Larry Elder Talks Deficit Reduction
 

Larry Elder recently published a 14 point plan for reducing the massive federal deficit. 4 of the 14 points (below) dealt with our immigration dilemma. I have put in bold print the portion of his suggestions I find the most unpalatable.


- Amend the Constitution to deny citizenship to children of illegal aliens. America – unlike most industrial nations – grants citizenship to children of illegal aliens simply because they were born on its soil. The 14th Amendment was meant only to confer citizenship on newly freed slaves, not on illegal aliens. But since the Supreme Court has ruled otherwise, the Constitution must be changed. Illegal immigration is unfair to those lawfully trying to gain entry, costs taxpayers money and affects the country's culture. Citizens ought to have a say about this.

- Increase the number of, and ease the process for, legal immigrants – tailored to high-end, well-educated foreigners who would add to the industrial capital of the nation. Establish a truly temporary guest-worker program, the size and duration of which would be determined by the country's needs. Hold back a portion of the alien's salary in a government account, to be given back only when the alien leaves.

- Close the borders. Put the appropriate mix of border guards, fencing and other methods of policing the border and stopping aliens from entering, whether from the south or the north. Establish a means of monitoring those here legally so they do not overstay. Check the immigration status of everyone arrested, and turn illegal aliens over to ICE. Mandate E-Verify for all workers. Require all illegal aliens to register with the feds, and deport those convicted of serious crimes beyond illegal entry and using fraudulent documents to obtain work, granting legal status for the rest – but not citizenship.

- Amend the Constitution to overturn Supreme Court decisions that prohibit states from denying free public education and medical benefits, including emergency benefits, to illegal aliens.

Let's be real here. Most illegals ARE registered with the feds in some manner already. Many having been picked up and released on parole or what have you, while others have submitted applications for some sort of legalization, and still more paying taxes under ITIN's. The only ones' who AREN'T registered already are those who are in the felony or wanted class who supposedly wouldn't benefit from amnesty anyway. :mad:

Elder, by his own admission, was recruited into talk radio by Dennis Prager, another open borders, pro-War neo-con. Prager has always been a big booster of illegal immigrants, touting their "family values", blah, blah, blah.

Except for George Putnam, now dead, and Ray Briem, retired off the air, most of the so called "conservative" talk radio people were pro-illegal immigration until very recently. That includes Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved and probably others. Retired Al Rantel, who does voice overs, was vehemently pro-illlegal when he first came to LA and denounced American nationalists as "racists."

John and Ken were kind of agnostic on the issue, but for the last 6 or 7 years have been militantly anti-immigration.

I seriously mistrust Elder. He's good on racial issues (i.e. blacks who flunk tests should study hard and do better next time instead of filing civil rights lawsuits), but he's pro-war, pro-Bush and pro-free trade. Why has he changed? For the same reason many others have gone through the motions...his audience will no longer tolerate open borders types. His transformation, such as it is, shows the deep seated hostility to illegal immigration and the power of the wrath of grass roots Americans. That is all these turncoats understand.