Yeah, I flat-out do not agree with Rice on immigration, which from the way that she addressed it... ...sounds to me like she wants us to kowtow toward the illegal ones as well, not just the legal ones. Speak for yourself, lady. My family on my dad's side emigrated to the U.S. from Poland over 100 years ago, but they did so legally. I know this because there is a public record of this; this is why illegal immigrants are also called "undocumented", because there is no record of them emigrating. I agree with her on her other points, like how Republicans need to focus on individual freedom, private sector-led growth and equal access to quality education, because those things need to be resolved via legislation as opposed to executive and/or judicial activist decree. The legislators represent the people, and the people MUST have a say in government; that is why the U.S. Constitution defines the importance of the three branches of government -- the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive office -- at ALL levels of government. One person does not make or break the laws based on their own opinion or mood of the day: http://news.yahoo.com/condoleezza-rice-urges-republican-party-more-inclusive-021450202.html -------------------------------- Condoleezza Rice urges Republican party to be more inclusive By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday called on the Republican Party to become more inclusive on issues like immigration. "We have a responsibility to those who do not yet have the liberties and the rights that we enjoy," Rice told a cheering crowd at the annual gathering of California Republicans in the San Francisco suburb of Burlingame. "We cannot abandon them ... We were once them." She did not offer a specific policy idea. The speech by Rice, who was secretary of state under President George W. Bush, was the highlight of the second day of the three-day convention, which has set out to rebuild the party in a state where Democrats control both houses of the legislature and every statewide elected office. U.S. Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, who recently won a primary battle against a challenger from the populist Tea Party movement, also talked about broadening the Republican Party by joining in a fight with the Tea Party against Democrats and liberals. "The opportunities that lie for Republicans are enormous this year with a team that will be together," Sessions said. "It's easier to get things done in a majority." Jim Brulte, California's former and long-serving state senate leader who has been charged with reviving the party in the state, said in a statement he was aiming to push the party "outside of its comfort zone." In her speech, Rice echoed the convention theme of "rebuild, renew and reclaim." Rice included individual freedom, private sector-led growth and equal access to quality education as key themes for Republicans to focus on in California and elsewhere. Convention attendees said they were behind the idea of Republicans reaching out to groups that have traditionally felt alienated by the party, particularly Latino and Asian immigrants. "I really think that this country is going to be turned around with conservatives and new immigrants," said Susan Mason, of Sacramento, a Tea Party Republican. "We've got to get to them first."
The Democrat position on illegal immigration is a guise of emotion invoking compassion hiding the true motive of corralling votes. Its not really about creating better lives for Democrats its about taking advantage of people by locking them in a permanent underclass of government handouts. The Republican position on illegal immigration is that they are simply criminals. Which they are, they are illegally invading criminals who chose to ignore a time tested and history proven method of legal immigration in favor of border jumping. Neither are working. I don't want to see Republicans pander to criminals, but I don't want to see liberals continue to violate the abuse these people either.
