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http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/FamilyValuesDontStop-BUSH.htmlGOP's Bush Calls for Increasing Legal Immigration Levels
from Middle American News, February, 2000
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George W. Bush endorses the "demographic revolution" that Bill Clinton said he hoped would end "European culture" in America, the GOP presidential hopeful went on to call for a lifting of the legal limits on immigration.
In an interview ignored by the liberal press, as well as his GOP rivals, Bush told the editorial board of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, that "we ought to increase legal immigration."
Bush said advocates of immigration reform represent the "xenophobic dark side of American politics," and derided them as "folk's who want to isolate America."
He expressed sympathy for aliens who come to America to take jobs. "Family values don't stop at the Rio Grande River," he said. "If you're a mother and dad, and you got kids to feed, and you're making 50 cents and you see someone in Iowa making $50, and you care about those kids, you're coming."
Bush suggested that because Americans aren't skilled enough to handle the demands of an economy driven by high-tech industries, "we ought to increase legal immigration for our country's advantage. The high-tech world that we are now dominate is dependent on educated folks, but we're short of workers. It is to our advantage to encourage high-powered, smart people to come into this country," he said.
He did not say, when questioned by Craig Nelson, an immigration-reform activist at an Iowa rally, how many more immigrants over current level he intends to bring into the U.S., if elected. When asked about "chain migration," he said he was unaware of it.
Bush said if elected president he would not use U.S. troops to defend America's borders against illegal aliens and terrorists, because "Mexico's our neighbor and friend."
Bush apparently agrees with Republican pollster, Lance Tarrance, who stated, "We have now moved from the southern strategy...to a Hispanic strategy."
National Republican chairman Jim Nicholson, told the Washington Times that "Hispanics are to the elections of 2000 what 'soccer moms' were to the election of 1996. By "soccer moms," Nicholoson was referring to white suburban married female voters.
Nicholson said the party will go after the Hispanic vote with Spanish language print advertising and radio and television spot announcements. The new strategy man require it to adopt an anti-white strategy.
Eddie Mahe, a right-wing political consultant to the Republican National Committee, said the party will undertake "deep commitment" to the Hispanic community by recruiting Hispanics instead of whites on the staffs of state parties and elected Republican officials.
The strategy also means the GOP will drop any pretense of opposition to affirmative action for immigrants and will now openly oppose English as Official Language legislation. In addition, the GOP will apparently provide political support for transfer of wealth from citizens to non-citizens through expanded welfare laws.
With the exception of anti-Communist Cuban exiles, Hispanics traditionally vote 3-to-1 in favor of Democratic candidates. The GOP's current polling data shows that among the Hispanics who support Bush for President, most will probably vote for Democrats in the general election.
Sadly, the Republican Party has lost sight of the traditional support among those who were recently polled at 83% favoring a reduction in legal immigration.