Bush seeks grads' help on immigration

[rodeodance]

Source: AP



Bush seeks grads' help on immigration

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

MIAMI -
President Bush, pushing for a hard-to-find breakthrough on a broad immigration overhaul, appealed to graduating college students in this diverse city Saturday for help in persuading Congress to produce a bill.

Bush gave the commencement address at Miami Dade College, where more than half the students were raised speaking a language other than English. He gave the Class of 2007 an assignment: Tell their elected representatives in Washington to get going on immigration legislation.

"You see every day the values of hard work, and family, and faith that immigrants bring," the president said. "This experience gives you a special responsibility to make your voices heard."

Bush said the immigration system is deeply broken: Employers are not held accountable enough; borders are not secure enough; businesses need workers willing to do low-paying jobs; and the 12 million people estimated to be in the U.S. illegally cannot all be deported and so must be dealt with "without amnesty and without animosity."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AoRdlIE5Q.EQXo8eO0uLY72s0NUE

[PSPS]

1. "businesses need workers willing to do low-paying jobs"

I'm surprised the editor let that little glimpse of bush's true motivation slip by.

The fact is, of course, that businesses need to begin paying a living wage to their employees, even if they do work in the fields or make beds for hilton or work as nurses at humana hospitals.

But their boy bush will make sure that enough fake photo ops are produced to placate the knuckle draggers, while giving a wink and nod to his rich cronies. Then they can continue financing their obscene lifestyle on the backs of the underpaid powerless, while funneling some of their blood profits back as a GOP "campaign contribution."

[Orsino]

16. Hence the cuts in education budgets everywhere. n/t

[Jelybe903]

2. If only a Floridians vote really counted...

Lawyerssorcement and changes to existing laws of immigration under the guise of terrorism is a separate issue...It is but another scare tactic used to increase the level of hysteria happening in this country during what will eventually in history be compared to the Hollywood Black lists. It is but another way for the current administration to continue to keep the public misinformed of events that we should know about. Recent rulings requiring passports to travel across either of our boarder countries will solve the issue (barring the huge possibility of authenticity problems) at hand. We will have a good idea at that point of people making legal crossings from our boarders. And that includes a lot of people not of Latin decent that are themselves laying very low during our countries debates and debacles on this issue. Our country and other countries need to form coalitions that inform immigrants from all countries of the laws and issues we are having in this country. We need to be leading the world in helping other countries grow in their own abilities to govern and afford their citizens opportunity, without moving our jobs and alienating our own citizens. All countries need to work in conjunction to stop the practices of “coyotes” and other profiteers that attempt to make a living by circumventing what should be universal laws of civility. And law enforcement on both sides of every boarder in the world should cooperate in enforcing current laws and writing litigation laws that protect the citizens and their property from thugs on both sides of every boarder in the world.

The real problems with the immigration issues do not lie in illegal crossings from San Diego to Brownsville. They lie in people who are already here...some came across the boarder or arrive in this country legally and just did not go back when their documents expired. Others have been here for years with out legal paperwork or documents, including some who came as small children with their parents and have since grown and graduated from our public school system. I have even meet a ever growing number of people who are trying to farther their educations but our colleges are a bit more stringent then elementary through high school public and/or private school systems, about proving who you are and that includes community colleges especially in ROP type programs.

To really become a citizen in the United States and be afforded all the amenities of that distinction is their dream. These are people who speak fluid English, weather self taught by necessity or having learned from our school systems. They work and pay taxes for benefits they will never receive because the Social Security numbers have been obtained by fraudulent practices. They travel the roads in our town’s everyday with driver’s licenses that are also not obtained under totally lawful practices. While it is true that some obtain social services under these same names the vast majority of the people I am referring to work hard and want to achieve more in their lives. And if they do turn to welfare it is because their status in this country does not allow them to have jobs legally that pay better then the lower end of living wages. I have met people who own their houses, businesses and are profitable working entities. But they are not legally here. They are not free to travel anywhere outside of the county they live in for fear of being discovered. They cannot visit friends or family left behind in their homeland for fear of losing everything they worked for, and achieved in this country. They have given up everything to be here.

It is true, that in this country, it is truly the “lawyers” that will eventually profit from all diversity. I have met people who have paid thousands of dollars to attorneys that took their money promising to file legalization paperwork, to which they may receive nothing or very little of what they were promised. A true legal network to inform and check the dealings of attorneys operating with in this specialty needs to be formed, so these people have the ability and confidence needed to complete what our country is asking of them. They need a safe, informative way of reaching out without being ripped off by unscrupulous human beings masquerading as advocates.

And on a separate note, Bank of America should be ashamed of attempting to institute a practice of issuing credit cards via EIN numbers. This practice is unscrupulous, when United States citizens can not apply for a card with out giving a Social Security Number via the Patriot Act which calls for one as identification. There are no credit reports or absolute identification of EIN numbers. A corporation filing for a credit card with an EIN number is still required to give a social security number of at least one high ranking board member in order to identify the recipient of the card. This is another example of how big business is circumventing the laws (laws that they, themselves lobbied for under the guise of protecting people from terrorism. The entire last 8 years of the current political administration has been one ruse after another designed to profit big business and leave the population of the United States scratching their collective heads. We should be a nation of bald people by now.

[Heidi]

3. Kick.

:kick:

[G_j]

4. Bush predicts change is near for Cubans

Source: Gulf-Times

Bush predicts change is near for Cubans
Published: Monday, 30 April, 2007, 09:05 AM Doha Time


President George W Bush is applauded as he takes to the stage to deliver the commencement address at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in Miami, Florida, on Saturday

MIAMI: President George W Bush took fresh aim on Saturday at Cuba’s communist government, calling it a “cruel dictatorship” and predicting that democratic change was near.

The US president’s comments came amid signs that Cuban leader Fidel Castro was recovering from an intestinal ailment that has kept him out of the public eye for the past nine months and may soon resume some government duties.

Bush, who has tightened economic sanctions on Havana and boosted aid to dissidents with a goal of hastening the end of Castro’s grip on power, said in a commencement speech at Miami Dade College that many Cubans were dreaming of a better life.

“Unfortunately, those dreams are stifled by a cruel dictatorship that denies all freedom in the name of a dark and discredited ideology,” Bush said, noting that many people at the graduation had roots in Cuba, which is just 90 miles (140km) from Florida.
“Some of you still have loved ones who live in Cuba and wait for the day when the light of liberty will shine upon them again,” Bush said. “That day is nearing.”



Read more: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=146467&version=1&template_id=43&parent_id=19

[krispos42]

5. Oh, shit, we're invading Cuba

I think Bush is trying to win the Cuban vote for the GOP in 2008.

[liberal N proud]

14. I had similar thoughts...

Is this crazy bastard going to attack Cuba?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. How can he be aware of what is happening in Cuba

with both his and Condi's head up his ass?

[Selatius]

7. I hope change does come to Cuba, except my view of change is different from his.

All he intends to do is replace the regime in Havana with a pro-capitalism regime that will destroy the public commons in favor of private corporations. I favor letting the Cubans decide for themselves how their economy will be run, and the US shouldn't impose change through military invasion. There shouldn't be a repeat of the Shock Therapy imposed on Yugoslavia or Russia that disadvantaged the majority of the people for the benefit of only a few people.

[Kutjara]

8. I'll bet the Cubans just can't wait....

...to taste the same kind of sweet, sweet liberty and democracy we've brought to Iraq.

[hack89]

12. Why would the Cubans resort to sectarian killing?

I thought they were a harmonious society.

[Kutjara]

17. Riiight, because sectarian violence is the only real problem....

...in Iraq, not the foreign occupation force and it's puppet government in Baghdad? Guess we'd better keep surging then and get rid of all those nasty sectarians. Then Iraq will be just chockfull of peace, freedom and democracy.

And, because the Cuban people are "harmonious," I guess that means they'll welcome all the democratic "help" the US can offer with open arms and bouquets of flowers too.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

9. well if anyone can screw up Castro just dropping dead...

It would have to be this brain trust,

But I am sure whatever plan they might have involves turning the Miami Mafia loose in Havana, and whoever they have in mind to lead the new Cuba is probably alot like Tony Montana.

But seriously what will happen when the Miami Mafia shows up and tries to take back property from its present Cuban occupants?

[Dogmudgeon]

10. Pigwidgeon predicts change is near for Americans

Source: Space-Times

Pigwidgeon predicts change is near for Americans
Published: Monday, 30 April, 2007, 04:50 AM Levittown Time

Internet sage Pigwidgeon is applauded as he takes to the stage to deliver the commencement address at University of Levittown K-Mart Campus in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday

PHILADELPHIA: Internet sage Pigwidgeon took fresh aim on Saturday at America’s rectal right government, calling it a “cruel dictatorship” and predicting that democratic change was near.

The Internet pundit’s comments came amid signs that American disgrace George W. Bush was recovering from a miscarriage of justice that has kept him in the public eye for the past seven years and may soon be taken to the Hague.

Pigwidgeon, who has tightened economic sanctions on Crawford and boosted aid to dissidents with a goal of hastening the end of Bush’s grip on power, said in a commencement speech at the University of Levittown that many Americans were dreaming of a better life.

“Unfortunately, those dreams are stifled by a cruel dictatorship that denies all freedom in the name of a dark and discredited ideology,” Pigwidgeon said, noting that many people at the graduation had roots in the public relief system, which is just one month (30 days) from a stiffed worker's last paycheck.

“Some of you still have loved ones who live on Skid Row and wait for the day when the light of liberty will shine upon them again,” Pigwidgeon said. “That day is nearing.”

--p!

[Demeter]

11. Don't Look Around, George! Let It Come as a Big Surprise!

for the times, they are a-changing!

[Joe Bacon]

13. Gonna change here too, President Idiot

You don't control Congress anymore, Peak Oil is here and you bills are coming due from the budget deficit and the bubble economy gonna faw down and go boom.

Get ready for major change here too, President Idiot

[Doctor_J]

15. Only jobs available for grads are as Minutemen

and cannon fodder for whatever war is coming next.