http://www.firesociety.com FireSociety - JAB Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:32:23 GMT admin@firesociety.com FireSociety 60 http://www.firesociety.com/home/mainlogo.gif http://www.firesociety.com http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/12104/Help-Wanted--Bold-Leadership-on-Immigration/?src=103 Help Wanted: Bold Leadership on Immigration Friday , March 30, 2007 By Israel Ortega <br> If there’s one thing Americans agree on, it’s that the United States is a nation of immigrants. Virtually everyone came from somewhere at some time. Even more important, though, is the fact that, after they arrived, they became Americans. Sure, some people hyphenate. One can be African-American, Chinese-American or Italian-American, but there’s an “American” in there somewhere. This country was built by immigrants who understood they were indeed building something valuable. They assimilated to their new land. In a matter of weeks, federal lawmakers plan to renew their efforts to send a much-needed piece of immigration reform legislation to President Bush’s desk. However, it’s not yet clear whether this Congress and this administration will be willing to face down some of the powerful interest groups that aim to exploit immigration for political advantage. Our leaders must show courage if our country is going to welcome a new generation of immigrants and turn them into Americans. One reason lawmakers failed to pass a bill last year is that radical-left Hispanic interest groups and coalitions geared up for a series of protests. These ended up backfiring. Instead ... Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:26:12 GMT JAB http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/12104/Help-Wanted--Bold-Leadership-on-Immigration/?src=103 http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/11172/Elitest-vs.-We-The-People/?src=103 There is a huge disconnect between the elite of this country and the General Citizenry regarding Open Borders. The elite believe that an Open Borders Policy is both economically and politically sound. Economically sound because it provides and endless supply of cheap labor  and politically sound because it provides and endless supply of voters that they can buy with social programs and cash stiffens.  The General Citizenry believe that an Open Borders Policy is both economically and politically unsound. Economically unsound because it squeezes citizens out of jobs at the lower end of the pay scale and politically unsound because they are not represented in Washington by special interest groups.  The elite think that they are being open minded and progressive in their thinking and that We The People are closed minded and bigoted.   Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:39:52 GMT JAB http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/11172/Elitest-vs.-We-The-People/?src=103