Thursday
Apr092009
White House Update
Immigration Redux
Immigration is regarded as a “second-tier” issue in the West Wing (education, health care and energy being the administration’s top priorities), but the president still wants a “comprehensive solution” to the problem and a bill to be crafted this Fall. The centerpiece of any legislation would be putting the estimated 12 million illegals in the U.S. on the path to eventual citizenship. But Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters this afternoon that illegals would be put in “the back of the line” and made to wait. Gibbs also suggested that they learn English. The White House also warned that it wants to step up the crackdown on employers who flaunt the law by hiring illegals. If all of this sounds familiar, it is: President George W. Bush tried, and failed, to pass comprehensive immigration legislation in 2007. Analysts warn with the economy in rough shape, the task of passing a sweeping immigration bill may prove to be infinitely more daunting.
War Funding Flip Flop?
The President is also asking for an additional $83.4 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama opposed such funding two years ago when he was in the Senate. The request would finance the additional 17,000 troops for the Afghan theater bringing the number of American servicemen and women there to 55,000, a 59% increase. Meantime: the Congressional Research Service says the funding request would push the costs of both wars to nearly $1 trillion since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Housing Confab
President Obama claims that his administration’s policies (along with actions by the Federal Reserve) have lowered mortgage rates to historic lows, giving millions of Americans the opportunity to refinance their homes. Critics say the rates are artificially low, but the administration says it will do whatever is necessary to get the housing industry moving again. Meeting in the Roosevelt Room with the president was Treasury Secretary Geithner, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donovan – and homeowners from the Washington DC area who seemed pretty nervous in their high-powered surroundings. Reporters asked about the Somali pirate situation and were rebuffed by the president: “Guys, we’re talking about housing now…”
Quick Hits
…Did the President bow when meeting Saudi King Abdullah at last week’s G20 summit? “No,” Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said. “He bent over to shake his hand…”
…Next Thursday (Apr. 23) the White House sponsors “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” Will Malia and Sasha accompany Dad on his 60-second commute to the Oval?
…The East Wing has released the White House Easter egg design. They have an environmental theme…
…First Lady Michelle Obama was seen puttering around in the new White House garden this afternoon. With her: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a White House chef and students from Bancroft Elementary. They planted seeds – 55 kinds of fruits and vegetables, except for beets. The President doesn’t like beets…
Immigration is regarded as a “second-tier” issue in the West Wing (education, health care and energy being the administration’s top priorities), but the president still wants a “comprehensive solution” to the problem and a bill to be crafted this Fall. The centerpiece of any legislation would be putting the estimated 12 million illegals in the U.S. on the path to eventual citizenship. But Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters this afternoon that illegals would be put in “the back of the line” and made to wait. Gibbs also suggested that they learn English. The White House also warned that it wants to step up the crackdown on employers who flaunt the law by hiring illegals. If all of this sounds familiar, it is: President George W. Bush tried, and failed, to pass comprehensive immigration legislation in 2007. Analysts warn with the economy in rough shape, the task of passing a sweeping immigration bill may prove to be infinitely more daunting.
War Funding Flip Flop?
The President is also asking for an additional $83.4 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama opposed such funding two years ago when he was in the Senate. The request would finance the additional 17,000 troops for the Afghan theater bringing the number of American servicemen and women there to 55,000, a 59% increase. Meantime: the Congressional Research Service says the funding request would push the costs of both wars to nearly $1 trillion since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Housing Confab
President Obama claims that his administration’s policies (along with actions by the Federal Reserve) have lowered mortgage rates to historic lows, giving millions of Americans the opportunity to refinance their homes. Critics say the rates are artificially low, but the administration says it will do whatever is necessary to get the housing industry moving again. Meeting in the Roosevelt Room with the president was Treasury Secretary Geithner, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donovan – and homeowners from the Washington DC area who seemed pretty nervous in their high-powered surroundings. Reporters asked about the Somali pirate situation and were rebuffed by the president: “Guys, we’re talking about housing now…”
Quick Hits
…Did the President bow when meeting Saudi King Abdullah at last week’s G20 summit? “No,” Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said. “He bent over to shake his hand…”
…Next Thursday (Apr. 23) the White House sponsors “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” Will Malia and Sasha accompany Dad on his 60-second commute to the Oval?
…The East Wing has released the White House Easter egg design. They have an environmental theme…
…First Lady Michelle Obama was seen puttering around in the new White House garden this afternoon. With her: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a White House chef and students from Bancroft Elementary. They planted seeds – 55 kinds of fruits and vegetables, except for beets. The President doesn’t like beets…
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Reader Comments (1)
In this melting economy and our lawmakers complete resistance to the US publics policies. American patriots must do the right thing and stop this violation of Federal law. No doubt it will be very difficult because the administration in power, is run by Left wing Democrats. Sen. David Vitter, Republican-LA has drafted S95, a law if enacted, could kill all funding to any city that is infamously branded a "Sanctuary City." With indifference to American populations outcry any city that entertains as a refuge to illegal immigrants. They will have to search the deep pockets of their business co-conspirators, to insure costs for services. We all know the 50 Senators including Harry Reid, and Madam Pelosi who secretly suppressed e-verify, so that more than 300.000 illegal labor, could compete for jobs with American Workers.
What are any of these idiots thinking, when their are 10 million jobless Americans right now in these United States? They must be undead zombies not to realize without any logic, that we can't afford to subsidize as estimated by the Heritage Foundation 40 million illegal aliens? Perhaps professional people in limited numbers with absolute skills in the scientific fields. But certainly not uneducated, indigent labor who competes with legal low skilled whites, blacks or any other color, creed or religion? We all must be bloody fools not to recognize, that California nearly went into a $47 billion dollar crash. Because of the payout to the illegal poor who have figured out the way to short change Americans of their pay checks.
Should this law get the backing of millions of Americans, we have the tremendous influence to sever most welfare benefits and government handouts, to anybody who steals into a sovereign country without being processed. In states like California where in just Los Angeles county alone, an estimated 4 million illegal nationals have settled there. The people’s safety net is now overwhelmed by families, who have learned to tap every social welfare program available. Legal or otherwise! Even Federal programs-for citizens only-- has been compromised, including low income housing, pre-natal and after birth care, hospital emergency care, where the illegal uninsured, dumped on the entrance to a hospital by pirate contractors and business owners. It is Left for the taxpayer, to pick up the bill. Not just for major injury, but for flue, nail fungus or anything minor--and its free. All the while citizens are interrogated for their insurance card, social security number or money to pay. They get Scott-free care and we get a phone call from a debt collector or end up in front of a bankruptcy judge. California was just one state where local government has intentionally ignored the "Rule of Law." Poor foreign nationals have turned our neighborhoods into littered streets and heinous crime scenes as never before in our history.
Today we have a slender chance to stop this caricature of our laws. Call, write, fax or phone and make your demands real to these pro-illegal immigrant legislators. It seems their arrogant attitude can overrule the will of THE PEOPLE. The president has already informed us that an Amnesty is being readied. The problem is after the 1986 Amnesty, we were avidly promised--NO MORE. If yet another Amnesty is passed, the impoverished outside our lands will keep coming. Taxpayers have--and will be a permanent--THE BEAST OF BURDEN. Taxpayer in-perpetuity will be expected to carry in social services for every lawbreaker. We cannot afford another Amnesty. Every family from Guatemala, Kowloon and Bombay can sponsor all and every relative they possess and you end up paying for our traitorous politicians.
Go to CAPSWEB to utilize their petition to condemn Sanctuary cities. Read the facts at NUMBERSUSA, JUDICIALWATCH, FAIR AND AMERICAN PATROL