Illegal Immigration: Important Deciding Votes Just Cast by Ohio’s Beloved Senators
You won’t oh heck, of course you’ll believe this at this point — An amendment to the immigration law winding its way through the Senate by John Ensign of Nevada that would have prevented illegal aliens who are allowed to become citizens after a period of time (aka “amnesty lite”) from getting credit in the Social Security system for their taxes paid and their earnings history while they were working here illegally and fraudulently (i.e., with false IDs, lying to employers, etc.. etc.) was TABLED (a “yes” vote is a vote to table the idea, i.e., keep it out of the bill), by a margin of ….. 50-49.
Mike DeWine voted “yes.” So did George Voinovich. That’s a twofer — Each of our beloved senators can be seen as having cast what is known as the “deciding vote” to reward years of lawlessness, and to further bankrupt an already unsustainable system.
DBM, IV4P.
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UPDATE: A convenient list of all Republicans who voted to table is here.
Geez, even “Sheets” Byrd was smart enough to vote “no.”
UPDATE 2: Oops, they did it again (HT Hot Air) — The Cornyn Amendment, which would have prohibited guest-worker visas from becoming permanent (as Allah at Hot Air says, “i.e., it would ensure that guests remain, you know, guests”), was also tabled, this time 58-35, with both of Ohio’s senators voting to table.
I live in Ohio and have been writing to DeWine daily. He has no interest in protecting the citizens of Ohio or America against this illegal invasion force. My guess is that come november we will have a split delegation in the senate.
Voinovich is next.
Comment by Johnny Dunn — May 19, 2006 @ 10:41 am
The blame rests with our collective apathy!
Comment by Porkopolis — May 19, 2006 @ 11:00 am
#1, the bad news is that Sherrod Brown voted against the House’s “protect the borders first” immigration bill:
HERE
If I had to guess, I would say Brown is to the LEFT of DeWine on immigration (if that’s possible).
I’m not one to “send a message” by allowing a radical free rein for 6 years. Two maybe, so I would consider it in a Congressional situation. But six? No way.
Comment by TBlumer — May 19, 2006 @ 11:13 am
Just updated a post on this with the following info:
If you think that misusing a Social Security number is not a serious offense, tell that to Rosa Araceli Lara, Social Security Adminstration and Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson:
Rosa Araceli Lara, 32, who is not a citizen of the United States, and who is charged with one count of misusing a Social Security number, one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of using false documents to be employed at the Excel Corp. beef processing plant in Dodge City, Kan., and one count of making a false oath regarding U.S. citizenship. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times from January 2000 to August 2005, in Ford County, Kan. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of misusing a Social Security number; a mandatory 2-year sentence without parole to run consecutively to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on the aggravated identity theft charge; a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of using false documents to be employed; and a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of making a false oath of citizenship. The Social Security Administration investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Comment by Porkopolis — May 19, 2006 @ 1:51 pm