 500,000 that still cross our southern border illegally each year.The US current population is 301,000,000,not to long ago we exported our surplus food,now we import half,In the near future 36 states will have a water shortage,Some studies show the US population at 450,000,000 by the year 2050.Has anyone ask their Congressman and Senators what quality of life our Children and Grand Children will have? Social Security,in 1996 the Social Security Administration signed an agreement with Mexico that will give Social Security payments to some of the 12-20 million illegal aliens once they are granted amnesty, total cost over 50 billion dollars a year.Add the 45 billion dollars each year that the American tax payer donates for illegal aliens free medical care,food stamps,WIC,rent assistance,free school lunches,and translators at schools for their children and we have a ticking time bomb.Amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens and endless immigration is not the answer.I encourage everyone to write their Congressman and Senators and ask them what the total cost to the American tax payer will be if they grant amnesty to those 12-20 million illegal aliens,after all you and I and our children will foot the bill for their decision

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TAR AND FEATHER PELOSI WITH PORKY PINE QUILES, SHE IS A DISCRACE, WHO DOES SHE WORK FOR? SHE DOESN,T WANT TO ENFORCE AMERICAS IMMIGRATION LAWS, WHAT FORIEGN POWER DOES SHE WANT TO TAKE OVER AMERICA. WE HAVE MILLIONS OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND AMERICANS WITHOUT JOBS , NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD SUGGEST WHAT SHE STANDS FOR ,SHE NEEDS A MENTAL CHECK UP GET HER OUT IN THE FRESH AIR, IF SHE REPRESENTS OUR GOVERNMENT, THAN GOD HELP US. STEVE.

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