Comments on: Homeland Security Chief Seeks to End ‘Catch and Release’ Immigration Policy

By: Diggers Realm

Diggers Realm — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:22:46 +0000

Chertoff Is Full Of Crap, Says “Our goal is to return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions”

Let’s just take a look at what Michael Chertoff, the head of DHS, means when he says “Our goal is to return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions”. First of all let me print what he really should have said…

By: sensible mom

sensible mom — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:33:33 +0000

Chris Kelly at Michelle Malkin’s immigration blog debunks this story:

http://michellemalkin.com/immigration/2005/10/18/03:56.pm

This policy relates to non-Mexican illegal immigrants.

By: beth

beth — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:05:45 +0000

Jamal,
A slightly hypocritical policy from a government which slaughtered the original inhabitants of its country and then transported millions of slaves there from Africa!

So only perfect people and countries that have ALWAYS been perfect are allowed to act to try and solve a problem today? That lets out ALL of humanity, if you’ve ever read any history at all. Maybe even the Africans who happily sold their fellow Africans down the river.

I could sit around and hate the Italians and the British for what they did to MY ancestors, but it was a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand years ago. And what exactly does that accomplish? Nada, zip, zero, zilch.

By: Mark La Roi

Mark La Roi — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:34:48 +0000

Well, it was a nice thought for a few minutes…

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:05:53 +0000

Interesting Update from the Immigration Blog:

http://michellemalkin.com/immigration/2005/10/18/03:56.pm

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:39:28 +0000

Walter #8
Why don’t we house them in the embassy (not outside)

By: jamal

jamal — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:06:16 +0000

A slightly hypocritical policy from a government which slaughtered the original inhabitants of its country and then transported millions of slaves there from Africa!

By: luke

luke — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:27:56 +0000

Business interests, especially construction will not allow this happen. Cheap labor, along with cheap borrowing, is what is driving the economy these days.

Just my opinion.

By: ThoughtsOnline

ThoughtsOnline — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:37:18 +0000

It’s not going to make a difference

People are sneaking into this country because they’ve determined the benefits of being in the United States outweigh any costs they may incur trying to get in and sending the ones who get caught back to where they started their journey won’t do anyth…

By: Baklava

Baklava — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:27:11 +0000

Hallelujah!

California will be saved!

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:03:37 +0000

Threat Prompts Closure of Baltimore Tunnel

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By: Walter E. Wallis

Walter E. Wallis — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:56:01 +0000

We need to house illegals fighting deportation at enclaves around the U.S. Embassy in the person’s native country, under diplomatic protection.

By: Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere

Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:37:58 +0000

Chertoff’s Get-Tough Stance On Illegal Immigrants

Via AP: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department aims without exception to expel all those who enter the United States illegally. “Our goal at DHS (Homeland Security) is to completely eliminate the ‘catch and release’ enforce…

By: Dan Melson

Dan Melson — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:33:10 +0000

I’m mostly with you, La Shawn, I’ll believe it when I see action. On the other hand, he’s at least talking about the need for correct action, something that has not been seen in at least twenty years from the Cabinet level (or above). Furthermore, Chertoff seems to be one of the closer cabinet members to the President’s mind.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:11:20 +0000

“I have no faith in George Bushâ€™s appointees.” I too am disappointed in Bush appointees. It seems that there is less and less emphasis on qualification and experience than ever before. Not that political favoritism is unique to either liberals or conservatives, but it does seem to have hit new heights (or new lows, depending on your pov)–FEMA leaders who have no experience with emergency management, EPA appointees who have no experience with businesses affected by environmental policy and limited experience with environmental policy, and so on.

I think if we want real debate, rather than yelling and name calling, we need to push for higher standards in both those we elect and those who get appointed. For one, I’d really like to talk about immigration policy, find ways to take advantage of immigrant energy, talent, determination without making the boarder states go broke. After all the entrepreneural energy represented by the Mexican immigrant population (both legal and illegal) in Cal, AZ, and TX is stunning. The policy we have now doesn’t work, more force and tighter rules may just work against us, but open boarders are a nightmare.

So aren’t we smart enough to come up with better answers than a big tall fence lined with machine guns (which seems a little too much like check point charlie and the Berlin wall for comfort) without giving up entirely? I think we are–if we can move away from hyperbole and all that.

Sarah