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heck i have friendsa who wereborn igermnay when aprents in army;does that enmean they are germans citizens with work rights there? No nor does Mexcio do the same.
Nice work. I couldn't find a link that didn't have some form of the word wet back (without spacing in between) in it. CDF has filters that prevent that word from being posted so you can't post a link with the word in it....
Nice work. I couldn't find a link that didn't have some form of the word wet back (without spacing in between) in it. CDF has filters that prevent that word from being posted so you can't post a link with the word in it....
How well did that 1954 operation work?
Until those that hire illegals are arrested nothing will change, all the whining in the world will not change that and neither will Obama or Romney.
How well did that 1954 operation work?
Until those that hire illegals are arrested nothing will change, all the whining in the world will not change that and neither will Obama or Romney.
Fifty-three years ago, when newly elected Dwight Eisenhower moved into the White House, America's southern frontier was as porous as a spaghetti sieve. As many as 3 million illegal migrants had walked and waded northward over a period of several years for jobs in California, Arizona, Texas, and points beyond.
President Eisenhower cut off this illegal traffic. He did it quickly and decisively with only 1,075 United States Border Patrol agents – less than one-tenth of today's force. The operation is still highly praised among veterans of the Border Patrol.
Although there is little to no record of this operation in Ike's official papers, one piece of historic evidence indicates how he felt. In 1951, Ike wrote a letter to Sen. William Fulbright (D) of Arkansas. The senator had just proposed that a special commission be created by Congress to examine unethical conduct by government officials who accepted gifts and favors in exchange for special treatment of private individuals.
General Eisenhower, who was gearing up for his run for the presidency, said "Amen" to Senator Fulbright's proposal. He then quoted a report in The New York Times, highlighting one paragraph that said: "The rise in illegal border-crossing by Mexican 'wetbacks' to a current rate of more than 1,000,000 cases a year has been accompanied by a curious relaxation in ethical standards extending all the way from the farmer-exploiters of this contraband labor to the highest levels of the Federal Government."
Evidently not much has changed except we don't even bother to enforce the law anymore.
Until those that hire illegals are arrested nothing will change, all the whining in the world will not change that and neither will Obama or Romney.
Once we get Big Business and the Lobbyists out of DC, then things can change. But for now all ICE can really go after is small business owners who have little or no lobbyist power. Also E-Verify needs to be made mandatory and not voluntary.
At least Israel has some balls. When will our government grow a pair?
As long as liberals are in charge.................never.
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