From: "Gary Britt" 

No I said that, but also said that instead of just focusing on making
criminals out of legal USA citizens that we need to criminalize the illegal
entry itself.

Gary

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> Missing:  even a single sentence about enforcing existing laws requiring
> employers to verify that prospective employees are legally allowed to
> work in the U.S....
>
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:21:36 -0500, "Gary Britt"

> wrote in message :
>
> >
> >Now if they would just add the land mines and we would have a real
solution
> >to the crossing the border problem.
> >
> >Gary
> >GOP mulls ending birthright citizenship
> >By Stephen Dinan
> >THE WASHINGTON TIMES
> >November 4, 2005
> >
> >House Republicans are looking closely at ending birthright citizenship
and
> >building a barrier along the entire U.S.-Mexico border as they search for
> >solutions to illegal immigration.
> >A task force of party leaders and members active on immigration has met
> >since the summer to try to figure out where consensus exists, and several
> >participants said those two ideas have floated to the top of the list of
> >possibilities to be included either in an immigration-enforcement bill
later
> >this year or in a later comprehensive immigration overhaul.
> >"There is a general agreement about the fact that citizenship in this
> >country should not be bestowed on people who are the children of folks
who
> >come into this country illegally," said Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado
> >Republican, who is participating in the "unity dinners,"
the group of
> >Republicans trying to find consensus on immigration.
> >Birthright citizenship, or what critics call "anchor
babies," means that
any
> >child born on U.S. soil is granted citizenship, with exceptions for
foreign
> >diplomats. That attracts illegal aliens, who have children in the United
> >States; those children later can sponsor their parents for legal
> >immigration.
> >
> >
> >Meanwhile, the idea of a fence or other barrier also is gaining support.
> >    At this week's "unity dinner," House Speaker J.
Dennis Hastert,
Illinois
> >Republican, said he supports a barrier system of fences in some places
and
> >electronic surveillance or vehicle barriers in others, one participant
said.
> >    Mr. Hastert's spokesman said the speaker would not talk about the
> >private meetings.
> >    Border barriers received a big boost yesterday when Rep. Duncan
Hunter,
> >California Republican and chairman of the Armed Services Committee,
> >announced a broad enforcement bill with a fence as its centerpiece.
> >    "The fence works," Mr. Hunter said. He led the fight
earlier in this
> >Congress to complete a 14-mile section of fence near San Diego, and he
and
> >other members said the success there gives the idea momentum.
> >    "Those who say the fence won't work, frankly, don't have experience
with
> >fences," said Rep. Geoff Davis, a Kentucky Republican who is supporting
Mr.
> >Hunter's bill.
> >
> >http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051103-115741-1048r.htm
> >
> >Gary
> >
>

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