August 21, 2005
What A Surprise!
A Republican and Democrat talking about Bill Richardson, New Mexico and Arizona, and illegal immigration on FNC just now. I had to laugh. The Dem is all wide eyed about the problem of illegal immigration and how something needs to be done! I agree, obviously, but he's acting like it's a problem he just found out about. Did you know they've had to close hospitals in border states? No! Really? [rolls eyes] And it's more than a little disingenuous for him to bewail the fact that nothing has been done when his side of the aisle bows to the will of Hispanic activist groups and human rights type groups that scream bloody murder whenever there's an attempt to crack down on illegals. I'm the first to blame both political parties for inaction, but you need to walk the walk if you're going to moan about the poor border states and how something needs to be done. Action not words. And sooner rather than later, if you please.
Posted by Ithildin at August 21, 2005 11:35 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Out of curiosity, what does 'state of emergency' mean specifically? Are Richardson and Napolitano calling out the National Guard? Are they directing their state police to start rounding up illegals? Or is this just a nice catch-phrase used solely for political purposes?
Posted by: docjim505 at August 22, 2005 7:17 AMDocjim505, what a state of emergency generally means most, in practice, is that the bureaucracy is allowed to speed up: administrative processes have shorter notice and hearing requirements and require less extensive fact-finding. It doesn't necessarily mean calling out the National Guard, although that may go hand-in-hand with such a proclamation depending on the circumstances.
Posted by: Dave J at August 22, 2005 9:12 PM
read the article linked in this post over at McGehee's place. This really sums up the extent of the border problem.... unbelievable.
Posted by: caltechgirl at August 21, 2005 12:19 PM