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By Tovin Lapan (contact) 
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 | 2 a.m.
Searchlight — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he is hoping to build an immigration reform bill with bipartisan support but that some related issues are not up for debate in his view. Meeting Thursday morning at his Searchlight home, Reid outlined his top priorities for the U.S. Senate in 2013, including immigration reform, to reporters who cover the Southern Nevada Hispanic community. “There will be nothing done in my Senate (on immigration reform) without a pathway to citizenship,” he said. Reid, sitting in his Western-themed home, which sits in the middle of wide-open desert not unlike the terrain around the southwestern ...
Searchlight,
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How quaint that the Sun, an alleged newspaper, still thinks anyone cares what Reid has to say.
Harry's not calling the shots anymore. Even Obama sidelined him from the fiscal cliff negotiations, having to send in Biden to rescue a deal.
Harry, you're irrelevant now, so shut up.
Now go get your shine box.
The issue is not citizenship
The issue is legalization. It's bring them out in the open. Making them productive. Many want to remain Citizens of Mexico.
Pass a budget Mr. Reid.
In America 75,000 felons lied, imagine that! Senator, you have 170,000 illegals living in the same county you're in right now that are lying.
E-Verify for all new hires has been suggested, similar to federal hiring practices, well golly whiz Gomer we have a new hire on Sunday, let's start there and lead by example.
Reid wants them to have citizenship for one reason and one reason only....so they will vote Democrat.
Enough lip service from Mr. Reid in any language. Harry, follow suit and demand that English be the official language of our country. We must ensure ALL legal immigrants speak English in order to assimilate and communicate with us.
Regards,
Eddie V Garcia
The country's priority should be more third world people to take advantage of SSDI, section 8 housing, EBT cards, medicaid, unemployment benefits and our education system. It's exactly what we need.
Reid says These people are potential voters and we need them to perpetuate the Godless, baby killing, Constitution shredding, Socialist ideology of our party and we can do that with the tidal wave of taxes taking your money! It's only fair you do your part. I want to say to all the 80 year old people Obamacare will take care of you, no you can't have that hip replacement but you are eligible for birth control pills! More cowboy poetry. Budget! what's a budget. We have printing presses that's all we need Duh!
Who's to say they want to become citizens? If they do they will have to start paying taxes.
@Noindex....so you admit that the Republican/Tea Party has absolutely nothing to offer Hispanic voters?
Motor, watching too much non-fox media again.
http://www.lasvegastribune.com/index.php.....
When illegal aliens file their income tax returns, they simply write down their ITIN instead of an SSN and submit that with their 1040 Form. If they have children, and even if they don't - nobody is checking anyway - they simply check off the box for child care credit for as many kids as they have or claim to have.
So, if they have lots of kids and not a lot of income they're not going to have to pay any income tax, BUT THEY WILL RECEIVE A TAX REFUND OF $1,000 PER CHILD. Here I will add that many illegal aliens are paid "under the table" with cash and don't report that income when filing. The majority of illegal aliens who file do not pay any income tax, but file only to claim their Additional Child Tax Credit. Thus, more than $4 billion was paid out to illegal aliens last year by the IRS literally with no questions asked.
Dream on. No shortcuts for illegal invaders. A recent survey shows 2/3 of Nevadans do NOT want any concessions for illegals. So who are the political advisers kidding? Softening campaigns to talk nice about illegals will NOT win votes. Just the reverse. You'll lose votes. Even O. recently quoted as saying "if the PEOPLE OF AMERICA want it..." and we do NOT want it.
And for those who still think illegals do minimal harm: how about a proposed work-permit-path/VISA AFTER an illegal invader repays ER / healthcare costs, K-12 costs, back taxes, administrative costs and restitution for I.D. theft and SSN theft... and then pay a fine and then an application fee. Would also have to disclose names and addresses of coyotes, friends, relatives who have been aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
GO home and get in line for LEGAL immigration. We already take a million a year--that's more than enough.
Motorsports: free food from our food banks does not have Sales Tax. Stolen health care at ER's and UMC does NOT have sales tax. Crying for "donations" on Craig's List cause they have small children does NOT have sales tax. Bartering away EBT SNAP does not have sales tax. Seems they can eat well at other outlets so they don't need the EBT for food. Some of it must be St. Vincents and similar free meals.
@Motor, how is your "they pay taxes" rant and my bringing up income tax credit "off thread"? It appears i've over-estimated your computer skills as you find it difficult to google, among other things. Try:
illegal immigrants earned income tax credit
Another simple issue to fix costing trillions that PC-ness is hampering!
ICE doing their jobs and one-way greyhound tickets is not expensive!!!!!!
Making them "Legal Residents" wont cut it because they still would not be allowed to legally vote.
Thats why the push for actual citizenship, plain and simple.
By "insisting" a path to citizenship be included, reid is guaranteeing no such bill ever can or will get passed!
Is this reid's way of playing both sides? He get's latino support for feigning the citizenship stance, and get's the business support because they know such a bill can't get passed!!
This country does not want or need anymore illegals coming here and dropping their anchor whelps and then glomming onto all the federal freebies and credits, etc.
Halt all immigration now and deport all illegals now.
And Bush 2 was for it so whats the point?
Maybe there's room in Mom's basement for some renters.
@MotorSports, making illegal aliens self-deport back to their home countries isn't something out of "unicorn-land". In states like Arizona and Alabama which passed tough anti-illegal immigration laws, large numbers of illegal aliens "self-deported" out of those states. Unfortunately, most of them probably just moved to one of the other states that doesn't have tough anti-illegal immigration laws in place. But can you imagine if all 50 states had tough anti-illegal immigration laws in place? We would see self-deportation of illegal aliens on a large scale, and that would be reality, and not something out of "unicorn-land".
IT'S A PLOY BY REID. He knows the Republicans won't go for citizenship so down the line he will "compromise" to get all illegals legalized instead. Remember these are lying politicians.
It's still amnesty!
E-mail your Congressman and 2 Senators and tell them NO to ANY legalization of illegal aliens! That's all you have to say.
Here's how to find out who your reps are and their e-mail addresses: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
"There will be nothing done in MY Senate" Is this guy for real? I didn't know Mr. Reid owns the senate, I thought it was the American people. My mistake.
This actually shows you stupid Latino Democrats that Harry has no real intention of passing immigration reform. he knows citizenship will never pass the house or senate for that matter so he spouts off about it to look like he cares and continue to get the uninformed Latino vote.
What is hard to believe about this story is that Reid is actually in Searchlight Nevada?
Someone must have found some oil or gold reserves out there?
Nah, The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is going to be the biggest employer in California,(but site is really in Nevada) and Reid will develop the land around his home for housing!!!!!!!
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@MotorSports, you're disputing numbers that I didn't even use? Great debate tactic. Go back and do some research and you'll discover that the anti-illegal immigration bills that passed in states such as Arizona and Alabama caused significant numbers of illegal aliens to move out of those states. I know, the truth hurts.
Ronald Reagan signed the 1986 amnesty bill on the assurance from Congressional Democrats that they would allocate funds to secure the border, and that the 1986 amnesty would be the last major amnesty that this country would ever do. The problem is that Reagan trusted the Democrats to keep their word, but they didn't. The Democrats lied, and Reagan learned from that experience that Democrats just can't be trusted.
Booyah!
@MotorSports, in your comment posted at 9:43am, you wrote: "And Marco Rubio would take issue with those of you making racist and xenophobic comments re: immigrants voting Democrat." I read every comment that was posted before your 9:43am comment and I didn't read anything in any of those comments that was even remotely racist. Could you point out any comment that was posted before your 9:43am comment that you feel is racist?
@MotorSports wrote: "If we actually thought Mittens' idea would work and that 15 million people would magically "self-deport" it would actually INCREASE deficits at local and regional levels. Brilliant."
Actually, if we replaced all illegal aliens in our country's workforce with American citizens and legal foreign workers, the payroll taxes and other taxes generated by these higher paid workers would DECREASE deficits at local and regional levels. Yes, it is brilliant, and that's why we should do it.
No way Senator HarryReid
Ol' Harry is ready for the retirement home, illegal aliens already have a path to citizenship, I-95 south to Mexico. Or PAL to Manila.
If they want to be US citizens they can apply from there.
Y'all might as well get used to the idea that some form of legalization of status is headed your way. The GOP bidness community and the Party elders realize that without expanding the base beyond old white men and the tricorne hat crowd the Party will not win another presidential election. The only thing up for discussion is where to expand the base.....gays;not likely, blacks; White Citizen's Council is against that, young folk; dream on. Hispanics, fastest growing most socially conservative large group left. Suck it boys and meet your newest brown friends.
MotorSports wrote: "@bartlebee do you specialize in being wrong or is it just a temporary thing until you can find a real job?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/19......
@MotorSports, from the linked article you referenced above:
"And while there are families returning, some officials say they haven't heard anything to suggest the numbers are huge."
"State agriculture officials who say the new law led to a chronic shortage in agricultural labor said they haven't seen evidence of large numbers of immigrants returning to the state."
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
NO AMNESTY!!!! If one is here in the USA ILLEGALLY, they are a criminal and should be treated as such.
Are you here LEGALLY???
That is the first question that should be asked berfore getting shelter or any American infrastructure services.
If you are not, are you actively pursuing USA citizenship? Or have you actively started the path for legal residency? If the answer is "NO," then such individuals MUST be DEPORTED. The People, Citizens of the United States of America, can no longer turn a blind eye to ILLEGAL individuals here in this country. It is still a crime to be in a country without proper clearances and proper documentation. To help enforce immigration laws that are already on the books, put a bounty on reporting such people, so that there is no where to run or hide in the USA. To be in a country ILLEGALLY is criminal---in any country.
The adverse impact of ILLEGAL immigrants in the USA has bankrupted our infrastructure, which is meant to service American Citizens. The US government has money put aside where our government aids and assists other countries and their peoples to help maintain peace.
Senator Reid stated, ""People will have to move to the back of line. They would have to pay some penalties and fines, and they have to work, stay out of trouble and work on speaking English," said Reid, offering general principles for a pathway to citizenship for immigrants without legal residency. "That would bring people out of the shadows and really help everybody. It would be good for family reunification.""
Just now people are getting information on the LOW test score results from illegal immigrant's children in our American and Nevadan public schools. For years, this situation has been swept under the rug, hidden from public view and debate, and now the problem has become such a crisis, that there is NO covering it up. It is awful, and education, as a result, is in CRISIS. Educators can corrolate low scores of students to those students having parents/home support that has little to no English language spoken, read, or listened to in the home environment.
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Blessings and Peace,
Star
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One suggestion is to catch these folks when they are expecting a child, and have them commit to learning and mastering the English language (since English is the main language textbooks and instruction is delivered in English grades K through 12, and our country's infrastructure is in English). Sign them up when they go for "prenatal care" and when they go to "delivery" in medical care. That is a good starting place to send the message of accountability. While in waiting rooms, information about LEGAL entry to the USA, path to citizenship, and expectations in our American schools will further support this with televised infomercials and literature spreads.
Also, ILLEGAL immigrants should be given the choice to either live in government sponsored internment camps until they achieve some LEGAL status, or be immediately deported. This is the most compassionate way to deal with such people, who are criminally here. It will keep families "unified" until they earn the proper status to be in this country. It is costing our nation MORE to NOT do this.
Enforce proper immigrant's employment with E-Verify justifying their priveledge of being in this country and working!!! Our Lawmakers legislated it, use it.
LEGAL American Citizens are weary of all the talk and NO action. We have the laws, enforce them! If there is a problem with streamlining the system, fix it.
If you investigated many of the problems our country is having today (educational crisis and draining of infrastructure), it is because the USA had opened the floodgates in regards to UNregulated immigration decades ago, cheapening our standards and the quality and integrity of American production of goods. How can we be "Made in America proud," when the majority of products are being produced by illegal, cheap, labor? ILLEGALs should be ashamed, as well as Lawmakers who have dictated unrestricted immigration.
Something to think about while talking about immigration reform and "true path to citizenship."
Blessings and Peace,
Star
It's so easy for Senator Reid and all other FEDERAL politicians to favor things--and then DUMP THE COST on us at the local level. Lately their misrepresenting that favoring giveaways to illegals increases electability. Say what? 2 out of 3 AMERICANS favor getting rid of illegals--ENFORCE EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS, fine employers of illegals, and the problem will be half solved. The other half would mean AG Holder gets off dead center and ENFORCES our immigration laws, secures our borders and DEPORTS. Again, we can EXPEL those who can't show they entered legally--saving deportation expenses of hearings, time waiting, holding and feeding those pending deportation.
CCSD told the Governor that there are more than 50,000 English Language Learners--how many are NOT Spanish speaking? And some illegals have been here long enough that they speak English as well as they speak anything else.
HEY the feds want LOCAL LAW enforcement to confiscate guns, do background checks....but the feds don't allow LOCAL LAW to ASSIST WITH REMOVAL OF ILLEGALs. And, it's improper and illegal for them to be here. SCOTUS has referred to protecting Americans from "those who have no business being in this country." But, it is still legal to own a gun.
Star 7:29: Finally someone comprehends the cost of "opening the floodgates" a few decades ago when the American people agreed to assimilate the illegals here then ON THE CONDITION that the borders be secured. The borders remain porous and they keep coming here. ANY form of acceptance means they will keep coming and bringing every last cousin with them. Our economy can't regain a footing until this issue is resolved and we increase expulsion and deportation in a very serious effort to refuse to accept illegals in our economy, culture, society.
I'm sorry I've tried to understand Harry Reid with not much success. He really believes that the people of Nevada don't know what they are doing even though they sent him to DC to represent them and their wishes.
He really believes it about him.
He is just too far left for me in his idea of the new world order.....
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Why is Reid re-elected, again and again and again...?
He is a Traitor to all unemployed American citizens by supporting illegal aliens.
Vote this self serving traitor out of office ASAP!