Group holds rally to protest amnesty for illegal immigrants


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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Wearing T-shirts bearing the slogan "Stop the Invasion," and applauding to exhortations such as "take back our country," opponents of amnesty for illegal immigrants gathered today at a Grange hall in Yakima.

About 65 people attended the event, dubbed "Tea Party Against Amnesty and Illegal Immigration," at the Gardner Grange to hear a former U.S. Border Patrol agent speak and to write quick letters to government officials.

"We can deal with it (illegal immigration)," Kent Lundgren, founder and past chairman of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, told the audience.

The event was one of 53 similar rallies held across the country Saturday to speak out against immigration reforms proposed by President Obama's administration. The suggestions include a form of amnesty for undocumented immigrants already living in the United States, as well as a promise for tougher enforcement and a streamlined system for legal immigration.

The attendees, some who came from Seattle and Prosser, shared coffee and homemade cookies with a backdrop of patriotic music, including "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash, coming from speakers hooked to a laptop. Afterward, about 10 or so waved flags and protest signs on the corner of Summitview and 40th avenues.



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Posted by sjuan2 at 11/14/09 06:31PM        Post ID#: #18141

If Obama tries to pass his amnesty plan, he might as well hand over control of congress to the Republicans. He has to keep giving lip service to the illegals because he promised them amnesty, but with 10.2% unemployment there is no way it's going to happen. It will be fun watching amnesty proponents' heads explode when they realize this.

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Posted by MoxeeKid at 11/14/09 06:58PM        Post ID#: #18142

sjuan2

I am sure the people in Detroit will be especially happy to see the illegal aliens made "legal"...

The newly 'legalized" can then apply for the jobs the citizens lost with GM, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers..

Remember when you call the White House you probably need to press 1 for English..


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Posted by Nick at 11/14/09 08:42PM        Post ID#: #18147

The elitist politicians working and living in DC haven't a clue as to what we have to deal with here. Thea re "above" all the common people, since they are also above the law in many ways.

Amnesty is, to them, the easiest way to get rid of the problem - legalize it and sweep it under the rug. It becomes a non-issue with one stroke of the pen - they think. With that stroke, they will only open the floodgates of another 20 million illegals who will be allowed in by piggy-backing on relatives and the sob-sister emotions of the libs. Think back to Reagan's first amnesty, due to pressure from the business community - 3.6 million were given amnesty, then another 4 million were coat-tailed in as well with family connections and they sympathy factor.

They will do all this while we, the taxpayers and common folk pay the price again - literally.

Actually, the best way to fix this is to start prosecuting employers of illegals, who will then stop hiring them, which will cause the illegals to self-deport due to lack of jobs. Problem solved, no cost to the public.

The employers can protect themselves by using the E-Verify system to check for fake or stolen ID's BEFORE THEY HIRE ANYONE. Problem also solved for them.

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Posted by wimpi at 11/14/09 09:23PM        Post ID#: #18151

Well I read that he was going after the employers but that he stopped it for awhile. If you read his book he's got some stuff in there about how ticked off he is at illegal immigration. It said he was disgusted when they started to rebuild after Katrina and he started seeing illegal construction crews on big contracts. Said he doesn't like them flying their Mexican flag.

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Posted by commonman at 11/14/09 09:35PM        Post ID#: #18153

Good comments
1. Enforce protection of border, to protect legal citizens and stop h1n1, swine flu which came from, yes, illegals.
2. Use e-verify
3. Actually expect and dmand local law enforcement report all illegals to ICE for deportation
4.No amnesty to law breakers
5. too many jobs stolen from legal citizens
6.Too many crimes almost 1 million per year, for example over 3500 murdered annually, women and childnren raped,
and hispanics over 6 times greater to drive drunk..
for more info www.uslegals.com
This isn't what we in America needs.

thanks

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Posted by commonman at 11/14/09 09:37PM        Post ID#: #18154

ad to last post

http://www.usillegalaliens.com/

thanks

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Posted by wimpi at 11/14/09 10:33PM        Post ID#: #18157

And the guys should come up by themselves to pick apples, none of this big family up here, big family down there. Somebody's talking these women to come up here and they feel the only thing for them to do is have a giant family and that makes them special. It's some kind of matriarchy.

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Posted by DelawareBob at 11/15/09 08:28AM        Post ID#: #18181

I would have been at the rally had I been there. There can be no amnesty for these illegal aliens. They are destroying this Country, and one would have to be near blind not to see this.

Illegal aliens have made America the dumping ground for all their illegal alien children, then we have to school them and give them free medical care.

I for one, am sick and tired of these illegal aliens snubbing their nose at our immigration laws and the many other laws of this Country. If our Federal Government can not ENFORCE our immigration laws, and get these illegal aliens out of this Country, then let the States do it! One way or another, an end has to come to this illegal immigration, and not with AMNESTY! Amnesty will only encourage more illegal aliens to invade our Country and reward those who broke our laws and raped the American taxpayer in many ways...depressing our wages, taking our jobs, overwhelming our schools with their ILLEGAL ALIEN children, driving without a license or car insurance, all the crime from stolen identities to rape, drugs and everything else.

It's time for ZERO TOLERENCE with these illegal aliens. It's time for them get out of this Country and back in their own Country where they belong. When we get rid of the illegal aliens, we will get rid of all the problems that go with them. THAT IS A FACT!

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