Mark’s Soap Box

Not sure what the alarm clock was set at, though.

Bush to attack illegal immigration

Well don’t do us any favors pal. Maybe you could have done this … oh I don’t know … say maybe … 6 years ago? I think so.

WASHINGTON – A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing.

Nice spin. It’s not Congress’ job to protect the borders, it’s the President’s job. Unbelievable. Stop blaming everyone else.

At a joint news conference, Chertoff and Gutierrez put the onus on Congress for any consequences that may be suffered by employers as result of the stepped-up enforcement effort.

Geeeeez! Are you kidding me? My head is spinning and blood is shooting out of my eyes. This is utter and sheer stupidity. Bush finally decides to fight, by blaming. It’s Congress’ fault that the employers who hired illegals will have to obey the law? Excuse me?

Yes, I know this is nothing but Bush attempting to get (sh)amnesty through. It’s gonna backfire. People will cheer the enforcement and expect more crackdowns. *lmao*

“Our hope is that key elements of the Senate bill will see the light of day someday, but until Congress chooses to act we are going to be taking some energetic steps of our own,” Chertoff said. The steps will “significantly strengthen our hand with respect to immigration enforcement.”

See? That is a threat; pure and simple extortion. I suppose I should be happy they are at least fighting. Not happy they are fighting for Mexicans and not Americans.

The White House emphasized that its package of enforcement changes was all it could do under “existing law”

BULLSH**

– the same law that President Bush has repeatedly called unacceptable.

Because it does not reward law breaking by illegal aliens.

The administration rolled out a proposed rule that will mandate employers to fire employees unable to clear up problems with their Social Security numbers 90 days after they’ve been notified of such discrepancies in so-called “no match letters.” Employers who fail to comply will face possible criminal fines and sanctions.

“This regulation lays out a clear pattern for doing the right thing which will afford protection for employers,” Chertoff said. The new rule will be effective in 30 days.

Imagine if this had been done 6 years ago.

In addition, Chertoff said he will try to use the department’s regulatory authority to raise fines on employers by about 25 percent. Current fines are so modest that some companies consider them a cost of doing business, the agency said in a summary of the new enforcement effort.

Well, duh!

It’s clear that Bush is hearing the “enforcement first” mandate. He isn’t listening to the “no amnesty” part yet.

Michelle Malkin has some reax from other sources

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