Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Bush's Immigration Spiel: blah blah blah

I haven't posted about immigration before b/c I wouldn't dare to pretend to have answers for this incredibly difficult issue, and b/c any solutions I could put forth will NOT put a stop to the 3 things that cause illegal immigration in the 1st place: 1) The poverty conditions in Mexico that drive desperate people to illegally enter the US. 2) The US borders being completely porous and unprotected in the 1st place, which is insane for any sovereign nation, but especially post 9/11, and 3) The greedy employers who take advantage of these desperate people by milking them for all they can get w/ sub-minimum pay/ safety/ work conditions AND remain unpunished despite hiring illegals for pennies on the dollar. But, we do have to stop illegal immigration for these reasons: 1) The US is a nation of laws. If we don't believe that, we have no business getting upset that Bush and his goons have broken over 750 laws and continue to have pissing contests w/ our Constitution. And these harsh facts: 2) The US has finite resources, and we the American workers are already at the mercy of the soul-less conjoined twins: Our govt & the corporations. Both are bleeding the middle/poor US citizens dry w/ no natl healthcare, falling wages, hacked away social services, heavier tax burdens due to wealthy tax cuts, and hatcheting away our employment possibilities. That said, what did I think of Bush's speech? It was political posturing and just some *presto!* *chango!* wedge issue introduction to take the heat off of the WH: New evidence of Cheney's handwritten comments about Plame, the NSA spying debacle unfolding, and the possibility of Rove being indicted and Rove's disconnect from reality. Apparantly, the border wasn't such a big deal last yr as the Bush budget scrapped 9,790 border patrol agents and the suddenly concerned in '06 Prez used law's escape clause to drop funding for a new homeland security force on the border. Bush could truly care less. How else could you explain Bush's proposed '06 budget, revealed on Monday, that funds only 210 new border agents? Q: And who will be enjoying $385 million for those new detention beds? A: KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton has been awarded a contingency contract from the Dept of Homeland Sec to support its Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in the event of an emergency. Let's face it, when Bush gets to stir up his white folks, can still allow his beloved corporate whores w/ their giant campaign donations remain unpunished for hiring illegals, AND there is money to be made for Halliburton, then BushCo suddenly cares.
Posted by Tina :: 12:42 AM :: 5 Comments:

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