Reg-E on the Immigration Debate

History is repeating itself....During the Reagan Administration we attempted an immigration plan similar to the one now on the table. It was a disaster for our country in the 80's and it will be a disaster now. I am all for LEGAL immigration, but the plan being advocated by the moderate senators will make the situation worse.

In the early 1900's our country welcomed the people of Europe with open arms, but they still followed the law to gain citizenship. The flood of illegal immigrants to this country are going to overwhelm our infrastructure and collapse our economy. In 1992 Pat Buchanan spoke of a "Cultural War" in the United States and he was skewed by the media as a bigot. His point was that people who seek citizenship in this country should become Americans and assimilate into our culture and enhance our culture by bringing in the ways & traditions of their old country and blending that into the fabric of America. If we do not stand up to the Ted Kennedy's and Lindsey Graham's we will sink under the tide of immigration. I have heard some of the lawmakers claim that this immigration plan is a compromise and neither side can get what they want. My response is build the wall on the southern border and aggressively enforce our immigration laws by way of jail time and deportment. It would seem to me that a better use of tax money would be to protect our borders by building a wall as opposed to spending it on social programs for people who have not contributed one dime to the economy. It is time we send a message to the United States Senate that when it comes to immigration enough is enough and if they do get this message then maybe we can get their attention by kicking them out of office. The political party that decides to make this cornerstone of their platform in the 2008 election will sweep into office.

Reg-E

Gooch on Immigration

We've decided our blog topic for our first "real" show is going to be immigration. We're hoping all the hosts will post a blog on this subject, and we hope to use it as a discussion on Saturday's Show.

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Part of me wants to really take a look at the current immigration bill that is pending in congress. I mean if the Democrats and Republicans both hate it, so doesn't that probably make it good for America.

From what I've heard, I don't really think so. Leave it to both parties to agree to a solution that's likely to be worse than the problem.

As a libertarian (notice the small l), I believe in a relatively open border. I'd like to know who comes in, don't get me wrong we should fix this problem. We need to do everything we can to secure the border.

We need to crack-down on businesses that hire illegal aliens. We need to stop the "stop and release" strategy that our border guard is forced to implement (border agents are going to jail for doing their job), but the most important thing we can do is make it easier to get here legally.

What do you think would happen to the inflation index if we didn't have the immigrant labor? People need to get over the whole "the government is going to cut my taxes if we don't have to pay for illegals having babies anymore" mentality. The government is not going to give any of that money back to you....Not going to happen. Not with this government in charge.

We need to make it easier for a hard-working laborer to get here legally. If they go through the trouble of getting here illegally, don't you think they'd come here legally if they could? Of course, there are exceptions to this statement, but I believe we generally get the best of the best of people trying to escape a bad situation. The lazy ones never make the trip.

Would a armed 40' wall keep you out of America?

Gooch

First Show completed and Posted!!

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Reg-e "The Militant Redneck", Bobroony, and Gooch have just taped their first live show!! It should be playing (if not, press play on the icon to the left), and we're hoping to bring more to you soon, including an entertainment segment (with a political bent) and poker news and tips.

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