Rhode Island Governor’s Executive Order Steps Up Illegal Immigration Fight
March 28th, 2008More good news! Common sense is returning to the politicians in our State Governments. They are FINALLY seeing that following the example of the Federal Government in NOT enforcing our immigration laws is costing them big time in paid out social services, free education and increased CRIME. I applaud this Governor for having the kahunas to make this move.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Linking the presence of undocumented workers to Rhode Island’s financial woes, Gov. Don Carcieri signed an executive order that includes a series of steps to combat illegal immigration.
The order signed Thursday requires state agencies and companies that do business with the state to verify the legal status of employees. It also directs the Rhode Island State Police and prison and parole officials to more aggressively find and deport illegal immigrants.
The Republican governor said he understands that illegal immigrants face hardships — but he does not want them in Rhode Island, America’s smallest state. “If you’re here illegally, you shouldn’t be here illegally. You shouldn’t be here,” Carcieri said.
Immigrant advocate Juan Garcia feared Carcieri’s proposals would drive a vulnerable community underground. He said illegal immigrants who are victims of crime will fear approaching police, and that children could suffer if parents lose their jobs.
“These people are not criminals,” he said. “This is affecting the poor people.”
Yeah keep drinking that “poor me” Kool Aid there Mr Garcia. Let me be perfectly clear - IT IS NOT OUR FAULT THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT FORCES YOU TO FIND WORK IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. Got it? You all need to go the HELL home and stick up for your rights IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY!
Carcieri was testy when taking questions after signing the order. When a reporter asked if his order might embolden xenophobes, Carcieri blamed the media for inflaming the immigration debate.
So this reporter is SO typical of the average MSM reporter - embolden the xenophobes eh? Does this asshat even know what the word xenophobe means? Here’s a definition for all who throw around this term so easily:
a person who fears or hates foreigners, strange customs, etc.
A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples.
Do you REALLY think that in this MELTING POT of people from all over the world, we are fearful of foreigners? COME ON! It is not their “foreigness” that ticks us off. It is their ILLEGALITY and DISRESPECT for our country that ticks us off. And let’s get this PERFECTLY straight. WE ARE NOT FEARFUL. WE ARE PISSED OFF AT THE LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF OUR EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAWS. That is NOT what a Xenophobe is and we are NOT “AFRAID” of foreigners. We welcome more than 2 MILLION of those foreigners to our country every year. But what we expect of those immigrants is RESPECT for our country, our culture, our LANGUAGE and our flag.
Ever heard “when in Rome do as the Romans do”? Well that’s the LEAST of what we expect of people who want to make the United States of America their new home. It should not be an OPEN DOOR into a country. We cannot take EVERYONE who would like to live here. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO WE ALLOW TO LIVE HERE BESIDE US. Every country in the WORLD has an immigration policy complete with rules to select only the best to come to their country. You will not see one single country who encourages poor people to emigrate to their country EXCEPT the US! That’s called importing SLAVES and anyone who is FOR illegal immigration is just a SLAVE TRADER hiding behind compassion for the poor.
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