Press Release: Hastert and Frist Joint Statement on Border Security Bill

[im10ashus]

WASHINGTON, April 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and Senate Majority Leader released the following joint statement regarding the border security bill:

"America is a nation with borders and borders matter. We are a nation of citizens and citizenship matters. We are also a nation of laws and laws matter. We have an important immigrant heritage and honoring that heritage matters.

"In December, the House of Representatives passed a strong border security bill aimed at securing our borders and preventing illegal immigration.

"However, on December 16, 2005, there were 191 House Democrats who voted to oppose House Republican efforts to reduce the crime of unlawful presence in the United States from a felony to a misdemeanor. Instead, they voted to make felons out of all of those who remain in our country illegally.

"While we are disappointed with the House Democrat's lack of compassion and the continued efforts by Senator Reid to block action on immigration legislation so that Congress can proceed to conference, it remains our intent to produce a strong border security bill that will not make unlawful presence in the United States a felony."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060412/pl_usnw/speaker_hastert_and_senate_majority_leader_frist_joint_statement_on_border_security_bill324_xml

[BlooInBloo]

1. Um, WHICH laws matter, pray tell?

NSA spying on Americans?

Government blowing spies' covers?

Citizens receiving criminal legal protections?

Oh. They just mean "the laws that the President hasn't broken yet".

[babylonsister]

2. First off, Hastert and Frist? Yeah, everything that comes out of

either mouth is gold. :eyes: Point two, same ole, same ole. "Hey, let's blame the Democrats!" :think:
I think the crowds over the weekend must have got to them!

[im10ashus]

4. And for them to talk about a "nation of laws" makes me want to laugh.

[msgadget]

3. Yikes, what a good flip..."House Democrat's lack of compassion..."

I guess bipartisanship is out the window now, huh? There might have been something else in what they're describing as a kinder, gentler bill. Does anyone know what it was? And, has anyone - Reid maybe - responded?

[shain from kane]

5. An April 2006 press release talking about a December 2005 vote?

What else do you got?