US Senate - Immigration Amendments
The Senate passed a few amendments to its comprehensive immigration bill. One was good, one was token. One was outrageously voted down.
The Senate adapted an amendment citing English as the national language. A related amendment called English a unifying language, but allowing other languages. However, Harry Reid, the Democrat Minority Leader had this to say: "Although the intent may not be there, I really believe this amendment is racist. I believe it is directed at people who speak Spanish." Reid, not known as the brightest light bulb in the box & with a proclivity to make other outrageous statements, is an idiot. If Spanish speakers hope to succeed in this country, it is by learning the English language, not being shielded from it. It is a disservice to deny them this important tool. It is not , as the fool Reid states, racist. Reid maginalizes himself & the Democrat Party with each inane statement that oozes from his uneducated mouth.
Another amendment should have been a given. The Senate voted down an amendment to deny illegal immigrants who become permanent residents Social Security benefits for the time they were working illegally. That means that illegals will be credited in the Social Security system for work they illegally or fraudulently obtained. This is ridiculous. Social Security is in trouble enough without adding the burden of giving benefits to those whose were not at the time legally eligible for it. The former illegals are now being rewarded for their illegal conduct. Besides using phony Social Security cards, they also steal the SSN's of Americans - identity theft - causing grief to those whose SSN's were stolen. It's nice to see that they Senate cares more for foreign law-breakers than for the American citizens the Senate is supposed to represent. It's sickening.
Another amendment adapted was approval for construction of a 370 border fence/wall. Considering that the southern border is 2,000 miles long, this is merely a gratuitous nod to those who demand a wall along the entire border. But considering the open-borders mentality of the Senate - hey, it's a start.
The Senate adapted an amendment citing English as the national language. A related amendment called English a unifying language, but allowing other languages. However, Harry Reid, the Democrat Minority Leader had this to say: "Although the intent may not be there, I really believe this amendment is racist. I believe it is directed at people who speak Spanish." Reid, not known as the brightest light bulb in the box & with a proclivity to make other outrageous statements, is an idiot. If Spanish speakers hope to succeed in this country, it is by learning the English language, not being shielded from it. It is a disservice to deny them this important tool. It is not , as the fool Reid states, racist. Reid maginalizes himself & the Democrat Party with each inane statement that oozes from his uneducated mouth.
Another amendment should have been a given. The Senate voted down an amendment to deny illegal immigrants who become permanent residents Social Security benefits for the time they were working illegally. That means that illegals will be credited in the Social Security system for work they illegally or fraudulently obtained. This is ridiculous. Social Security is in trouble enough without adding the burden of giving benefits to those whose were not at the time legally eligible for it. The former illegals are now being rewarded for their illegal conduct. Besides using phony Social Security cards, they also steal the SSN's of Americans - identity theft - causing grief to those whose SSN's were stolen. It's nice to see that they Senate cares more for foreign law-breakers than for the American citizens the Senate is supposed to represent. It's sickening.
Another amendment adapted was approval for construction of a 370 border fence/wall. Considering that the southern border is 2,000 miles long, this is merely a gratuitous nod to those who demand a wall along the entire border. But considering the open-borders mentality of the Senate - hey, it's a start.
posted by Francis Lynn at 3:40 PM
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