From the Queens Campaigner:Queens members of Congress helped to lead the push for national immigration reform last week, co-sponsoring legislation to legalize millions of undocumented individuals that has drawn praise from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, foreign workers and immigrant rights activists in the borough.
U.S. Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills), Nydia Velazquez (D-Ridgewood), Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) and Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) were four of the more than 87 co-sponsors of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) Dec. 15.
“We believe part of our effort to pull the country out of the economic doldrums has to include immigration reform,” Weiner said. “We need to make sure we encourage this work force to come out of the shadows.”
The bill, which has come under fire from some Republican lawmakers, seeks to legalize undocumented individuals by requiring them to prove they have been working, register with the government, learn English, undergo a criminal background check and pay a $500 fine, among other steps.
Should an individual meet all the requirements, he or she would be able to receive a six-year visa and then a green card. The recipient also would be able to travel throughout and outside the country.
The act would funnel more funds into training and equipment for border guards and require the U.S. Homeland Security Department to improve immigration jails.
Questions:
How about public assistance, Medicaid, etc? When will they be eligible for those? Why would we invite an entire class of people to help themselves to handouts?
How will they prove they have been working when most are paid cash and off the books?
Won't they be subject to minimum wage standards and compete with Americans for jobs once they are granted amnesty, which defeats the purpose of looking the other way and reaping the benefits of having them be "guests" here?
What about the ones that don't qualify? Will we still be embracing our sanctuary city policies so they can stay?
Photo from the Daily News
43 comments:
The immigrant flood is causing a severe housing shortage driving up rents, depressing wages driving down incomes, and diverts money that should be spend on American citizens to support this group with services.
14 million American citizens are unemployed. 14 million illegals here.
Nice work, tweeders..
Let Weiner have them move into his house or neighborhood. I bet that would never happen!
They're supporting the wealthy contractors - and we wonder why we cannot keep our borders closed!
On the income they are paid they can ONLY afford to live in an overcrowded illegal conversion somewhere in Jackson Heights.
Even if they were to be granted minimum wage - that is NOT a living wage for New York - by NO means.
All Weiner is doing is sucking up to the contractors who most probably SUPPORT HIM.
Just outrageous, outrageous. I really fear for our City.
The House is filled with buffoons.
Only the real intelligent and well to do should be granted amnesty. Now how you would go about filtering out the insufficient ones is hard.
15% of these immigrants are well to do, willing to learn/become Americanized and have good intentions. The others are just savages.
wow it's time to get the hell out of new york! bloomberg likes it because he belives it will bring in tax money... yeah ok, while more then half the shit will stay illegal because they would be deported back because of some fxxking crime they did.
ANTHER DUMB IDEA FROM WEINER. WHO'S LINING HIS POCKETS???
WHAT A CREEP.
This Mr. Weiner is so anti-American!
Vote these tired old bastards out of office before they give the right to vote to the illegals. We can't afford them or their bullshit anymore.
What do these politicians care? they have jobs, benefits and places to live. they don't care that they are destroying lives of Americans.
when is a politician going to push for deportation? Look at France and Mexico, they don't take crap from illegal aliens.
In France the workers take to the streets to protect their jobs.
deport illegal aliens. why is it fine for them to break the law?
Is the Catholic Church a part of this? you betcha!
Now you know the POLS backing illegal immigrant criminals. The gates are cracking open and a tidal wave of illegals will be jumping through to qualify for this potential heaven sent gift.
Beware of the crime waves headed your way as this folks bully their way about grabbing at everything they can strong arm in obtaining.
Your nab will become the Mexico City of the North - the greatest 3rd world slum you ever witnessed on TV!
Who votes for this clown! What is his agenda?It surely can't be this is what his constituents want>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ah, I get it now. They're rounding up support for future constituents in 2010.
Let Weiner have them move into his house or neighborhood. I bet that would never happen!
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Exactly the point - notice how this never happens in landmarked distrcits. funny about that, no?
Rep. Weiner is one of the best leader we have today. His statements are a practical expression on the current immigrant situation in his district. Amnesty will allow taxes to be collected from working illegals and struggling small business to pay the employer taxes required by law. These people are here, live here, work here and raise families here. They have been here for decades, and share the American dream. Keeping these people as non people only hurts NYC politically and economically. Godspeed Rep Weiner.
Mr. Weiner has a little weiner!
Rep. Weiner is one of the best leader we have today. His statements are a practical expression on the current immigrant situation in his district. Amnesty will allow taxes to be collected from working illegals and struggling small business to pay the employer taxes required by law. These people are here, live here, work here and raise families here. They have been here for decades, and share the American dream. Keeping these people as non people only hurts NYC politically and economically. Godspeed Rep Weiner.
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What a fucking joke! Are you serious or just plan stupid. We should deport all the illeagals and you with them. They are criminals who broke the law. They need to be rounded up and deported. To give them ammnesty, just gives the next wave of illeagals hope. It is gonna come to the point where the American citizens are gonna be fed up and start taking it out on them. I know I liked to go to 69th st and woodside ave with a bat and start bashing some heads. If I did, I wonder would the low lives come back?
Weiner, as usual, is by far the biggest asshole there is
I stumbled upon this old commentary below from 2006 on the subject.
It states that New York is too corrupt to function without the illegals.
The intro is funny: "Michael Bloomberg is the Barney Fife who ended up in charge of New York City when the lovable Sheriff Giuliani retired."
Good read:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=15984
" Amnesty will allow taxes to be collected from working illegals and struggling small business to pay the employer taxes required by law. "
Working illegals earn sometimes $50.00 per day - you think they'll want to pay TAXES TOO?!
AND the small businessman, the one with the local restaurant for example - he WANTS to pay employer taxes on the small army of kitchen help?!
All you're REALLY doing is HELPING BIG business - which is REALLY who Weiner and Bloomberg both owe their jobs too and where their hearts are.
I have an idea - how about contractors PAYING a decent salary to out of work Americans AND the owners take LESS for themselves? That's something that's not been tried by most. . . . .
Amnesty will allow taxes to be collected.
HAHAHHAHAH yea right.
Every spare dollar these criminals have ends up in the hands of Budweiser or smugglers who bring their woman and 10+ kids here.
Most cases anyway.
Weiner and his contractor buddies living out Glen Cove(former Souzzi-ville) need some well seated 2X4's upside the head----
Ask anybody on the 1 road out of Oyster Bay trying to get to work in the morning.
These animals are live barns with horses and use use Forest ave LIRR ROW as toilets.
I have them in Mattituck too BTW. They already stole my Weber kettle and tried to take my pet chickens.
Its become the Wild West out there, All the farmers are carrying armed shotguns and saltguns.
These people will never obey the law, they want to live like they do back home in the mountains
To Anonymous and you newspaper editors:
Please explain how and when these delinquent foreign national criminals became immigrants ?
Rep. Weiner is one of the best leader we have today. His statements are a practical expression on the current immigrant situation in his district. Amnesty will allow taxes to be collected from working illegals and struggling small business to pay the employer taxes required by law. These people are here, live here, work here and raise families here. They have been here for decades, and share the American dream. Keeping these people as non people only hurts NYC politically and economically. Godspeed Rep Weiner
is this weiner responding?? his mom or an illegal trying to get amnesty?? wait a liberal! deport their asses and have them come here the legal way or pay $50g to stay.
This closet fag has to go!! When is he up for re-election?
WHAT PART OF ILLEGAL DON'T THESE POLITICOS UNDERSTAND. SURE GIVE THEM AMNESTY,WHY NOT INCLUDE RAPESTS,THIEVES,AND KILLERS. THAT WILL REALLY PUT THIS CITY IN THE CRAPPER. ENFORCE OUR LAWS. THAT IS WHAT WE WANT
Bend over Americans, because this time it's going to be without vaseline! I know plenty of good hardworking foreign students, how about they get free citizenship since they came in here legally in the first place?!
What about all the people who obey the rules and come into this country legally? What will happen to them? As an American citizen, I would not be afforded this luxury in any other country. Do our politicians take us for fools? We are in an economic downturn. Americans are out of work, yet all our politicians care about are the illegals. They are NOT representing us. Throw them all out. These politicians are aiding and abetting criminals.
"is this weiner responding?? his mom or an illegal trying to get amnesty?? wait a liberal! deport their asses and have them come here the legal way or pay $50g to stay."
Linda - I happen to be a Liberal also - BUT a bleeding heart one - NEVER. For the simple reason that when you give EVERYBODY everything even with the BEST of intentions and the purest motives (which I doubt is going on here) - there is NOTHING left for ANYONE - (old Chinese proverb maybe).
Yes - these immigrants should be treated humanely but to give them amnesty - when they are here ILLEGALLY, is wrong.
The quality of OUR life is sacrificed - as a Liberal my heart bleeds for Americans who have lost their jobs, homes and have no health insurance. My heart bleeds for our returning veterans whose health benefits are NOT the same as veterans from the previous wars.
"Americans are out of work, yet all our politicians care about are the illegals."
They care about the WEALTHY in New York who employ the immigrants.
One of the Anonymouses said "Only the real intelligent and well to do should be granted amnesty...the others are just savages."
In other words, if Anonymous doesn't think you're a savage, it's cool that you broke the law. He'll let you slide.
When will we grow up and act like responsible people?
Weiner is unspeakable. It's bad enough being stupid, it's another to be angry and arrogant about it.
Huh ?
It was only 10 days Weiner declaired:
“Obama and Climate Change Action Will Mean Jobs, Jobs, Jobs for NYC”
http://weiner.house.gov/news_display.aspx?id=1386
Weiner must really see these parasites as future voters to say something so insane.
Since Weiner not in a pajamas singing happy songs at Creedmore he cant be that crazy to cut his own wrists with such a comment
Perhaps Weiner knows of something going on behind closed doors that we dont ?
Never under estimate Stealth government.
Nothing irrational about Weiner wanting the floodgates to open. They'll be his most devoted constituency. Nothing irrational about that, unless you believe in adhering to the laws of the US.
weiner and the other democrats own our government at this time. we can not stop them now. the fools in 2008 did this to our nation.
tell all of your friends and relatives in other states that
this group of anti-american left wing politicians must be defeated in 2010.
the "hoax and chains " gang must be replaced by common sense citizens in 2010 and 2012.
support your local "tea party" protests. we can not afford to be a silent majority any longer.
Deport illegal aliens and vote out all those incumbent politicians who support coddling these law breakers!
These tweeding pols have been warming a bench too damn long at us taxpayers' expense!
Gary Ackerman should be at the top of the list to be dumped.
Come out of the closet,weenie!
I think you hit a nerve crappie. I see many, many comments on this subject. I guess people are really fed up with these criminal illegal aliens. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!
Yes - these immigrants should be treated humanely but to give them amnesty - when they are here ILLEGALLY, is wrong.
The quality of OUR life is sacrificed - as a Liberal my heart bleeds for Americans who have lost their jobs, homes and have no health insurance. My heart bleeds for our returning veterans whose health benefits are NOT the same as veterans from the previous wars
lol babs, are you kidding me! your a liberal in and out.. stop flipping, either your pro american or illegal.. and the veterans from the past totally got screwed by this government in health benefits.. illegals did not come here with the proper papers and should not get rewarded period.. pack'em up and ship them out. housing, schools and medicare would not be exhausted and this government could afford to do right by THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO PAID INTO TAXES. oh and our social security would be saved for our future and our children's
the comments about older war veteran's vs. recent vet's health care provided by the VA,should be clarified and detailed. if you know the facts.
the vets with service connected injuries all receive VA
hospital care.
vets w/o service connected illness do get out patient
benefits. eg. reduced Rx costs and physical exams.
most of us from 1945 to 1970 were covered by our soc.sec. payroll contribution to MEDICARE AND SUPPLEMETARY PRIVATE INS.(B/S B/C,HIP,etc.
most of the left wing propaganda is misinformation,about the VA.
how the hell is OUR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP for sale for a lousey 500 bucks ? ! to those that broke the law to begin with ?
......go ahead you morons and try this one on top of the pelosi/reid/oboMba care tax--they need this first,the shamnesty follows.
Carol said...
They're supporting the wealthy contractors - and we wonder why we cannot keep our borders closed!
On the income they are paid they can ONLY afford to live in an overcrowded illegal conversion somewhere in Jackson Heights.
Even if they were to be granted minimum wage - that is NOT a living wage for New York - by NO means.
All Weiner is doing is sucking up to the contractors who most probably SUPPORT HIM.
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please,wake the F up.--they work tax free,ONLY PAY sales tax and if they fart sideways run to any ER and get free health care and most likely have their common law wife and kids so there's also foodstamps,WIC and free care for them too-and she also works tax free.
wake up and DEMAND that all EXISTING LAWS GET ENFORCED.
Amnesty MY CHEROKEE ASS!!!! DEPORTATION!!! GET THE HELL OFF MY LAND YOU DON'T LOVE MY COUNTRY USELESS PIECES OF CRAP!!! I feel better now:) I'll feel even better when they round them all up and SHIP THE FUCKERS OUT :)
Somebody chuck that closet homosexual limousine liberal communist twinkle-toed weenie out before it's too late!
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