Chris Cannon needs to go.

Illegal aliens, politics, comments, rants, etc..

2008/3/10

@ 01:54 PM (2 months, 4 days ago)

I think all the candidates for President are WEAK on illegal immigration so I don't support any of them. Vote for whomever you'd like. But when it comes to lying, two-faced weasels there are few that surpass Cannon of Utah. That SOB needs to go. Maybe, this time, he'll face some legitimate opposition. As I recall his last challenger was a nobody and still got about a third of the vote.

Dear Utah, Fire that Cannon

Rep. Chris Cannon's Republican challengers are once again attacking his position on illegal immigration.
    But, in a new twist, they also are attacking each other with claims of unrealistic proposals and outright flip-flopping.
    David Leavitt and Jason Chaffetz say they don't want their congressional campaigns to focus solely on immigration policy, like the past two attempts to unseat Cannon.
    But the hot-button issue dominates just about every meeting with the all-important delegates.
    "If it is not the first question asked, it is the second question," said Leavitt, a former Juab County prosecutor who is the brother of Mike Leavitt, the Health and Human Services secretary and former Utah governor. That's right, you've got to sell yourself on other issues as well, but immigration is a hot issue.

What to do with the people who are here illegally
    * Rep. Chris Cannon: Supports a guest-worker program that would not involve the people who are already here illegally; rather it would augment the current work force. For those who are here, he supports a "path to citizenship," which includes learning English, holding a job, paying back taxes and a fine. He also supports expanding legal migration.

    * David Leavitt: All undocumented workers would have to return to the border. They would be eligible to get a temporary visa if they could prove full-time employment in the U.S., verify that they have lived here and have no criminal history. Or they could apply to be a citizen. It is one or the other. Those with temporary visas would have their wages garnished to pay for government services and would be issued smart visas that would help track their location.

    * Jason Chaffetz: Those illegally in the country may be permitted to stay for a short time with a new worker visa, but would have to agree to leave or face serious criminal punishment. They would have no way to become a citizen. He supports the concept of "bonding," in which a portion of the immigrants income would be held until they return to their country of origin. He would streamline the legal immigration program, focusing on allowing people who have relatives in the U.S. to enter the country quickly.

    * Joe Ferguson: Anyone here illegally should be deported, but he thinks this would take a decade or more and be conducted in waves, starting with those who are convicted of a crime, then move on to those who are not paying their way and finally deport farm and ranch workers who are here illegally. All immigrants here on work visas should be registered with the government. I know nothing of Ferguson except this blurb, but he seems to be the only candidate that has any grasp of reality and isn't a candy-ass sell out. It's taken a very long time for our problem with illegals to get to this point and it may take many years to get it straightened out. Chaffetz sounds, ehh, but not tough enough. I do like his "no way to become a citizen."