Comments on: Illegal Immigration http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:34:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Bob Summer http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-693 Bob Summer Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:13:15 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-693 Wow, I was unaware that you held these STRONG views against illegal aliens...and I aggre, and applaud those statements...and MOST "native" NC citizens are just plain SICK and tired of the status quo ...and more illegals overrunning our state... Just one question, WHY have you not got more senators to see things the same way you say you see them? Instead of the way the President and "power" politicans want to see it.??? Maybe, you are not so presuavsave, or perhaps really committed...or maybe you just don't really mean what you say....heck its just for us poor folks back in NC.....say we haven't seen you lately down here....has your visa run out ??? You come back now, ya-hear? Wow, I was unaware that you held these STRONG views against illegal aliens…and I aggre, and applaud those statements…and MOST “native” NC citizens are just plain SICK and tired of the status quo …and more illegals overrunning our state…
Just one question, WHY have you not got more senators to see things the same way you say you see them? Instead of the way the President and “power” politicans want to see it.??? Maybe, you are not so presuavsave, or perhaps really committed…or maybe you just don’t really mean what you say….heck its just for us poor folks back in NC…..say we haven’t seen you lately down here….has your visa run out ???
You come back now, ya-hear?

]]> By: Michael Hernandez http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-131 Michael Hernandez Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:19:09 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-131 To: Honorable Elizabeth Dole, Thank-You from the bottom of my heart on your stance against Illegal Immigration.Typically, Illegal immigrates crosses our porous southern borders or over stay there visa committing a misdemeanor. Then use fraudulent social security numbers,and I.D.s committing I.D. theft a felony. Then obtain employment breaking another law. Then are deported then return committing another felony. What is funny is that citizen are supposed to belive that granting them amnesty, they will become law abiding citizens. Please don't be fooled. Since 1986 Congress has granted amnesty 4 times. Which only increase more illegal immigration.Join Alipac Today! To: Honorable Elizabeth Dole,
Thank-You from the bottom of my heart on your stance against Illegal Immigration.Typically, Illegal immigrates crosses our porous southern borders or over stay there visa committing a misdemeanor. Then use fraudulent social security numbers,and I.D.s committing I.D. theft a felony. Then obtain employment breaking another law. Then are deported then return committing another felony. What is funny is that citizen are supposed to belive that granting them amnesty, they will become law abiding citizens. Please don’t be fooled. Since 1986 Congress has granted amnesty 4 times. Which only increase more illegal immigration.Join Alipac Today!

]]> By: Mario http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-90 Mario Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:07:53 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-90 Sen Dole.... Do you know that maybe the vegetables that you had lunch or diner were probably handle by an Illegal people. (not just Mexicans) I really do not understand Why so much Hated, please take a trip to Latin America and see how this people live and die.. I know we some bad people, but not just Latinos. Why the IRS provides ITI # to illegals. They pay taxes like you and me. They are Humas like you and Me, the more difficult things get, the more illegals we will get . God Bless You, Sen Dole…. Do you know that maybe the vegetables that you had lunch or diner were probably handle by an Illegal people. (not just Mexicans)

I really do not understand Why so much Hated, please take a trip to Latin America and see how this people live and die.. I know we some bad people, but not just Latinos.
Why the IRS provides ITI # to illegals. They pay taxes like you and me.
They are Humas like you and Me, the more difficult things get, the more illegals we will get .
God Bless You,

]]> By: Leeanna Newmans aunt http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-72 Leeanna Newmans aunt Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:16:11 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-72 Mrs Dole , Hey i am Leeannas aunt Charlotte she was on her why to my house that evening of the wreck.I took myslef Brad Leeannas hubby and Bobbie Leeannas mom to the hospital that night that was the longest ride of my life . I got your sign in my front yard Mrs Dole , i got it at Faith NC last night . I am with you all the way to fight illegal aleins .I signed up to help with your run for the office , dont know how much i can do i have applied for disability i got 4 chronic painfull diseases but i will do all i can to get you in office.We need a stronge person like you in office . Mrs Dole ,
Hey i am Leeannas aunt Charlotte she was on her why to my house that evening of the wreck.I took myslef Brad Leeannas hubby and Bobbie Leeannas mom to the hospital that night that was the longest ride of my life . I got your sign in my front yard Mrs Dole , i got it at Faith NC last night . I am with you all the way to fight illegal aleins .I signed up to help with your run for the office , dont know how much i can do i have applied for disability i got 4 chronic painfull diseases but i will do all i can to get you in office.We need a stronge person like you in office .

]]> By: Laura Gutman http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-69 Laura Gutman Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:39:52 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-69 Dear Senator Dole, Just this past Saturday, officials from the Mexican consulate were welcomed at Blue Ridge Community college to pass out Matricula cards to Mexican citizens. It is a certainty that the reason the 400 people are without legitimate identification documents is because they entered the U.S. illegally. The matricula cards are used to obtain driver's licenses (sometimes multiple)and bank accounts, obscure their status, and grease other forms of mischief against the U.S. I was outraged that a publically supported college would have the gall to allow this activity on their site, and contacted our Senators and several Representatives, asking that it be cancelled. Needless to say, the event went ahead, and the cards were distributed. I am certainly glad (very glad) for your efforts to help local law enforcement co-operate with ICE, but we all need to urge all law enforcement to actually enforce the law. No foreign government should be allowed to provide documents to their citizens in the U.S. and without U.S. supervision. I suppose that the scofflaws who inhabit the State Department are behind this insanity, and I urge you to demand that it cease. Dear Senator Dole,
Just this past Saturday, officials from the Mexican consulate were welcomed at Blue Ridge Community college to pass out Matricula cards to Mexican citizens. It is a certainty that the reason the 400 people are without legitimate identification documents is because they entered the U.S. illegally. The matricula cards are used to obtain driver’s licenses (sometimes multiple)and bank accounts, obscure their status, and grease other forms of mischief against the U.S.
I was outraged that a publically supported college would have the gall to allow this activity on their site, and contacted our Senators and several Representatives, asking that it be cancelled. Needless to say, the event went ahead, and the cards were distributed.
I am certainly glad (very glad) for your efforts to help local law enforcement co-operate with ICE, but we all need to urge all law enforcement to actually enforce the law. No foreign government should be allowed to provide documents to their citizens in the U.S. and without U.S. supervision. I suppose that the scofflaws who inhabit the State Department are behind this insanity, and I urge you to demand that it cease.

]]> By: Vieva http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-68 Vieva Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:21:51 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-68 "You spout out all these numbers".... Where are your facts, and sources of them, that makes you anymore credible than a U.S. Senator? The numbers are not compiled by "organizations", but by the United States Federal Government offices, and, the government offices of all of the 50 states in the union. “You spout out all these numbers”…. Where are your facts, and sources of them, that makes you anymore credible than a U.S. Senator? The numbers are not compiled by “organizations”, but by the United States Federal Government offices, and, the government offices of all of the 50 states in the union.

]]> By: Donnie http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-67 Donnie Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:20:36 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-67 You spout out all these numbers that are clearly skewed by the orginizations that compile them. I think your time would be better spent addressing the economic boom immigrants bring to a community. You spout out all these numbers that are clearly skewed by the orginizations that compile them. I think your time would be better spent addressing the economic boom immigrants bring to a community.

]]> By: Barbara D. Sutton http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-64 Barbara D. Sutton Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:09:07 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-64 Yes! When a person crosses the border of my country ilegally, they then have entered MY HOME ilegally. Ilegal entry is a felony offense to a citizen so how much more the ilegal alien should be punished? I have been telling everyone in political discussions that the very best P & VP ticket that ever would exist (if it could now) is Newgt Gingrich and Elizabeth Dole and I know that with the 2 best DOERS in our gov. the world and us citizens starving for some level of righteouness in our nation would be most highly blessed. I have mentioned it to many of my friends. Thank you Senator Dole. I know I can't always have my DRUTHERS. Visit http://WeAreFree.Com my Christian website which carries my oinions and many Christian pages. Lord Bless You! Yes! When a person crosses the border of my country ilegally, they then have entered MY HOME ilegally. Ilegal entry is a felony offense to a citizen so how much more the ilegal alien should be punished? I have been telling everyone in political discussions that the very best P & VP ticket that ever would exist (if it could now) is Newgt Gingrich and Elizabeth Dole and I know that with the 2 best DOERS in our gov. the world and us citizens starving for some level of righteouness in our nation would be most highly blessed. I have mentioned it to many of my friends. Thank you Senator Dole. I know I can’t always have my DRUTHERS. Visit http://WeAreFree.Com my Christian website which carries my oinions and many Christian pages. Lord Bless You!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-62 Anonymous Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:35:53 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-62 America has always been an immigrant country -- all of our families at one point or another fled tyranny or poor economic conditions somewhere else to come to the U.S. My German ancestors fled political turmoil and came to the South looking for a better life two generations ago, and I don't look at their experience as so different from that of Hispanic immigrants now (whether legal or illegal). I wonder why we get so afraid of new people, when our experience shows that our great nation can accommodate many different cultures? I also don't believe that illegal immigrants are taking up so many of our government's resources. They do pay taxes, as the one post said, and I think they would be fuller citizens if they didn't have to fear the kind of arrest and deportation that you are advocating, Senator Dole. Maybe instead of spending money to deport people (or raising taxes on middle-income Americans) we should start collecting full taxes on all people who live and work here so that the Senate could deal with a real issue, like the quality of our schools. America has always been an immigrant country — all of our families at one point or another fled tyranny or poor economic conditions somewhere else to come to the U.S.
My German ancestors fled political turmoil and came to the South looking for a better life two generations ago, and I don’t look at their experience as so different from that of Hispanic immigrants now (whether legal or illegal). I wonder why we get so afraid of new people, when our experience shows that our great nation can accommodate many different cultures? I also don’t believe that illegal immigrants are taking up so many of our government’s resources. They do pay taxes, as the one post said, and I think they would be fuller citizens if they didn’t have to fear the kind of arrest and deportation that you are advocating, Senator Dole. Maybe instead of spending money to deport people (or raising taxes on middle-income Americans) we should start collecting full taxes on all people who live and work here so that the Senate could deal with a real issue, like the quality of our schools.

]]> By: lindsay http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-61 lindsay Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:14:05 +0000 http://blog.elizabethdole.org/2008/illegal-immigration/#comment-61 Senator Dole, I find many of your assertations about the 287(g) program misleading at best. You state: "And it’s important to note that these programs have been fully paid for by the federal government." This is false. In March of 2008, Gaston County commissioners passed a measure expand the 287(g) program in a 6-1 vote. The Gaston Gazette reported: Commissioner Jack Brown was opposed because running the ICE program is a drain on the budget, but brings in no revenue. Money from lapsed county salaries will pay for the positions now. Beginning July 1, the new jobs will cost the county almost $109,000 more each year. Deputies often have to pull themselves away from other work to fulfill their ICE duties. (for the full story, see: http://www.gastongazette.com/news/county_18741___article.html/cloninger_program.html) Additionally, if one closely examines the types of charges against immigrants put into removal proceedings, it is clear that the majority of the crimes are neither violent nor extremely alarming. Take Alamance County for example. From February 19 - December 31, 2007, of the 1227 total charges against undocumented immigrants, 302 or 24.6% were for TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, including driving without an operators license among others. 287(g) was created to give necessary resources and authority to pursue investigations relating to: violent crimes, human smuggling, gang/organized crime activity, sexual-related offenses, narcotics smuggling and money laundering.(see: http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/factsheets/070622factsheet287gprogover.htm) "Traffic violations" are not found in list of reasons to employ 287(g). Programs that impact communities as strongly as 287(g) should be based upon empirical data, not rhetoric. I have immense doubts that the 287(g) program is worth the financial and social costs it exacts. PS. In response to Kimela, undocumented immigrants are not eligible and do not receive public assitance such as food stamps and welfare. I implore you to stop vocalizing such falsities. Senator Dole,
I find many of your assertations about the 287(g) program misleading at best. You state: “And it’s important to note that these programs have been fully paid for by the federal government.” This is false. In March of 2008, Gaston County commissioners passed a measure expand the 287(g) program in a 6-1 vote. The Gaston Gazette reported:
Commissioner Jack Brown was opposed because running the ICE program is a drain on the budget, but brings in no revenue. Money from lapsed county salaries will pay for the positions now. Beginning July 1, the new jobs will cost the county almost $109,000 more each year.
Deputies often have to pull themselves away from other work to fulfill their ICE duties.
(for the full story, see: http://www.gastongazette.com/news/county_18741___article.html/cloninger_program.html)
Additionally, if one closely examines the types of charges against immigrants put into removal proceedings, it is clear that the majority of the crimes are neither violent nor extremely alarming. Take Alamance County for example. From February 19 - December 31, 2007, of the 1227 total charges against undocumented immigrants, 302 or 24.6% were for TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, including driving without an operators license among others. 287(g) was created to give necessary resources and authority to pursue investigations relating to: violent crimes, human smuggling, gang/organized crime activity, sexual-related offenses, narcotics smuggling and money laundering.(see: http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/factsheets/070622factsheet287gprogover.htm) “Traffic violations” are not found in list of reasons to employ 287(g).
Programs that impact communities as strongly as 287(g) should be based upon empirical data, not rhetoric. I have immense doubts that the 287(g) program is worth the financial and social costs it exacts.

PS. In response to Kimela, undocumented immigrants are not eligible and do not receive public assitance such as food stamps and welfare. I implore you to stop vocalizing such falsities.

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