Republicans lie to Mexicans/Hispanics

[techweenie]

Republican radio spots airing in Nevada and Arizona on Spanish language stations are making false claims.

The Spanish-language ad says (as translated) that Democrats "voted to treat millions of hardworking immigrants as felons."

It also says that Republicans want to create legislation "to honor our immigrants."

I wonder who they think they're fooling? And why are the Republicans pitching to people who cannot vote? Are they planning to enfranchise them as Republican supporters when they are given amnesty?

Discuss.

[Hugh R]

Tech

You said the key word "when" they are given amnesty. Of course they're sucking up to the illegals. Lots of republicans AND democrats want a guest worker program (aka amnesty).

Weren't the dems and the reps both talking about them paying fines (you pay a fine for breaking the law... perhaps a felony, perhaps not).

I'm getting tired of cleaning my own toilet. Anyone got an illegal they can spare?

[wcc]

Originally posted by Hugh R
I'm getting tired of cleaning my own toilet. Anyone got an illegal they can spare?

I'll check when I get home but I'm pretty sure he's got a green card......

[Racerbvd]

If they are illegals send em home or shoot em, fine the crap out of those who hire them!!

[bryanthompson]

I'm glad to see that your ten mile long sig is starting to shrink, byron.

[kach22i]

Bush speaks Spanish, I hope he does so better than he does English.

Should this be a "States" issue or a "Federal" issue?

I'm not sure myself, it is a political issue but with regional appeal.

[Don Ro]

Originally posted by techweenie
And why are the Republicans pitching to people who cannot vote? Are they planning to enfranchise them as Republican supporters when they are given amnesty?

Re: this issue, you guys are diddlin' w/your foreskin thinking that one side of the aisle is pure and the other isn't.
We are war w/our own gov't - Dems/Reps...Period!
Wake the ***** up.
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Activists sign up protesters to put them on road to polls
10:07 PM CDT on Sunday, April 9, 2006
By DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News

Some of the biggest pro-illegal immigration rallies lately have featured a disturbing phenomenon: Democratic Party operatives conducting voter registration drives.

After Sunday's massive illegal-immigration rally in Dallas, for instance, the Dallas Morning News headlined their coverage: "Activists sign up protesters to put them on road to polls."

The paper quoted Lena Levario, a criminal defense lawyer who's running as a Democrat to be a judge:
"I am so optimistic that I have 5,000 voter registration cards," she told the News.

Also working the illegal immigration rally was David Hanschen, another Democratic candidate for judge. He handed out fliers that read: " Vota Democrata en 2006."

Elsewhere activists exhorted: "We march today, we vote tomorrow."
While no one involved in the voter drives would admit to knowingly registering illegals, the phenomenon wasn't limited to the Dallas rally.

The San Diego Union Tribune reports that organizers of that city's weekend march foresaw the potential to harness the energy present in the pro-illegal protests and convert it into Latino voting power.

"I think it is very clear that it has the potential for mobilizing both nonregistered U.S. citizen Latinos as well as pushing Latinos to naturalize," Harry Pachon, director of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, told the paper.
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/041006dnmetvoting.80611f1.html
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[Mulhollanddose]

Originally posted by techweenie
The Spanish-language ad says (as translated) that Democrats "voted to treat millions of hardworking immigrants as felons."

Actually more Democrats voted for the bill than Republicans.

edit: Sensenbrenner put the felony language in the bill to bring attention to the issue, to get people riled up. The Republicans softened the language, but the Democrats (hoping that the media would give them cover fire--which is exactly what happened) fought to keep the felony language in the bill and passed it.

Besides...who gives a ***** what criminals (illegals) and their supporters think?

[techweenie]

Originally posted by Hugh R
Tech

You said the key word "when" they are given amnesty. Of course they're sucking up to the illegals. Lots of republicans AND democrats want a guest worker program (aka amnesty).

True.

And every time Dubya gives another speech promoting 'amnesty' another quarter million cross the border from Mexico.

But the fact that Bush and Boxer are both playing politics with a critical segment of our workforce has little to do with the fact that Republicans are pandering to Spanish-speakers with obvious and embarrassing lies.

[speeder]

Anchor babies can vote, and they are going to vote for whichever party gave their parents/aunts/uncles/cousins/older siblings a break.

The corrupt US political parties are always thinking of the future, 18 years goes by before you know it and they both know that in 18 yrs. the "Latino vote" will control the outcome of all US elections.

The party is over for the honkey/gabacho.

[pbs911]

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[VINMAN]

If they would stay in their country, then they wouldnt have to worry about Americans lying to them....

[Mulhollanddose]

Originally posted by VINMAN
If they would stay in their country, then they wouldnt have to worry about Americans lying to them....

Nor would they be trying to distract from the real issue, that they are illegal and sucking off Uncle Sam.

[pbs911]

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[widebody911]

Here's some fodder for the Strombergs among you

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/hispanic.asp

[914GT]

Here are some pictures taken in San Diego, Mexico .... uh, I mean California.

[bigrubberjeep]

Originally posted by Racerbvd
If they are illegals send em home or shoot em, fine the crap out of those who hire them!!

Interesting thought, now if we could only make it retroactive to the early 1800's

[teenerted1]

Originally posted by bigrubberjeep
Interesting thought, now if we could only make it retroactive to the early 1800's

then the white man would be the illegals.

[914GT]

Originally posted by teenerted1
then the white man would be the illegals.

I kind of suspect that that's what he's inferring. The fact is, millions of people have come here from all over the globe since 1800, and most of them legally until the last 20-30 years or so.

[red-beard]

The Repulicans put in a change to the House Bill to change the "Felony" to a "Misdemeaner". And all of the Democrats voted the amendment down.

So, the radio ad is the truth.