Gordon Smith on Immigration
The interesting things you receive when you're signed up to the GOP listserv. This came in yesterday, apparently an effort to soothe the base and affirm the Senator's border bona fides:
[Senator Gordon H. Smith] voted to require 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the border at strategic locations as well as 500 miles of vehicle barriers. He also supported amendments that would require all border security enhancements to be made before any guest worker program or other immigration status changes go into effect.
Senator Smith voted to make English the official language of the United States and he opposed an amendment that weakened its status. Finally, Senator Smith fought to prevent illegal aliens from counting their unauthorized work history toward qualifying for Social Security.
Senator Smith is working for a stronger border and immigration reform that makes sense.
Earlier this week, BlueOregon noted that Smith's popularity appears to be sliding (even while Ron Wyden's soars)--but is immigration the peg on which he wishes to hang his hat of popularity? As the bill moves into conference, it will be interesting to see how Smith plays the issue. All Oregonians--not just those on the GOP listserv--should watch closely.
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May 25, 2006 |
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Posted by: JayCee | May 25, 2006 5:13:06 PM
If I'm not mistaken didn't Smith and Wyden vote the same way on this bill?
Posted by: Thomas Ware | May 26, 2006 7:55:58 AM
I'm all for a wall - from Eureka CA to Eureka MT!
Posted by: Ben Dover | May 26, 2006 9:02:21 AM
http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/index.html
Read all that is on this website about the true cost of illegal immigration in America, then make informed decisions.
Posted by: theberle | May 26, 2006 1:16:51 PM
We must become California's Canada!
Posted by: David | May 27, 2006 4:41:32 AM
You Know I can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans in this State. So often they vote the same that It makes Oregon look bad
Posted by: Pete Forsyth | May 28, 2006 10:56:52 AM
A little off topic, but here's a letter from the East Oregonian, taking Smith to task for siding with insurance companies.
Posted by: lani | Jun 3, 2007 2:35:37 PM
English is the official language of international airports
English is the official language of the European Union
Most Internet content is in English
What's wrong with the U.S. having English as an official language?
Posted by: Kari Chisholm | Jun 3, 2007 11:47:28 PM
For starters, if it's "official" then that means you can't use other languages for government documents. Do you really want to live in a world where non-English speakers can't file a police report, can't pay their taxes, can't get health benefits, and so on?
The word "official" has a very specific legal meaning. If, instead, you mean that English should be our "national" language... well, that's what Democrats in the US Senate voted for.
The question is: Should English be the first - or should it be the only?
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Posted by: Baloo | May 25, 2006 2:29:00 PM
Kudos on the English deal, that's just common sense for any country to make it's majority language official. But does Smith realize the border we need to defend as Oregonians is the one against California and not defend California itself, right? Whose team is he playing for?