Senate Passes $600 Million Border Security Package

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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more Perfect Union, establish Justice, insure Domestic Tranquility, provide for the Common Defense, promote the General Welfare, and Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,”…We support Immigration Reform.
We deserve a coherent answer to our concerns about immigration from our Government and the new border security bill is a great start still we need immigration reform to pay for the $600 million dollars with the fines and previous tax liability payments each Legalized immigrant will pay to us, if immigration overhaul is done we can finance the high tech border security systems like advanced surveillance cameras and unmanned drones to aid our border patrol without tax increases for current U.S citizens aiming fiscal responsibility because the all the border security systems will be financed by the current undocumented immigrants if they are legalized.
Most importantly the current immigration reform proposal will promote Social Security and Medicare funding without rising taxes to current citizens by imposing a waiting period of 8 years for the legalized immigrants to be able to naturalize as part of their penalty. Social Security and Medicare funding for current citizens can be achieved with the new proposal for immigration reform because in the meanwhile legalized immigrants won’t access benefits after we do the tax contributions the Legalized immigrants will pay to us during 8 years will create a surplus that will warranty an outgoing retirement benefits collection by current citizens without increasing our taxes today.

Sean of CA 2:17AM August 15, 2010

so why are you guys constantly fighting? where did the original inhabitants of America originate from? were they not all immigrants? why will a new generation of these people be so greedy and selfish to deny the same freedoms that their great great great grand parents got to anyone else.
like Jesus said if you have not sin before be the first to throw the stone...
if you have no immigrant blood in you be the first to castigate anybody who comes to America. did the original immigrants get Visa before coming from the UK and the other countries...did the Red Indians give them visas.
Greedy bastards

cornelius of MA 12:12PM August 13, 2010

So,one would hope to God that you all see this joke of so-called puny little
$600 Million Dollar Border Security Package as many of us,here in Arizona do,
as being "Too Little & Too Late!" And will not be conned by the great Kenyan
Con Man Barack Hussein Obama and his Incompetent Sec of Homeland Security
and Total Failure Ex-Arizona Democrat Governor Janet Napolitano and Madame
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's Very Last Ditch Desperation Attempt To
Con all of you into mistakenly thinking,"oh what wonderful news and what a great job Obama and Napolitano and Democrats are doing to secure our US &
Mexico Border! As they are not doing so and Comrade Leader Barack Obama
will do anything he can in order to Grant his 40 Million Illegal Aliens "AMNESTY"
and Instant US Citizenship and Automatic Democratic Party Voter Registration
and which is Barack Hussein Obama's Real Agenda here and don't forget it!...
And please donot buy into RINO Amnesty John McCain Sudden Conversion For
Securing Our Border and Building "The Dang Fence" as I hope none of you have
forgotten Amnesty John McCain and the Late Liberal Democrat Teddy Kennedy
with George W Bush Silent Blessing Co-Authored the Failed Illegal Amnesty Bill
in Congress and just remember like Obama=McCainYou LIE! It's time to Retire
Amnesty John McCain! Arrest,Deport All Illegal Aliens and their Anchor Babies,
Arrest,Jail and Fine All Illegal Alien Employers! End Sanctuary Cities like Phoenix,
Mesa and Tucson Arizona! And that is this Sanctuary City of Phoenix Arizona
Two Cents Worth on it all! Take Back America! VIVA SB 1070!

Ralph Long of AZ 11:29AM August 13, 2010

This seems to be another politics as usual ploy for late in the (re)election cycle. The only reasonable policy to halt illegal immigration is to dry up the available jobs by promptly arresting, jailing of the individuals (not fine the companies) who hire illegals. When sufficient have been done, the attraction will be gone. The same can be said of the illegal drug importations. Implement programs to dry up the market in the USA and the illegal importations will stop. All other "war on drugs" and boondoggle fences and troop deployments have proven worthless for decades, and I believe the politicians know it, just lack the backbone to implement permanent solutions. Oh, and a side benefit to arresting and jailing the employers of illegals will be increased income from legitimate taxes, since these employers usually keep these hires "off the books" and avoid taxes.

Leon Maxwell of GA 10:32AM August 13, 2010

This special-session was just a political game move aimed at helping the Liberals dismal re-election prospects. This $600 million was requested way back, again and again in Senate, and only a few of the National Guard troops Obama promised June 1st have been sent. Now the $600 million funding won’t even be released for a year, and the more law enforcement (this funding), should have been in use with the arrival of the National Guard. This is not such a great strategic direction coming from our commander in chief or his administration.
Most states, counties, and local law enforcement could actually grow, and save money by employing new veterans for five years. We enforce immigration laws and save money while employing unemployed veterans. Two other presidents already enforced immigration laws to employ war vets. This would be the third time, and because it is for national security this third time will be the charm. Seems the old adage is still working just fine because President Obama’s best bet is to hire the vets.
The unemployment rate for veterans rose in July to 11.8 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Hire some of them to work with their local law serving the people of their own hometowns and surrounding communities. These veterans already have government run VA health hell-care for five years running, and could save struggling towns short on law enforcement to actually save local tax monies (feds employ vets), while also saving local tax funds used toward the good healthcare insurance of local law enforcement. We get more state and local law enforcement, save tax money, and create some needed jobs during this recession. Five fast years and we will be out of this recession and our borders will be secure to boot!

pat of PA 8:37PM August 12, 2010

And did any of these people AGAIN READ the bill? It is full of PORK AGAIN!
When will we start making bills that have ONE issue and no add-on's?
Grrrr!

Kenneth Dreger of CA 4:51PM August 12, 2010