Maine: A Sanctuary state for illegal immigrants?! (Portland, Kittery: apartment, to rent)
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I'm having trouble getting from this statement to the next one....
sentiment was something along the lines of God, Guts and Guns and that you weren't a true Texan unless you owned at least one assault rifle because you never "knew when you would need it".
the first one sounds as if you're saying all Texans do this (drinking and shooting their guns off into the air...)....and now you're talking about just having a gun in case you need it.
whatever.
LOL, I lived in TX and didn't stand around drinking and shooting my gun in the air, no one else i knew did either. I didn't have an "assault rifle" either, though I suppose a Winchester '94 might have been considered one a hundred years ago.
Some people have been known to hunt the highly dangerous "standing road sign", or occasionally take a disagreement out of the bar and settle it with shotguns in the parking lot (only once that I saw), but overall, I druther be in TX than Wash. D.C. (where despite having highly restrictive gun laws they also have a high murder rate).
I fully agree. These illegals may have full intentions of coming here for a better life, but I think that it would be more productive if they fought for a better quality of life in Mexico.
The vast majority of the people of the USA have had enough, but the worthless politicians don't care--Republicans want cheap labor and Democrats want votes. It's a lose lose situation. People better wake-up before it's too late (of course it may already be too late now)!!!
I agree. It would be impossible to stop every single one of them, but the situation could be seriously curtailed if someone really wanted it done.
I agree. It would be impossible to stop every single one of them, but the situation could be seriously curtailed if someone really wanted it done.
Indeed, the situation could be improved. Perhaps instead of stationing troops all over the world, we could bring them home to protect the homeland. Our borders invite a "trojan horse" while our men and women are assigned overseas. Now, there are so many millions of these people in this nation that we have waited far too long to deal with the situation. I just don't understand why the people of ME permit a governor to take such ridiculous action. Don't you have a recall method in your state constitution? If so, use it and get rid of this person who circumvents federal law.
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I can't stand this governor. Immigration is a big problem here in Maine. Not Mexicans though but Somalis. Where I work there is a very large number of Somalis that work here and they can barely speak any English. My co-worker who is as fed up with Somalis as I am said that he has heard them say things like they don't have to work because the government gives them checks just for being here. I say there should be a law on the books that no immigrant, legal or illegal gets any government welfare or support when coming to this country. The only exception I would make is for people who are fleeing political persecution. We have enough lazy Americans getting government handouts that refuse to work we don't have to support the rest of the worlds bums too.
If you want to come to our country and work that's good but if you are here for the welfare checks...GET OUT!!!
But I blame the problems of this state on the idiots that keep voting Democrats into office. The Republicans aren't perfect but if you look as a whole the Republicans are for lower taxes, stopping the influx of illegals, and cutting spending. While the Democrats want to make illegal aliens able to vote, higher taxes (including raising the gas taxes), and wild spending.
Meanwhile the idiots of this state keep voting for all the bond issues that people bring forth. It makes me want to get on the ballot to have people give me a $10,000,000 bond for my own personal use. I bet the idiots in this state would vote for it too!! But yet if something that would actually help lower the tax burden in this state like a casino they vote against it. I think the people of this state deserve to be the highest taxed state in the nation.
This is no longer an immigration problem, it is, for all intents and purposes, a migration issue!
The green card aliens up here doing the pre-commercial thinning are sending tens of thousands of dollars each, per year to the homeland. They spend only what they need to and do not contribute substantially to the local economy!
The H1B and H2B visa system is constantly abused in this country to depress wages for American. Cite the provisions and conditions of prevailing wage all you want. In many cases, the employers aren't offering it!
Maine does have a couple of things going for it. The winters are cold. Drive by shootings are rare, because Mainers tend to shoot back!
I remember when the Somalians were first settling in Lewiston. The mayor addressed a letter to the community to curtail the influx for financial reasons. He was attacked for being racist and homophobic!
AMEN!! Both parties have permitted this insanity. Yes, both parties have a noose around our necks (but the dems have a shorter noose). Personally, I am looking for a third party that will stand up for the people of this nation. Ostensibly, the candidates that I support never even make the final election. I am giving Ron Paul a close look, but he doesn't stand a chance. I just wish someone would stand up for us for a change!
Sorry for delayed response. The two parties have a choke hold on our government. They all sound like there going to be different running for office but in the end they work for their party and not for american people. I can't say I am crazy about Ron Paul. Though I consider myself liberatarian I don't agree with everything he says nor more importantly he wouldn't beat Hilary or Obama. Mike Huckabee wants to get rid of the income tax (direct tax) and replace it with a national sales tax. I've done a lot research on this and I would vote for him just for that. But in the end I am still a slave to voting for who I think can beat the leading Dem.
This is an e-mail I got from a Republican running for Maine Congress...
By Dean Scontras, Republican Candidate for Congress
11/13/2007 Special Edition to the Portland Press Herald
The governor of New York recently ignited a firestorm of outrage with an executive order to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens. Fortunately, the people overwhelmingly rejected the governor's ill-advised plan. There is now talk in Albany of recalling the governor.
Last spring, the Washington political establishment was essentially overthrown when it tried to pass an amnesty bill for illegals. Enraged Americans of all political stripes jammed Capitol Hill switchboards to prevent that horrendous, 1,000- page bill from becoming law.
The American people have made it clear that they oppose granting rights to illegal aliens. That message has not penetrated the consciousness of the people who control the Legislature and the governor's mansion in Maine.
Most Mainers don't realize that our state already issues driver's licenses to people who are in the country illegally.
But the situation is even worse than that. There is no residency requirement.
We give out licenses to people who don't live in Maine -- who never have and never will.
Our policy is so lax and careless that foreign-language publications urge illegals to travel here to get a license.
Last summer the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine began investigating cases of people being paid to bring illegal aliens to Maine specifically to get a driver's license.
U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby was quoted as saying she knew of cases in which illegal aliens had obtained Maine licenses and used them to buy guns and commit crimes.
A legal Maine resident applying for a license must supply a Social Security number.
Illegal aliens need not worry about that. Our policy allows them to enter the number 999-99-9999. If they pass the driving test, they get a license.
We have no idea if they are international fugitives or Hezbollah operatives, because staffers at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices are not allowed to ask. Under an executive order by Gov. Baldacci, state employees are prohibited from inquiring about the immigration status of anyone applying for welfare benefits or licenses.
The problem is getting worse. In August 2006, there were 3,788 names in the motor vehicle registry with the 999-99-9999 identifier. There are now more than 5,300 such names on the list.
Apparently word is spreading that Maine is an "easy mark" for illegal aliens looking for licenses.
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who oversees the motor vehicle bureau, says this situation can't be improved because bureau employees are not immigration agents. Yet, 43 other states ban licenses for illegals, so obviously it can be done.
The problem is that state officials are adhering to the governor's order establishing Maine as a "sanctuary state" for illegal aliens.
In this age of terrorism, national security should be paramount. The Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers held 16 driver's licenses and 14 state-issued ID cards, enabling them to rent cars and apartments, open bank accounts, take flying lessons, board flights and blend into American society while they planned their attacks.
For illegals, a license opes the gate for welfare, Medicaid and other social services that cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, each immigrant without a high school diploma will cost U.S. taxpayers an average of $89,000 over the course of a lifetime, more than the value of any taxes the immigrant will pay.
That does not include the cost of educating the immigrants' children, which U.S. taxpayers subsidize to the tune of $8 billion annually.
Food stamps and medical benefits for illegal aliens cost us $65 billion a year. And the cost of incarcerating illegal alien criminals adds billions more.
More than 100 years ago my grandparents entered this country through Ellis Island, legally, as did many of yours.
Maine needs to get back to first principles and ensure that our licenses are issued only to lawful U.S. residents who can prove that they live in Maine, and came here legally.
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A third-generation Maine native born and raised in Kittery, Dean Scontras is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in Maine's 1st Congressional District. Dean resides in Eliot with his wife Dawn and their two children, Jack and Zoe.
Dean is available for interviews on this critical issue. To arrange an interview, please e-mail press@teamdean08.com, or call Campaign Manager Michael Pajak at (207) 807-0994. For more information on the Dean Scontras for Congress campaign, please visit Dean Scontras.
Sorry for delayed response. The two parties have a choke hold on our government. They all sound like there going to be different running for office but in the end they work for their party and not for american people. I can't say I am crazy about Ron Paul. Though I consider myself liberatarian I don't agree with everything he says nor more importantly he wouldn't beat Hilary or Obama. Mike Huckabee wants to get rid of the income tax (direct tax) and replace it with a national sales tax. I've done a lot research on this and I would vote for him just for that. But in the end I am still a slave to voting for who I think can beat the leading Dem.
Great points! Indeed, I would also be interested in Huckabee. However, I think that the people will put Hillary in office which will essentially destroy what is left of this wonderful nation. We need a viable third party!
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