In 1965, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization.
Supposedly, these are his statements about an immigration policy on February 10, 1965 according to WorldNetDaily.
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851206/posts)
(http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=%2056204)
(http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzEyNmRkZDE5ZTBiMTdiN2IwMzkzM2RmM2U1Y2Y2YjQ=)
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"I want to comment on ... what the bill will not do. First, our cities will not be flooded with a million immigrants annually. Under the proposed bill, the present level of immigration remains substantially the same. ..."
"Secondly, the ethnic mix of this country will not be upset. ... Contrary to the charges in some quarters, [this bill] will not inundate America with immigrants from any one country or area. ..."
"Thirdly, the bill will not permit the entry of subversive persons, criminals, illiterates or those with contagious disease. ... As I noted a moment ago, no immigrant visa will be issued to a person who is likely to become a public charge. ..."
Kennedy promised:
"The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs."
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On, October 17, 1986 the U.S. Senate approved an immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered prior to 1982.
“In 1986 Senator Kennedy said, ‘This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this."
(http://eldiablotejas.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/ted-kennedy-1986-amnesty)
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Well, anyone starting to get that funny feeling again...
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You have me thinking about Immigration. Here is the conclusion I have reached for what it is worth:
When an issue becomes an un-legislativable one -- such as Immigration -- you're beat. Immigration is euphemistic for freedom, and freedom is another of those intangibles that cannot be legislated; it is more a spiritual matter -- once it gets into the heart it is bigger than any government or army can every defeat because ideologies are like that.
It's why a rag-tag little group of 13 colonies beat the might British army -- they were fighting for SOMETHING -- their FREEDOM. Likewise, people who feel they have a stake in a greater good like immigrants are fighting for something, too.
Americans have become complacent, atrophied, lazy, even asleep. One group in ideology in shape (representing the 13 colonies, so to speak), and the other is big, powerful and out-of-shape (representing the once mighty British Empire) Might doesn't always prevail. Look at Israel in the 6 Day War, outnumbered 400 to 1, but again, THEY too had a mighty ideology -- Jerusalem.
Are you feeling me? I am neglecting my work -- not your fault, mine, so you must let me publish you.
Thanks for letting me publish. It can be viewed at:
http://obama--america--generation.com/blog.html
I am taking the liberty of publishing my response (naughty)...