1.) It is widely known that Lou Dobbs is all for draconian policies on illegal immigration. He's not exactly a neutral source.
2.) I don't particularly like Pelosi. That being said, I think FOX NEWS presented her speech about immigration out of context. If you watch the video, its like I was talking about before, they just edited some 2 second soundbites together and made her say what they wanted her to say.
From what I can tell is that she was saying that raiding houses and splitting up families with young children kind of goes against the American spirit of social justice and that there should be a process that is a little more humane and in keeping with human rights.
Have you looked at the full text of
H.R. 264? I don't know that it is
the immigration bill, but it seems to be the one you are describing, its from democrat representative Sheila Jackson-Lee from Texas. Although it does include provision that seem to make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship, it also increases the funding and capabilities of the Border Patrol
body armor for all agents
1 vehicle for every 3 agents
additional detention/deportation facilities
etc etc
The thing about "letting criminals and gang members into our country"... most people don't openly admit to being gang members. Unless the guy has a visible tattoo that says "Mad Tyte MS-13 Yo" or something theres really no way to tell, even in legal immigration. That being said, they did ease some restrictions and make it to where people who have served less than 1 year in prison are no longer excluded. I would think any violent crime would get more than a 1 year sentence.
Anyway, heres the full text to HR264:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.264:
Originally Posted by Total_Blender
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