Comments on: Another confirmation that enforcement works http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dasher http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1490388 Dasher Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:11:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1490388 During housing price boom, Illegal buys house for $150,000 sells to another illegal $200,000 (profit $50,000 for illegal 1), Illegal 2 sells house to illegal 3 for $250,000 (profit $50,000) to illegal 2, Illegal 3 heads back to Mexico, sticks bank with $250,000 loan and house is trashed by occupants when foreclosed on. During housing price boom, Illegal buys house for $150,000 sells to another illegal $200,000 (profit $50,000 for illegal 1), Illegal 2 sells house to illegal 3 for $250,000 (profit $50,000) to illegal 2, Illegal 3 heads back to Mexico, sticks bank with $250,000 loan and house is trashed by occupants when foreclosed on.

]]> By: Heywood U. Reedmore http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1488729 Heywood U. Reedmore Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:53:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1488729 This is also likely due to the housing slump where a lot of illegal workers were finding jobs. Less building, less job opportunities, less reason to come here in search of those jobs. This is also likely due to the housing slump where a lot of illegal workers were finding jobs. Less building, less job opportunities, less reason to come here in search of those jobs.

]]> By: alwaysright43 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1485279 alwaysright43 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:14:23 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1485279 Not holding my breath with Obama or McCain for that matter. Not holding my breath with Obama or McCain for that matter.

]]> By: HornetSting http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1485089 HornetSting Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:35:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1485089 My parents live in San Antonio, Texas and their neighborhood, just a year ago was overrun by illegal aliens. Now, there are very few families living there. They are still there, with their anchor babies, (looks like a line of ducks walking down the road), but many have left for Mexico. Or maybe it's because everytime they play their radios so loud that it shakes your windows, my parents call the sheriff and report them. Either way, good riddance and don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you. Enforce current immigration laws and build the G*D damn fence! Are you listening, Juan McCain and Hussein Obama? Whoever wins the White House, we must blitz the phones, emails, and faxes to let them know NO AMNESTY! My parents live in San Antonio, Texas and their neighborhood, just a year ago was overrun by illegal aliens. Now, there are very few families living there. They are still there, with their anchor babies, (looks like a line of ducks walking down the road), but many have left for Mexico.
Or maybe it’s because everytime they play their radios so loud that it shakes your windows, my parents call the sheriff and report them.

Either way, good riddance and don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.

Enforce current immigration laws and build the G*D damn fence!

Are you listening, Juan McCain and Hussein Obama? Whoever wins the White House, we must blitz the phones, emails, and faxes to let them know NO AMNESTY!

]]> By: Puritan1648 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1485042 Puritan1648 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:17:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1485042 <blockquote>A sluggish economy and stepped up enforcement of immigration laws could be behind the decline.</blockquote> ...so, the solons at the Pew are telling us that there's an upside to financial collapse? Cool.... Maybe circumstances can tempt some of 'em to stay home...and actually <em>make something</em> of that bag of parts we call Mexico...hard to do when you're exporting all your best talent....

A sluggish economy and stepped up enforcement of immigration laws could be behind the decline.

…so, the solons at the Pew are telling us that there’s an upside to financial collapse? Cool….

Maybe circumstances can tempt some of ‘em to stay home…and actually make something of that bag of parts we call Mexico…hard to do when you’re exporting all your best talent….

]]> By: TheUnrepentantGeek http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484779 TheUnrepentantGeek Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:04:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484779 <blockquote>Are the two presidential candidates even concerned about our country’s security within our borders?? ColtsFan on October 2, 2008 at 6:01 PM</blockquote> In a word, no.

Are the two presidential candidates even concerned about our country’s security within our borders??

ColtsFan on October 2, 2008 at 6:01 PM

In a word, no.

]]> By: ColtsFan http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484759 ColtsFan Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:01:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484759 <blockquote> The effect has been to make illegal immigration less attractive for both employers and workers, which has provided less of an incentive to cross the border. Ed </blockquote> While I salute the efforts at employee verification and securing the border, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198298,00.html" rel="nofollow"> <strong>Visa Overstays </strong></a> still pose a high national security <a href="http://www.cis.org/articles/2006/msktestimony051106.html" rel="nofollow"> risk and threat to our country. </a> As Michelle Malkin has noted in the past, the 9-11 terrorists had tourist visa overstays and thus were in the US illegally. Are the two presidential candidates even concerned about <a href="http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/kouri/2006/01/forgotten-illegal-immigrants.html" rel="nofollow"> our country's security within our borders?? </a>

The effect has been to make illegal immigration less attractive for both employers and workers, which has provided less of an incentive to cross the border.
Ed

While I salute the efforts at employee verification and securing the border, Visa Overstays still pose a high national security
risk and threat to our country.

As Michelle Malkin has noted in the past, the 9-11 terrorists had tourist visa overstays and thus were in the US illegally.

Are the two presidential candidates even concerned about our country’s security within our borders??

]]> By: mrsmwp http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484751 mrsmwp Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:59:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484751 <blockquote>This topic is the one that no conservatives want to discuss right now. We need McCain to win, then we need to hammer the living crap out of him over Immigration. He has friggin’ Juan Hernandez as his immigration advisor. As in Juan “I want open borders and support La Raza” Hernandez. cannonball on October 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM </blockquote> AMEN! I am hardcore against illegal immigration but I am not going to muddy the waters by participating in any McCain-bashing on this subject. I have resisted commenting on several recent immigration posts. My primary objective right now is to get McCain elected. Now, after that happens I will be right back on his and Congress's a** about this subject. My fellow immigration people, don't get distracted. Keep your eye on the ball. We HAVE to win.

This topic is the one that no conservatives want to discuss right now. We need McCain to win, then we need to hammer the living crap out of him over Immigration. He has friggin’ Juan Hernandez as his immigration advisor. As in Juan “I want open borders and support La Raza” Hernandez.

cannonball on October 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM

AMEN! I am hardcore against illegal immigration but I am not going to muddy the waters by participating in any McCain-bashing on this subject. I have resisted commenting on several recent immigration posts. My primary objective right now is to get McCain elected. Now, after that happens I will be right back on his and Congress’s a** about this subject. My fellow immigration people, don’t get distracted. Keep your eye on the ball. We HAVE to win.

]]> By: maverick muse http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484614 maverick muse Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:35:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484614 This morning's radio news clip announced that our "economic slow down" <strong>LAST YEAR</strong> hurt the illegal alien income in America. Boohoohoo. This morning’s radio news clip announced that our “economic slow down” LAST YEAR hurt the illegal alien income in America. Boohoohoo.

]]> By: AZCoyote http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484511 AZCoyote Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:14:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484511 <blockquote>It’s funny how we can count them but we can’t stop them. Cicero43 on October 2, 2008 at 3:49 PM</blockquote> It's not that we <em>can't</em> stop them, it's that our government <em>won't</em> stop them.

It’s funny how we can count them but we can’t stop them.

Cicero43 on October 2, 2008 at 3:49 PM

It’s not that we can’t stop them, it’s that our government won’t stop them.

]]> By: Grue in the Attic http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484447 Grue in the Attic Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:03:00 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484447 <blockquote>Grue in the Attic: that book by Corsi has a copyright on 2007. It’s dry reading, but it will open your eyes to the real possibility of the creation of the NAU. Everything in it is well-documented, not wild-eyed rumors. Christine on October 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM</blockquote> Not the one I was thinking of then. Still, I might get around to looking it up. *eats*

Grue in the Attic: that book by Corsi has a copyright on 2007.
It’s dry reading, but it will open your eyes to the real possibility of the creation of the NAU. Everything in it is well-documented, not wild-eyed rumors.

Christine on October 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM

Not the one I was thinking of then. Still, I might get around to looking it up.

*eats*

]]> By: gridlock2 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484405 gridlock2 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:53:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484405 I would be satisfied with a legal immigration stream of 1,000,000 a year provided the immigrants met certain criteria. 1. Pledged allegience to the United States of America 2. English proficiency 3. Waiting period of five years before eligibility for public assistance 4. Passed knowledge test of US history and civics. 5. No criminal record. Probationary status for first five years Surely this is not too much to ask of people who wish to live in the greatest country on God's Green Earth. I would be satisfied with a legal immigration stream of 1,000,000 a year provided the immigrants met certain criteria.

1. Pledged allegience to the United States of America
2. English proficiency
3. Waiting period of five years before eligibility for public assistance
4. Passed knowledge test of US history and civics.
5. No criminal record. Probationary status for first five years

Surely this is not too much to ask of people who wish to live in the greatest country on God’s Green Earth.

]]> By: Christine http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484389 Christine Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:51:23 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484389 "Maybe our economy is only strong enough to support 10% of the Mexican population." cannonball: just wait 'til our economy will be forced to 'even out'* Canada's and Mexico's economies when the NAU is made real by either administration. *The demise of America and the redistribution of it's wealth are at the heart of the plan. I see the possibility of the worst but hope for the best. If everyone is informed, we have a better chance of survival as a nation. “Maybe our economy is only strong enough to support 10% of the Mexican population.”
cannonball: just wait ’til our economy will be forced to ‘even out’* Canada’s and Mexico’s economies when the NAU is made real by either administration. *The demise of America and the redistribution of it’s wealth are at the heart of the plan.
I see the possibility of the worst but hope for the best. If everyone is informed, we have a better chance of survival as a nation.

]]> By: Fletch54 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484355 Fletch54 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:45:25 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484355 <blockquote>It’s funny how we can count them but we can’t stop them</blockquote>"We" can't even count them accurately. Not by a long shot.

It’s funny how we can count them but we can’t stop them

“We” can’t even count them accurately. Not by a long shot.

]]> By: cannonball http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484348 cannonball Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:44:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484348 This topic is the one that no conservatives want to discuss right now. We need McCain to win, then we need to hammer the living crap out of him over Immigration. He has friggin' Juan Hernandez as his immigration advisor. As in Juan "I want open borders and support La Raza" Hernandez. This topic is the one that no conservatives want to discuss right now. We need McCain to win, then we need to hammer the living crap out of him over Immigration. He has friggin’ Juan Hernandez as his immigration advisor. As in Juan “I want open borders and support La Raza” Hernandez.

]]> By: Christine http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484343 Christine Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:44:22 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484343 Grue in the Attic: that book by Corsi has a copyright on 2007. It's dry reading, but it will open your eyes to the real possibility of the creation of the NAU. Everything in it is well-documented, not wild-eyed rumors. Grue in the Attic: that book by Corsi has a copyright on 2007.
It’s dry reading, but it will open your eyes to the real possibility of the creation of the NAU. Everything in it is well-documented, not wild-eyed rumors.

]]> By: cannonball http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484339 cannonball Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:43:50 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484339 Maybe our economy is only strong enough to support 10% of the Mexican population. Maybe our economy is only strong enough to support 10% of the Mexican population.

]]> By: Christine http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484265 Christine Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:34:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484265 Wait a minute. I will parse just a bit: the Mexican 'gov't' and the US gov't are to blame for the credit crisis' by allowing illegal immigration get to this point, <em>not</em> the majority of Mexican people. Knowing what most Mexicans have to deal with in their lawless system I can understand why they ignore our laws so that they are able to, not really prosper, but survive. They are often the present day slaves, <em>unless</em> they have a job with the drug cartels. That's a completely different kettle of fish. Wait a minute. I will parse just a bit: the Mexican ‘gov’t’ and the US gov’t are to blame for the credit crisis’ by allowing illegal immigration get to this point, not the majority of Mexican people. Knowing what most Mexicans have to deal with in their lawless system I can understand why they ignore our laws so that they are able to, not really prosper, but survive. They are often the present day slaves, unless they have a job with the drug cartels. That’s a completely different kettle of fish.

]]> By: juliesa http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484218 juliesa Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:26:26 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484218 They're building "the fence", as we speak, the one authorized in 2006. If you want a 2000 mile long fence, that's not going to ever happen, so we should be happy that more enforcement is working, and let's have more of that. And get them to privatize Pemex. They’re building “the fence”, as we speak, the one authorized in 2006.

If you want a 2000 mile long fence, that’s not going to ever happen, so we should be happy that more enforcement is working, and let’s have more of that.

And get them to privatize Pemex.

]]> By: onlineanalyst http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484201 onlineanalyst Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:24:21 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484201 What is the rationale for the e-verify <em>ever</em> to expire? What is the rationale for the e-verify ever to expire?

]]> By: Spanglemaker http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484188 Spanglemaker Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:22:19 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484188 It's unfortunate that to reduce the influx of illegal alien criminals into this country, the US has to turn into as big a sh_thole as Mexico is. And El Salvador is. And... It’s unfortunate that to reduce the influx of illegal alien criminals into this country, the US has to turn into as big a sh_thole as Mexico is. And El Salvador is. And…

]]> By: Christine http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484183 Christine Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:21:54 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484183 rockmom on October 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM: You hit it on the head! I would also like to know how many of those bad loans were issued to illegal aliens...Bank of America and Wells Fargo were signing them up without IDs, but in the latter case, it didn't affect WF (our bank) enough to bankrupt it. Yes, WHERE'S THE FENCE! rockmom on October 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM: You hit it on the head!

I would also like to know how many of those bad loans were issued to illegal aliens…Bank of America and Wells Fargo were signing them up without IDs, but in the latter case, it didn’t affect WF (our bank) enough to bankrupt it.

Yes, WHERE’S THE FENCE!

]]> By: RightOFLeft http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484178 RightOFLeft Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:20:53 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484178 <blockquote>Don’t forget the number of people who will start cutting their own grass. DerKrieger on October 2, 2008 at 4:07 PM</blockquote> In all seriousness, yep. That's welcome news for the people of Mexico that their corrupt government is releasing its stranglehold on PEMEX. Unwelcome news if you're an American business looking for a cheap source of labor.

Don’t forget the number of people who will start cutting their own grass.

DerKrieger on October 2, 2008 at 4:07 PM

In all seriousness, yep. That’s welcome news for the people of Mexico that their corrupt government is releasing its stranglehold on PEMEX. Unwelcome news if you’re an American business looking for a cheap source of labor.

]]> By: Grue in the Attic http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484172 Grue in the Attic Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:20:27 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484172 <blockquote>Jerome Corsi’s book The Late Great USA will clarify this for you, (BTW, he isn’t a 9/11 conspiracy theorist).</blockquote> That book was sitting on my parents' shelf long before 9/11, if I'm thinking of the right one. If so, I should probably get around to reading it. *eats*

Jerome Corsi’s book The Late Great USA will clarify this for you, (BTW, he isn’t a 9/11 conspiracy theorist).

That book was sitting on my parents’ shelf long before 9/11, if I’m thinking of the right one. If so, I should probably get around to reading it.

*eats*

]]> By: mindhacker http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/another-confirmation-that-enforcement-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1484146 mindhacker Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:16:33 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=29273#comment-1484146 It will be interesting to see the waves and waves of folks crossing our borders illegally if the "One" is elected as President. It will be interesting to see the waves and waves of folks crossing our borders illegally if the “One” is elected as President.

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