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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | 1 p.m.
Gov. Jim Gibbons today sent a letter to President Obama asking that action be taken at the federal level to stop illegal entry into the United States.
The letter comes a day after Gibbons demanded that the Obama administration take action on the heels of a bill signed into law in Arizona last week.
"The situation with Arizona’s immigration law would never have occurred if the Obama administration would have done its duty to protect the borders of the United States," Gibbons said in a statement today. "The Obama administration, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi often talk dotingly of immigration 'reform,' but I believe our first priority should be border security, and that is a federal responsibility. No 'reform' is possible until we secure our borders."
Read the governor's letter to Obama here.
A big part of the problem is with employers of illegal immigrants.
Employers like Jim Gibbons, who employed an illegal immigrant for years.
"Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons is facing more tough questions on a whole new issue. These questions revolve around an illegal immigrant whom Gibbons and his wife Dawn employed as their housekeeper and babysitter. "
"The woman, Patricia Pastor Sandoval, says she worked for the Gibbons' for years and the family occasionally made her hide in the basement to keep her illegal status a secret. "
You're part of the problem, Jim.
Good for the Governor. He is doing his job to represent the good people of Nevada. I would like to see the Governor propose a law similar to the one Arizona just passed.
If Rory was Governor, he would be telling the illegals in Arizona to move to Nevada and sign up for public assistance...
See Gibbons grab a "hot" political issue.
See Gibbons run with the issue.
Run, Jim, Run!
Yup Obama is not doing his job. Crazy how all of a sudden we blame barry for everything.
How come in Arizona illegals get arrested, yet employers who employ illegals only get fined?
Its because Republicans care more about buisness than people.
Is every partisan, political move the Governor makes actually news worthy? He has no money for political ads so he is milking the local newspaper staff for everything he can with all his blatantly obvious political posturing. Frankly, I'm sick of it. He needs to separate his politicking from his actual job.
Is there a bigger sleazebag in US politics (other than Ensign)?
In his sad attempt to remain relevant Gibbons continues to embarrass Nevada, as if he hasn't already inflicted enough misery on the state. And to top it off the clueless thug actually thinks there's a chance he'll get reelected.
Someone should tell him he's more unpopular than OJ Simpson.
Third worst gub in nation writes to president of US. Ya, that oughta work. Looks like another lame, wasted effort to gain publicity for a doomed reelection effort.
Jim is doing what he thinks will help him in his up coming failure to win the primary election. On the other hand, the Federal Government is not doing it's job in protecting the country's borders and keeping illegal immigrants out. Now, the issue has finally surfaced and the Government has stepped into a Mine Field. Now the Homeland Security Department says it doesn't have the money to take all the illegals that will be picked up by the police. That ought to get quite interesting. I dont' have a solution so all I can say is, I don't know what I would do. Maybe those that are in Arizona should consider returning to their home country rather than live in fear of getting caught.
maybe one day some of you people will wake up and realize how much illegal aliens are costing each and everyone one of us. overcrowding our schools, hence the shortage of teaching staff. even the prisons now are 38% illegal aliens. using your tax dollars for their healthcare and welfare. all the while not paying in a dime. filing tax returns at poverty level, claiming to make under enough to claim earned income credit. example: one illegal i know of paid in a whopping $400 in taxes, (using a false identity mind you) and got back over $6000 because he had several children, and he was/is an illegal alien. i reported him, customs agents did NOTHING! oh but i guess he isn't hurting anyone or breaking any "serious" laws, wait what part of "illegal alien" do we not get the illegal part?
undocumented, illegal immigrant, whatever you want to call them...if they don't come here by legal means, then they are illegal and costing all of us a fortune, in medical, our schools, our public welfare assistance programs, even our social security. and no matter what you want to label them as, they are ILLEGAL! quite frankly i'm sick and tired of having to press "1" for english anytime i call anywhere.
Hopefully Las Vegas will pass a similar illegal alien law.That would be great.
It is also great that you can carry concealed weapons with only having a drivers license instead of having to pay and renew every 5 years.Arizona
is doing what is right.
...because before Jan 20th 2009, there was NO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION in this country....
cherio, gubnah
2ndAmendment, couldn't have said it better myself.
Johnny come lately to the issue. He has had 3+ years to advocate bills related to immigration and did not do it. Trying to jump on a train after it left the station.
why doesn't gov. gibbons enact a simple law in nevada that stops employers from hiring illegals. it's a shame he is happy with over 13% unemployment in nevada - one would think he doesn't really care about us who are legal and unemployed...
Not ONE LAW is impeccably enforced -- hence, law that results in equitable and absolute justice doesn't exist.
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Does any politician actually work for a living?
Gibbons is an embarrassment to all Nevadans.
Judy,
Your statement is incorrect...
Gibbon is not an embarrassment to me, and I am a Nevadan...
So you're proud Gibbons employed an illegal immigrant, Larry?
Gibbons could do a lot more good by sending the letter to his fellow GOPers. When push comes to shove, they will be the ones holding up reform by their usual inaction and filibusters. They even killed their own initiative under Bush the Second.
BTW, I have yet to see Gibbons' long form doctor- signed birth certificate. Is he an illegal?
As far as Gibbons letter goes he may be milking the press but at very least better late than never.
Those of you that blame the employers I am definately with you. They, the employers should not only be fined but sent to jail.
As far as Obama being blamed, he has done more lately promoting racial profiling than anyone. Calling out the blacks, latinos and women to vote again for the democrats certainly doesn't bode well for someone that should be unifying this country.
Governor Gibbons is consistent. He seems to make sure that whatever he does, it's done for himself. Not for Nevadans. Himself ONLY.
He just jumped on the Arizona Republican Party bandwagon. This is easy press for him to get his face out there for the next election by just agreeing with someone else who came up with an idea. And his agreement is used in the form of a letter to President Obama that is meant to appeal to not only the Republican Party, but to their radical appendage Tea Partiers.
But I say this will backfire on him.
He has just energized the Hispanic American voters in Nevada to organize and unite to march to Nevada polling sites on November 2, 2010 in order to vote him out of office.
If he's on the ballot in November 2010, he has awakened the Hispanic American sleeping giant. He's toast.
hey governor goober wasn't u in congress back in bush years, how come you didn't bring it up then
The gov says in his letter to President Obama:
"At the same time Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi talk warm and fuzz) about immigration "reform", there are murders, robberies, kidnappings, extortions and other violent crimes rampant in border states."
These things occur everyday in Clark County and throughout Nevada. These crimes are committed by US citizens, resident aliens, and illegals. Why just point to illegals?
There was the off-duty policeman murdered in his garage in North Las Vegas, the night clerk murdered at 7-Eleven and the guy with the ax.
What is our governor doing about this? It seems to me that these are local matters. What does the President have to do with this?
since 2001 there is illegal immigration law
What a waste of a perfectly good postage stamp.
More budget woes.
Good for Jim. It's a start.
Bottom Line : Obama will do NOTHING, he will not Hurt his Future Democratic Voters
This is too funny. The Nevada governor telling an Illegal Alien POTUS to get the laws on immigration going.....ha ha ha ....if it wasn't for the seriousness of the subject, this could make a Vaudevillien comeback.
There are no more low life POS cowards in the country than the black helicopter / birther / teabaggers.
Obama was elected with a 9 million (plus) majority. IN TWO elections GW Bush had barely 3 million more than the Democrat opponents.
President Obama entered office with more problems to fix than any president since FDR, who also followed after a GOP failure, Herbert Hoover.
Teabaggers are angry because they had their chance and they failed miserably. No way do they want Obama to succeed.
The LastThroes appears to be on his last legs. Vulgar name calling is not a sign of someone who has any moral integrity..
To paraphrase 2ndAmendment...maybe one day some of you people will wake up and realize how much revenue illegal aliens are generating for a some of us and just shut up about it.
If 38% of the prison population are actually illegals, that's GLORIOUS! After all, we've got to pay people to house, feed, and keep them safely locked away from us legals. If we simply deported them, where would the prison staff go and what would we do with all those abandoned buildings?
Totally agree with stopping people using our tax dollars for their health care and welfare while not paying a dime. Reminds me of an interview I read about a woman who is receiving Medicaid for her 10 kids!?! Like it's my problem her husband can't afford to care for their "blessings" (her term for the brood). She seemed to think her being a Teabagger somehow excused her for being a leech?!
I sincerely doubt Gibbons has any influence on Obama.
I know if I got a letter from him I'd wipe my a--with it or start a fire in my fireplace with it.
Someone must have written the letter for him, he's too stupid to write it himself.
LarryVegas,
At least your consistent, an idiot all the time.
Larry,
Gibbons is not an embarrassment to you but you are.
vpin...
I appreciate all the good things you say about me. You must be one of my biggest fans...
Larry, these letters of gov'ner Gym's...
Do you think he's stable?
Someone should insist he take a physical and get a return-to-work slip from a doctor...
Writing in child-like scrawl while on a late-night bender in a fundraising letter is one thing; but rushing off a Kindergarten-level note to the President is NOT the sign of a well man. Speaking of which; How about that silly Sue!
She's a MARVEL, that woman! "Just a little deeper, Sue, you are almost to the dropoff! A few more feet...that's a girl!"
How about that silly Harry. Running around like a chicken with his head cut off saying that the sky is falling...
We need to take care of our people first.
Americans are struggling in this economy; Americans need jobs; Americans are losing their homes; Americans are homeless.
I believe in immigration but people need to do it LEGALLY!
Why aren't the Democrats focusing on the economy and jobs??? Why isn't Reid trying to help Americans at this time?
Washington has botched everything it has touched, and consistantly and arrogantly ignored the will of the people. Comprehensive immigration reform is the preferred euphamism for comprehensive amnesty coupled with empty promises of better immigration enforcement in the future. We see how that sham worked out after the 1986 amnesty.Both legal and illegal immigration should have a time-out; no more until we get our economy back on solid footing.Illegals aren't taking jobs Americans don't want--they are taking wages Americans won't.Guest worker programs are nothing but a glorified labor subsidy. In 1951 JFK began phasing out the Bracero program due to it adversely affecting the wages & conditions & employment opportunities of our own workers. Liberals who claim outrage over outsourcing American jobs to other countries never say a word about American workers who lose jobs to illegal aliens. Now the AZ law is branded as "racial profiling" or discrimination...it is not about race. It is about ENFORCING THE LAW.
We do not need new laws, we do not need reform--we need enforcement which is what the AZ law does. Illegal immigration is Mexico's premier and only growth industry. We educate, medicate, incarcerate and provide entitlements to the detriment of our own citizens while they remain loyal to their own country, sending over 22B each year in remittances while our country struggles. The cost of 200 busses for Arizona to transport illegals back to march and protest on their own soil is less than what it costs for the taxpayer to provide for them. The difference between immigration years ago and now is that the influx is overwhelmingly comprised of one group: Mexicans. This makes diversification and assimilation into our society virtually impossible. My message? Take your rocks, and shovels and demands back across the border and march on your own soil. You have broken our laws and will receive no more benefits here. Government is justified as long as it preserves, protects and defends--and this is exactly what Arizona has done. If only Gibbons had the guts to do the same thing!
We need to take care of our people first....
Why don't you start?? Why don't you take money out of YOUR pocket && help YOURE people?