Well, that didn't take long . Liberals and their new-found "Republican" friends will once again, shove "immigration reform" and a guest worker program down our throats. Our economy must be BOOMING and our unemployment rate at near 0% if we're discussing guest worker bills again.
No?
Last week, there were 365,000 new jobless claims filed and according to the Department of Labor, there are 12.5 million unemployed U.S. citizens. Another 12 million are considered "under-employed." There are an (extremely low) estimated 12 million illegals in the United States. (Is a guest worker program Bob Worsley's idea for creating jobs?)
Last month, Obama granted
"complementary access to welfare programs — will also be granted to individuals 'with a significant disability … or [who are] far, far below the national poverty level' "
Spreading the wealth around.
It was almost funny to read in the AZ Central article that lewsley Republicans, Jerry Lewis and Bob Worsley, are considered "influential." Huh? What exactly have they even DONE that has been "influential?" Worsley hasn't even been officially elected as a Senator yet and Lewis was nothing but a pariah for all of one session and who will more than likely lose his short-lived seat in November. (Too bad Steve Pierce drained the Republican Victory fund to help his fellow lewsley Republican, Rich Crandall, in the primary election). We also thought it was funny that throughout the recent primary campaign, Bob Worsley was so influential that he dropped Bill Montgomery's name dozens of times when he discussed implementing a guest worker program Montgomery evidently supports.
(Randy Parraz on left with Todd Landfried at a panel discussion)
(Landfried on left, Guzman on right testifying in Utah about the Utah Compact)
Lydia Guzman with Tom Perez from the U.S. Justice Department
Just a quick reminder:
In January 2011, Jeff Flake said this:
" 'Comprehensive'
has gotten a bad word. But until we have a better one I'll use that. While we
need to enhance border security, that's not enough. You
have to have a viable mechanism to deal with the people who are
here. My party hasn't come to grips with that.' He
explains that his own state of Arizona passed a controversial law that
allows for us to 'more easily round people up. But that's not the
problem. The problem is what to do about them after we get them.' On a political
level, he says the 'tone and tenor of the debate' needs to improve on
the Republican side. But the substance remains the nub of the
problem. He says the problem is 'more complicated' than his party would like to
admit...But given the current politics, I'd like to be optimistic (about reform
legislation), but I'm not."
A few months later in March 2011 (right before Flake announced his plans to run for the Senate) and just a month after a special meeting in the Oval Office with President Obama, he did a miraculous 180 and said this:
"In the past I have supported a broad approach to
immigration reform - increased border security coupled with a temporary worker
program. I no longer
do...I've been down that
road, and it is a dead end. The political realities in Washington are such that
a comprehensive solution is not possible, or even desirable given the current
leadership.
We imagine that if Flake is elected Senator, he will suddenly have another change of heart and go back to his desire for a guest worker program along with his fellow Senator, Juan McCain. It will certainly be easier for them to push immigration reform and claim they are simply following the will of the "majority" (which majority, however, is the question). Given the new leadership and all...
And what about the statement from the AZ Central article by Jerry Lewis when he said,
(enforcement-only approach) "hasn't worked. It doesn't work. Any reform that is based on an enforcement-only platform is bound to fail."
Bob Worsley made similar statements during the Primary campaign.
Where have we seen this assertion before?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is concerned that any state legislation that only contains enforcement provisions is likely to fall short of the high moral standard of treating each other as children of God.
This particular statement contradicts what the LDS Handbook states regarding emigration to ANY country. Also, it seems odd that this same source would essentially imply that their position trumps current law, specifically the 10th Amendment and state sovereignty.
It would seem strange that this same source would say this about the issue of abortion :
And yet, the LDS church DOES have a strong opinion of opposing legislation regarding illegal immigration?
Just so we understand, anti-abortion legislation doesn't qualify for "falling short of the high moral standard of treating each other as children of God" yet legislation to crack down on those who choose to disobey the law and willingly separate their families is more worthy of an opinion by the LDS church?
The LDS handbook states:
It would seem strange that this same source would say this about the issue of abortion :
The Church has not favored or opposed legislative proposals or public demonstrations concerning abortion.
And yet, the LDS church DOES have a strong opinion of opposing legislation regarding illegal immigration?
Just so we understand, anti-abortion legislation doesn't qualify for "falling short of the high moral standard of treating each other as children of God" yet legislation to crack down on those who choose to disobey the law and willingly separate their families is more worthy of an opinion by the LDS church?
The LDS handbook states:
"Generally, members are encouraged to remain in their native lands to build up and strengthen the Church....As members remain in their homelands and work to build the Church there, great blessings will come to them personally and to the Church.
Experience has shown that those who emigrate often encounter language, cultural, and economic challenges, resulting in disappointment and personal and family difficulties.
Members who emigrate to any country should comply with applicable laws.
When coming to the United States or other countries on student or tourist visas, members should not expect to find jobs or obtain permanent visas after entering that country."
This would imply that members of the LDS church who emigrate to Mexico, or Belgium, or South Africa, or anywhere else in the world, should comply with the applicable immigration laws of that country.
The immigration laws of Mexico are far stricter than those in the United States. Mexican law
The immigration laws of Mexico are far stricter than those in the United States. Mexican law
"...mandates that federal, local and municipal police cooperate with federal immigration authorities in that country in the arrests of illegal immigrants.
Under the Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony, punishable by up to two years in prison. Immigrants who are deported and attempt to re-enter can be imprisoned for 10 years. Visa violators can be sentenced to six-year terms. Mexicans who help illegal immigrants are considered criminals."
Notice that the laws of Mexico allow for cooperation from both local and municipal police with the federal government. Does the LDS church feel as strongly about Mexico's state enforcement only laws as they do with U.S. state enforcement laws?
In the first unnamed LDS Newsroom source, it implies that those who come to the United States are somehow immune from following the U.S. immigration laws. It also gives the impression that states are not allowed to protect themselves for fear of being accused of "falling short of the high moral standard of treating each other as children of God."
Something else that falls short of the high moral standard? An illegal who steals a 10 year old girl's identity and destroys her credit in order to take a job that should go to a LEGAL citizen. Or another illegal who uses our country's generous resources (schools, hospitals, etc) and doesn't pay for those services but rather, forces others to pick up the tab.
Remember this video of an immigration lawyer who teaches others how to NOT hire legal citizens:
"Our goal is clearly, NOT to find a qualified
and interested U.S. worker."
We suspect that we will once again see something similar to the Utah Compact paraded around Arizona very soon by radical leftists. That is, now that the tone and tenor has shifted thanks to liberals who masquerade as Republicans and partner with Democrats, all in the spirit of compromise.As Van Jones once said, you have to "forgo the radical pose for the radical ends." Like Van Jones and Barack Obama, the open borders, Aztlan crowd have learned that they will attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. It appears these infiltrators to our country have learned that they can use "faith-based" organizations to help give the illusion that they just want a new tone and an elevated conversation, when what they really want is JUSTICE.
