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Since the war on terrorism began the rules have changed. America is the target. And innocent people do not matter to them. We must defend our homeland by limited and monitoring who enters the country. Just because you arrive on this shore does not mean you are entitled to the same benefits. My tax dollars have been used for several years to pay for roads, services, etc. Immigrants should be charged a tax/fee upon entering the U.S. A tax would limit the number of immigrants that enter the country and it is only fair that they share in the tax burden. No one should be allowed to work in this country and not pay taxes. Immigrants should be required to learn to speak English. Which is the official language. They also should be expected to accept our customs and religious freedoms. Not convert just accept them as our way of life. ITS TIME to protect our land and limit immigration. Background checks should be mandatory and extensive. Rights should be limited based on the background check. Commit a crime in another country? Restrict or prevent their immigration. ITS TIME to protect OUR rights. I do not believe most immigrants are intending us harm. But I do believe we should protect our rights first and foremost. If they want to immigrate to this country fine. Be prepared to be screened. I have friends who have come here from other countries and I welcome them gladly. For safety of the American people, immigrants should be completely screened and verified before entering the country. |
 2006-04-24 |
One of my opponents wants to build a wall and send every illegal immigrant back. Who will pay for this wall? You. Who will pay to find, collect, process and return every illegal immigrant in this country? YOU. Our law enforcement agencies are underfunded and overworked and now we want to ask them to do more? Good intentions, but just not practical. Another opponent wants to guard our borders with the National Guard. While I know our Guard can do the job, I wonder how they can guard our borders, fight two wars and have time for a life of their own? ITS TIME to elect someone who knows what the solutions are and what will not work. Our esteemed Senator has no solutions for the illegal immigration issue, he has had 48 years to prevent this problem. Your support for my campaign will bring solutions to Washington. ITS TIME. I will work to stop illegal immigrants from getting work here by making employers held accountable. I will work to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining the benefits that should be reserved for citizens only. I will work to stop the provision that allows a child born here to be a resident IF their parents are NOT citizens or here legally. I will work to make ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE and the ONLY language spoken here. Learn English or leave. |
| 2007-05-23 |
Congress debates the issue again. Those without solutions do not like those who are brave enough to stand up with solutions. Senator Byrd is a critic of this new bill. Shall I remind you he has been in office 49 years during which time he could have voiced his solution? Senator Rockefeller has no solutions either. I expect we will hear more from Senator Rockefeller since he is up for re-election next year. Not that anyone in America let alone West Virginia can outspend him to run a competitive race. While Congress debates the fact that illegal immigrants have broken our laws. Those very people protest! Why is the government not arresting them? Criminals who are in the public view should be arrested shouldn`t they? We need to elect leaders who will take action. How much longer are West Virginian voters willing to wait for action from our two Senators? While Congress debates, our legal American citizens go without health care, face a Social Security bankruptcy and growing energy crisis. I hope you will vote for true leadership in the next election. But I will not hold my breath. |
| 2007-06-05 |
One of the arguments for keeping illegal immigrants in the United States is that we need the workers. Americans apparently do not want those jobs. So we need those illegals to fill that role. Nonsense. First we should make the distinction between those who want to work and those who can work. Before giving jobs to illegals, which should NEVER be done, we should make every effort to hire legal citizens. To start, when people sign up for Welfare government assistance they should be entered into a database of available workers based on their physical and mental abilities. A software program could easily take information about each recipient at the time of the application and determine types of work that particular person can do. The law should be straightforward, when you sign up for government assistance you are signing up for work when available. Welfare recipients should be required to work when necessary. I am not talking about having a disabled person do something they are unable to do. But we should put Americans to work first. First those who want to work and better themselves. Then those who can work but may not have the opportunity or the desire to work. If you apply for welfare you apply for work. Welfare recipients who refuse to work, but are able, would lose their benefits. This would reduce the burden on the government spending and on taxpayers. And it would stop illegal immigrants from getting work. |
| 2007-06-15 |
The bill allowing illegals into our country continues to be debated. This bill has done good for America. Not that it is a good bill. Cause it is not. But at least we are openly debating this issue which has been going on for many years. Elected members of Congress have refused to address this issue for years. Even now more `I do not like this bill` rhetoric is spewed then solutions to the bill. Instead of just voting against why not propose a better bill? In my 2006 primary campaign I was asked about what we should be doing. I was given about 3 minutes to solve the problem while my esteemed opponent had been given 48 years of elected office to provide solutions. My answer was crucified by the radio media during an interview. They could not believe I wanted to actually enforce the law and arrest employers who were hiring illegal immigrants. Yes, put them in jail. Once employers and individual citizens who hire illegals `under the table` find out they can and WILL go to jail the hiring will stop. Once there are no jobs then there will be no reason to climb those stupid fences to get here. If there is no reason to come then the illegals here will have to go home. Enforce the laws we have. Stop allowing illegals to wave their home flags in America in protest. Arrest them. I personally find it offensive when someone waves another country`s flag in protest of America. In America! Federal wages for illegals in some cases are HIGHER than the minimum wage for legal citizens! How stupid is that? My son can get a job for $5.15 an hour while an illegal immigrant can get a job for over $9.00 an hour! I hire only legal citizens of the United States of America. And I do not discriminate against immigrants who have come to America legally. Unless they want to wave their homeland flag. Which should now be Old Glory. If it is not, then go back. |
| 2007-07-03 |
Fire Congress. If our elected politicians refuse to solve the illegal immigration issue, Social Security crisis, health care crisis, the energy crisis, the moral crisis, etc then each and every one should be fired. This includes the presidential candidates who are members of Congress and on the campaign trail when they should be solving problems. One Senator has a plan 'when elected President' to solve health care. Yeah right! As a Senator we have seen no such plan. Do not be deceived. Each and every Senator should be fired and Congress should start over. Term limits would stop the bickering and partisan politics. Any elected politician who is not in Washington with their sleeves rolled up working on the problems of America is not worth MY VOTE. Tomorrow is July 4th and each and every member of Congress should be in session not grilling hotdogs! And not making campaign promises when they should be honoring the promises already made to voters when elected to their current office. ITS TIME to fire Congress and elect new leadership. |
| 2007-07-03 |
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| 2008-10-02 |
Have you noticed that the illegal immigration issue is not a major factor in the presidential race? I like how the media and the politicians can turn on and off issues at demand. |
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