Another Border Run: New York Times Recycles Its 'Conservative Christians Break With GOP on Amnesty' Theme
"Christians On Right Urge Reform On Migrants," ran the headline over Trip Gabriel's Wednesday piece. If it sounds familiar, it's because the New York Times runs these wishful-thinking "conservative Christians break with movement on immigration enforcement" on a regular basis.
From a July 2010 article by Laurie Goodstein: "At a time when the prospects for immigration overhaul seem most dim, supporters have unleashed a secret weapon: a group of influential evangelical Christian leaders."
From a May 2007 story by Neela Banerjee headlined "New Coalition of Christian Seeks Changes at Borders": "A new coalition of more than 100 largely evangelical Christian leaders and organizations asked Congress on Monday to pass bills to strengthen border controls but also give illegal immigrants ways to gain legal residency."
Incidentally, all three stories feature Southern Baptist figure Richard Land, suggesting the conservative coalition on immigration isn't as widespread as the Times would like.
Gabriel's story Wednesday was perhaps the most slanted of all, assuming Romney's appeal to Hispanics has already been undermined and that amnesty for illegals was the predominant issues for Hispanic citizens.
Some of the nation’s most influential evangelical groups urged a solution to illegal immigration on Tuesday that defies the harsh rhetoric of the Republican primary race, which continues to undermine Mitt Romney’s appeal to Hispanic voters.
The call by the groups represents a recognition that in one bedrock element of the conservative movement -- evangelical Christians -- the demography of their followers is changing, becoming more Hispanic, and that Republican leaders risk being out of step with their hawkish talk of border fences and immigration crackdowns like those in Arizona.
Tom Minnery, the senior vice president of policy for one evangelical group, Focus on the Family, said many of the 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants should be free to “come out of the shadows” and “begin the process of restitution” leading to attaining legal residency.
Mr. Minnery spoke at a Capitol Hill news conference called to announce that more than 150 Christian evangelical leaders, including from the Southern Baptist Convention and the National Association of Evangelicals, were endorsing an overhaul of immigration policy.
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But so far Mr. Romney has shown no inclination to shift his positions from the primary season, when he attacked his rivals Newt Gingrich and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas for their more moderate immigration stances.
Although he has campaigned with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a Cuban-American popular with the Tea Party, Mr. Romney has not endorsed Mr. Rubio’s proposal to grant a path to legal residency for some children of illegal immigrants.
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A pro-reform movement has been percolating among evangelical groups for the past two to three years, with organizations and churches that align with Republicans on issues like abortion and gay marriage supporting President Obama on immigration reform.
The National Association of Evangelicals, which represents more than 40 denominations, passed a resolution calling for a comprehensive immigration overhaul in 2009. The Southern Baptist Convention did so last year.
It called for “just, fair immigration reform,” said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptists’ ethics commission, who also attended Tuesday’s news conference.
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➚ So what?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 5:17pm.
President Obama lives in the same home as his wife and children.
Forgot what I was saying. I was thinking there might be a specific group of liberals who disagree with his method of raising children.
But since the NYT didn't report on it, I must be wrong.
Liberals will never truly
Submitted by LinTaylor on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 5:52pm.
Liberals will never truly understand the illegal immigration issue because to them, enforcing laws makes you a heartless monster, especially when you're holding minority criminals to the same standard as white criminals.
This War doesn't end..?
Submitted by Brittanicus on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 7:09pm.
The only avenue that will bring to a halt illegal immigration is for all American voters to demand that a mandatory “Legal Workforce Act” Commonly known as E-Verify (H.R. 2885), if expedited through Congress. The Republicans amplify that they want to help American labor, so tell me why by House speaker, John Boehner (R-OH) and Dave Camp, ranking Chairman of the influential Ways and Means Committee are placing obstacles to stop E-Verify being enacted? Simply put, under this intentionally dormant law, that if implemented nationwide millions of illegal aliens will recognize the pointlessness of searching for a job. The electronic computer program accesses two major databases, Homeland Security and Social Security Administration, which has a 99.5 percent rate at flagging foreign workers. E-Verify has expanded its information sources to include driver’s license records, which strengthens the reliability of the program. E-Verify has been collecting driver’s license information since June 2011, for employees who present a state-issued driver’s license. Applicants for jobs will notice new screens that support this change, which further detects unauthorized job seekers. As some states have repudiated E-Verify, American citizens as voters must call Congress and demand from the spineless lawmakers to press ‘THE LEGAL WORKFORCE ACT’ be passed-and be expedited. Even ‘The Pew Hispanic Center’ estimated that 8 million illegal aliens attained American jobs in 2010, even as 20 million unemployed and underemployed citizens/legal residents sought after work.
When the Obama administration temporarily enforced immigration laws with worksite raids throughout the last years of the Bush administration, Americans lined up to take those jobs, even before the economy downturn. The raid at Swift Meats, Colorado 2006, and the line of applicants eager to fill jobs vacated by illegal workers was “out the door”. After the raid at Smithfield Foods, North Carolina 2007, blacks again became the majority of workers, and after 16 years of struggle, workers were finally unionized. Multiple times illegal labors in numerous industries, after ICE raids thousands of legal workers have been hired. Saying that Americans won’t do those jobs is ludicrous? But Americans couldn’t get these worker’s until the government enforced our laws. Many newspapers reporters spotlight on illegal alien neighborhoods, feeling “under attack” and “distraught” after enforcement operations, recounting enforcement legislation as “tough” and “anti-immigrant”, and they generally disregard the advantageous effect of enforcement on birthright workers, lawful immigrants, and refugees who rapidly arrived to those jobs after ICE had left.
The highest jobless rates currently are among unskilled African American and native born Hispanics with the seemingly skilled experience as most illegal alien job seekers. Well educated Americans, as the newspaper editors, pundits and legislators, corporate who incessantly call for “fixing” a broken immigration, is in by awarding themselves by beneficial legalization schemes, and are not in best interest of U.S. labor. They have the resources to hire immigrants to clean their houses, mow their lawns and babysit. And they’re unconscious to the dissimilarity between who hires and who has to compete for few jobs.
Then we have the consortiums in the giant agricultural and the farmers, who have inroads in to Congress, and lobbying advocates who has created for their industry a guest worker program (the H-2A visa). The agricultural organizations have no limit on the number of workers a business owner can sponsor. Employers prefer illegal workers because it's less paper work or have to pay the minimum wage, overtime, sick pay, observe safety rules, provide housing, or pay social security taxes. Illegal workers are amazingly obedient, and their company owners have a large benefit over competitors who play by the Department of Labor regulations. These noxious farmers have the advantages by the protection of federal policies, that recurrently awarded by decades of administrations who scorn the law, with so called “comprehensive” immigration legislation that the Liberal press promotes.
The Pew Hispanic Center, have reported that only 4% of illegal migrants work in agriculture. While the larger majority have taken jobs in construction, janitorial, manufacturing, food preparation, entertainment and other services. Are we to believe that Americans don’t want these types of jobs? In a Bureau of Labor Statistics, the majority of workers in each of those fields are native born, but it less obvious jobs not seen through the public eye, this is far from the truth. Behind the façade of Las Vegas for instance, is a very high number of foreign national working in jobs, American should have. Hundreds of thousands of illegal workers have flooded those labor markets and driven down wages. And that’s why President Clinton’s U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform advised Congress to reduce legal immigration and strictly enforce laws at the worksite, not more legalization schemes. Barbara Jordan, Chair for U.S. Immigration Reform stated in February 1986, “It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.” Her position on immigration cited by opponents of current US immigration policy who cited her willingness to sanction employers who violate US immigration regulations, to tighten border security, and to oppose amnesty or any other pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Second in line for rapid enactment should be the ‘Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R.140), is possibly the most financially devastating hundred billion dollar cost that effects taxpayers. This is definitely a piece of law that must be amended. Both laws are gathering dust and only by the force of voters, will these pieces of legislation resurface again. If Both Republicans and Democrats fail to bring these bills to a floor vote, then the latter should specifically take a ride to the U.S. Supreme Court, as it’s never been judged constitutional or otherwise? Annually 400.000 mostly unborn children are smuggled into American through airlines and regions of the border, so the Mothers can then gain from an injudicious statute achieving instant citizenship for their baby. Only Canada and United States amongst the industrial nations have allowed this commitment to continue? The law must be changed, so that one parent must be a citizen, before the child can become a citizen?
Bar none these urgent immigration bills will not come to maturity, without the sponsorship of politicians and you the voter? Also consider that the TEA PARTY is a very substantial political organization, very much more moderate to the either the Democrats or Republicans and more supportive of the doctrines of the U.S, Constitution. Years of planned encouragement by both political parties, has erupted in a major response from anti-illegal alien organizations, including NumbersUSA, Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC), The Heritage foundation, The Federation for Immigration Reform(FAIR), Judicial Watch and thousands of more groups, blogs available to all avid readers across the web. Let your Senator or Congressman/Women know how you will vote, by giving your name to the politician’s aides and that you want them to sponsor E-Verify and the Birthright Citizenship bills. Phone the Washington DC. , Switchboard at 202-224-3121. BOTH OBAMA AND ROMNEY HAD BETTER TAKE NOTE, AS MILLIONS OF AMERICAN VOTERS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE IS JOINING THE TEA PARTY. In addition demand also that your state adopts a voter ID law, so no non-citizens, illegal aliens, felons or even deceased people are removed from election rolls for pending elections, including the Presidential vote. Whether it’s Florida or any of the other 50 states, non-citizens voting in an election, compromises the integrity and trust of the system.
Incidentally, do the church and every denomination want to pay the way for every illegal alien, who snubs our laws and enters this country?
If you want to read the truth about the lawlessness and carnage along the border, then bookmark the ‘AMERICAN PATROL’ website. Investigate other headlines today such as ‘Rep. Steve King rebuffs Rubio and Rivera DREAM Act proposals, Should counties bear the financial burden of criminal aliens? Mexican cops discover human slaughterhouse in truck, Holder offers documents to avert gun probe contempt vote, Omnibus Bill: Canadians protest North American Union agenda, Spanish graduation speech enrages community, A Message from World War II--Still fighting for America. American Patrol is a current exposure of the nationwide E-media and newspapers, for rural, national, blogs and commentary of the Liberal party, which keeps concealed facts. Daily the truth is revealed about illegal immigration and the corruption in Washington and state assemblies.
In close races there is an ever present danger in even the most minor of municipal elections, specifically in states with millions of illegal aliens like the Sanctuary state of California, Nevada and New York. Absentee ballots are particularly vulnerable as nobody has to arrive at the voting booth in person, but is counted from a piece of paper that can be forged. This November will be extremely prominent election for President, as it means the loss of our sovereignty under Obama, and his administration ignoring the doctrines of the U.S. Constitution. Americans must insist on strict oversight of the voting booth, as many states have no serious restrictions during the election cycle. This is not voter repression that the special interest organization likes to crow about, but the growing need for voters to possess some form of government ID, so all those eligible have a fair and equitable in the voting cycle.