Can we agree on something? Immigration reform?

[whell]

Originally Posted by one1

While the politicians were busy fighting over left and right issues America got sold from underneath them.

I think it probably goes more like this: the politicos encouraged us to fight over left and right issues while they sold America from underneath us.

[whell]

Originally Posted by one1

Well then You Are naive.

Well then enlighten me, oh gifted one. What specifically do you think the Mexican drug cartels have to do with the movement of children from Central America to the US?

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It has to be part of a comprehensive program.

Agreed! However while we recognize the racist elements which inhabit
some of the Repub arguments we fail to speak to the weakness of Democrats
about their fear to address frankly the pro illegal crowd.

[finnbow]

The Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution have a new report out taking the public’s temperature on immigration reform, and the findings are pretty dispiriting. To put it simply: (quite nearly) everyone wants immigration reform, but it’s not happening because of the disproportionately large influence of a small, determined minority.

According to the report, a full 62 percent of America favors allowing undocumented immigrants to become citizens if they meet certain requirements. Support for that policy outcome isn’t just broad, it’s also bipartisan: 70 percent of Democrats favor it, 51 percent of Republicans, and 61 percent of independents. The opposition comes from self-identified Tea Partyers, who are split evenly between citizenship and deportation, with 37 percent backing each policy outcome.

Here’s how the report describes this oppositional group:

Americans who support deportation represent a distinct minority in the U.S., and they have a unique political, social and demographic profile. Compared to Americans overall, they are roughly twice as likely to be members of the Tea Party movement (24% vs. 12%) and significantly more likely to identify as Republican (36% vs. 23%).

Americans who favor deportation are more likely to be white and tend to be older than Americans overall. Nearly 8-in-10 (79%) Americans who say immigrants in the U.S. illegally should be deported are white, while 10% are black and only 2% are Hispanic. Close to 6-in-10 (57%) Americans who support deportation are over the age of 50, compared to 46% of Americans overall.

Also worth noting is the report’s finding that trust in Fox News tends to be a fairly strong predictor not just of support for mass deportations, but also for enmity toward immigrants and misinformation about immigration policy in general. According to the report, “the most trusted news source for deportation supporters is Fox News, with more than 4-in-10 (41%) saying it is the television news source they trust the most to provide accurate information about politics and current events.” The report also found that people who trust Fox as their go-to news source are more likely to believe that immigrants are a burden on American society and a threat to American culture.

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/10/tea_..._all_but_dead/

[one1]

Originally Posted by whell

Well then enlighten me, oh gifted one. What specifically do you think the Mexican drug cartels have to do with the movement of children from Central America to the US?

One of those things,If you have to ask you'll never know,I am sure a lot here do though.If you think the Mexican government is fighting the cartel or even the American government think again,What do all 3 of these entities have in common? Money and what drives this earth? that's right boys and girls.

[one1]

Obama will take on the Chinese before he will mess with the cartel on A realistic basis.

[one1]

Hillary And the cartel are working on a Draft right now for immigration reform law,don't worry we are safe in the governments hands.Now that I have done my job and rattled some of you ,I got amps to solder,bye

[Dondilion]

"Groups" are now claiming abuse of illegal children at the border by US
officials.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/g...order-24091219

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by one1

Hillary And the cartel are working on a Draft right now for immigration reform law,don't worry we are safe in the governments hands.Now that I have done my job and rattled some of you ,I got amps to solder,bye

Who was that masked man?

[whell]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

"Groups" are now claiming abuse of illegal children at the border by US
officials.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/g...order-24091219

Sure. Accusations like that will get the Federal purse strings loosened up toot sweet.