The
system isn't working when a child in a crumbling school graduates without
learning to read or doesn't graduate at all. Or when a young person at the top
of her class -- a young person with so much to offer this country -- can't
attend a public college.
The
system isn't working when Hispanics are losing their jobs faster than almost
anybody else, or working jobs that pay less, and come with fewer benefits than
almost anybody else.
The
system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of
thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when companies hire
undocumented immigrants instead of legal citizens to avoid paying overtime or
to avoid a union; when communities are terrorized by ICE immigration raids --
when nursing mothers are torn from their babies, when children come home from
school to find their parents missing, when people are detained without access
to legal counsel.
When
all that's happening, the system just isn't working. BUT HASN'T THE POLITICIANS DEVISED THEY SYSTEM SO THAT IT DOES NOT WORK? WHAT NATION ON THE PLANET LET'S ANOTHER MOW OVER ITS BORDERS AND LOOT LIKE WE DO MEXICO?
And
I know how frustrated many of you are right now. Your jobs are hard on a good
day -- and having a President who cuts your budgets doesn't help. Having a
President who's torn gaping holes in the safety net for the people you serve
doesn't help. Having a struggling economy -- an economy that's left so many
people in need of your assistance -- that doesn't help, either.
I
know that sometimes, you get tired. Sometimes, you start to lose heart. You
start to feel like you're walking that long, hard road alone -- like no one
sees the sacrifices you make or appreciates the services you provide.
But
I know how hard you're working. I know the difference you're making in our
communities. And I'm here today to make you this promise: I will be a President
who stands with you, and fights for you, and walks with you every step of the
way.
Because
here's something else I know: that when the system isn't working, people who
love this country can come together to change it.
That
is the history of the Hispanic community in America. From fighting to
desegregate our schools and neighborhoods, to organizing farm workers, to
standing up for the rights of immigrants, you've reminded us that those words
about liberty and equality put to paper over 200 years ago mean something. And
you've sought to remake this nation in the shape of those ideals.
It's
work that reflects the character of this community in which so many people have
come here with so little, but had big dreams, big hearts, and a thirst to
succeed. A willingness to struggle and sacrifice so the next generation doesn't
have to. It's the same reason my own father came here from Kenya so many years
ago, in the hope that here in America, you can make it if you try.
For
centuries, those values -- hard work, patriotism, faith and family -- the
values that have made the Hispanic community strong, have made America strong
too.
That's
what's at stake this November. This election is nothing less than a test of our
allegiance to the American Dream. And it's a test of our commitment to all
those who are counting on us to keep that Dream alive -- the people you serve
every day.
The
12 million people in the shadows, the communities taking immigration
enforcement into their own hands, the neighborhoods seeing rising tensions as
citizens are pitted against new immigrants.
They're
counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves -- rhetoric
that poisons our political discourse, degrades our democracy, and has no place
in this great nation. They're counting on us to rise above the fear and
demagoguery, the pettiness and partisanship, and finally enact comprehensive
immigration reform.
Now,
I know Senator McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for
comprehensive reform, and I admired him for it. But when he was running for his
party's nomination, he abandoned his courageous stance, and said that he
wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote.
Well,
I don't know about you, but I think it's time for a President who won't walk
away from something as important as comprehensive reform when it becomes
politically unpopular. And that's the commitment I'm making to you. I marched
with you in the streets of Chicago. I fought with you in the Senate for
comprehensive immigration reform.
And
I will make it a top priority in my first year as President -- not just because
we need to secure our borders and get control of who comes into our country.
And not just because we have to crack down on employers abusing undocumented
immigrants. But because we have to finally bring those 12 million people out of
the shadows.
Yes,
they broke the law. And we should not excuse that. We should require them to
pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for citizenship,
behind those who came here legally. But we cannot and should not deport 12
million people. That would turn American into something we're not; something we
don't want to be.
While
we work to strengthen our borders, we need a practical solution for the problem
of 12 million people who are here without documentation -- many of whom have
lived and worked here for years. That's why we need to offer those who are
willing to make amends a pathway to citizenship. That way, we can reconcile our
values as both a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.
But
there's much more to this election than resolving the status of undocumented
immigrants.
This
election is also about the couple I met in North Las Vegas who saved up for
decades only to be tricked into buying a home they couldn't afford; it's about
the Latino families who are the first ones hurt by an economic downturn and the
last ones helped by an economic upturn. They can't afford another four years of
the Bush economic policies Senator McCain is offering policies that give tax
breaks to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest Americans, while doing
little for struggling families who need help most.
They're
counting on us to restore fairness to our economy by giving tax relief to
working families; by supporting our unions; by ending tax breaks for companies
that ship jobs overseas and giving them to companies that create jobs here at
home. They're counting on us to finally come together to solve this housing
crisis that's devastating our communities. I especially want to commend NCLR for your
leadership on this issue, for helping so many families avoid fraud and
foreclosure.
I think it's time you
had a president who supported your work, and I intend to be that president.
This
election is also about the Latino students who are dropping out of school
faster than nearly anyone else, and the children who attend overflowing classes
in underfunded schools taught by teachers who aren't getting the support they
need.
They're
counting on us to invest in early childhood education, stop leaving the money
behind for No Child Left Behind, recruit an army of new teachers; and make
college affordable for anyone who wants to go. Because that's how we'll give
every American the skills to compete in the global economy, and all our
children the chance to live out their dreams.
This
election is about working women who can't find affordable child care or
after-school programs for their kids; women forced to lose their wages or quit
their jobs to care for a newborn baby or an elderly parent.
They're
counting on us to help them make a living while raising their kids -- to fight
for equal pay for equal work, and for child care, family leave and sick leave,
because here in America, there should be no second class citizens in our
workplaces.
This
election is about the veterans, including so many men and women from this
community who've served this country so bravely, but then come home to face new
battles with the bureaucracy at the VA or the deplorable conditions at places
like Fort Bragg and Walter Reed. And we've all walked by a veteran whose home is
now a cardboard box on a street corner. It's a disgrace.
These
American heroes are counting on us to build a 21st century VA; to provide the
benefits and health care they've earned, including mental health care; and to
ensure that no one who has served this country ever has to sleep on the
streets.
This
election is about the nearly one in three Hispanics who don't have health care
-- people for whom one accident, one illness can lead to financial ruin. And
it's about the small business owners struggling to stay afloat because of the
rising cost of insuring their employees. They're counting on us to fix our
broken health care system.
Here's
Senator McCain's answer to our health care crisis: vote against expanding the
Children's Health Insurance Program, a program that provides health care for
millions of children in need, and propose a radical plan that would shred our
current system of employer-based health care and tax individual workers for
their health benefits for the first time in history, a plan that would be
financed by a $3.6 trillion tax increase on the middle class, an increase of
more than $1,000 for the typical family.
Under
the McCain plan, many Americans could lose the health care they have and pay
more in taxes for the health care they get. I have a very different answer to
our health care crisis. I'll take on the drug and insurance companies, cut
costs, guarantee health insurance for anyone who needs it and make it
affordable for anyone who wants it.
And
today, I'm announcing my plan to provide real relief for small business owners
crushed by rising costs, an idea championed by my friend Hillary Clinton, who's
been leading the way in our battle to insure every American. It's a plan that
would help more employers provide health benefits for their workers, instead of
making it harder for them, as Senator McCain would do.
We
know that small businesses are the engines of economic prosperity in our
communities -- particularly Latino communities. And under my plan, if you're a
small business that wants to provide health care to your employees, we'll give
you a tax credit to make it affordable. My plan won't impose any new burdens on
small businesses. Instead, we'll help them not just create new jobs, but good
jobs -- jobs with health care; jobs that stay right here in America; the kind
of jobs we need in our communities.
That's
how we're going to change the system in this country.
But
I can't do this alone. So I'm here today to ask for your help.
Make no mistake about it: the Latino community holds this
election in your hands. Some of the closest contests this November will be in
states like Florida, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico -- states with large
Latino populations.
And
if you have any doubt about whether you can make a difference, just remember
how, back in 2004, 40,000 registered Latino voters in New Mexico didn't turn
out on election day. Senator Kerry lost that state by fewer than 6,000 votes.
6,000 votes. Today, in 2008, an estimated 170,000 Latinos in New Mexico aren't
registered to vote.
I know how powerful this community is. Just think how powerful
you could be on November 4th if you translate your numbers into votes.
And
I'm not taking a single Latino vote for granted in this campaign. We're meeting
with Latino leaders across the country. We're reaching out to Latino organizations to
get input on my policy proposals. We've got a nationwide Hispanic media strategy.
We're recruiting and training Latino organizers. We're holding Latino voter
registration drives across America. And when I'm President, I'll be asking many of you to serve
at every level of government.
That's
how we'll change the direction of this country, from the ground up, vote by
vote, precinct by precinct, state by state. And I hope every single one of you
will join us. I need your advice and expertise. I need you to organize people
to knock on doors, make calls and register voters. I need you to talk to your
friends and family, co-workers and neighbors, and make sure they cast their
ballots on election day. We walked together on the streets of the South Side of
Chicago. We walked together when I was a civil rights lawyer, registering
Hispanic voters and giving Hispanics a greater voice in City Hall. We walked
together in those marches for immigration reform. And if we get to the polls
this November, we will walk together through those White House doors and into a
new future for this country we all love.
That's
how we'll change the direction of this country, from the ground up, vote by
vote, precinct by precinct, state by state. And I hope every single one of you
will join us. I need your advice and expertise. I need you to organize people
to knock on doors, make calls and register voters. I need you to talk to your
friends and family, co-workers and neighbors, and make sure they cast their
ballots on election day. We walked together on the streets of the South Side of
Chicago. We walked together when I was a civil rights lawyer, registering
Hispanic voters and giving Hispanics a greater voice in City Hall. We walked
together in those marches for immigration reform. And if we get to the polls
this November, we will walk together through those White House doors and into a
new future for this country we all love.
So
to that mother and all those who feel like the system just isn't made for
people like you, I say this: that system and this country belong to every last
one of us, black and white, Latino and Asian, rich and poor, gay and straight,
young and old. ...BLOG COMMENT: WHAT HAS OBAMA DONE FOR BLACK AMERICANS?
And
this November, we're going to come together to turn the page on the failed
policies of the past, to bring new energy and new ideas to meet the challenges
we face. And together, we won't just win an election; we will transform this
nation.
Thank
you, and God bless you.
END
HERE'S THE REALITY OF OBAMA'S LA RAZA SUPREMACY BASE:
“In
Mexico, a recent Zogby poll declared that the vast majority of Mexican citizens
hate Americans. [22.2] Mexico is a country saturated with racism, yet in
denial, having never endured the social development of a Civil Rights movement
like in the US--Blacks are harshly treated while foreign Whites are often seen
as the enemy. [22.3] In fact, racism
as workplace discrimination can be seen across the US anywhere the illegal
alien Latino works--the vast majority of
the workforce is usually strictly Latino, excluding Blacks, Whites, Asians,
and others.”
POVERTY
IN AMERICA
UNDER OBAMA IT IS SOARING POVERTY FOR AMERICANS BUT STILL
SOARING PROFITS FOR HIS BANKSTER DONORS!
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS IN OUR JOBS AND BILLIONS IN
WELFARE HANDED OVER TO ILLEGALS SO THEY KEEP COMING AND KEEP WAGES DEPRESSED
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POLITICIANS’ PAYMASTERS!
THE DEMS WAR
ON POVERTY…. MEXICO’S NOT AMERICA’S …. as their bankster paymasters loot
Americans wave after wave!
WELFARE – THE
STAGGERING COST OF MEXICO’S LA RAZA WELFARE STATE IN AMERICA. THESE ARE !ONLY! WELFARE COST AND DO NOT INCLUDE THE
COST OF THE MEXICAN CRIME TIDAL WAVE, OR THE ULTIMATE COST OF MEXICO’S ASSAULT
ON OUR BORDERS, LAWS AND CULTURE… Push 2 for English!
According to the Centers for
Immigration Studies, April '11, at least 70% of Mexican illegal alien families
receive some type of welfare in the US!!! cis.org
Most Illegal Immigrant Families
Collect Welfare… ALL GET AMERICAN JOBS???
April 05,
2011
Surprise,
surprise; Census Bureau data reveals that most U.S. families headed by illegal
immigrants use taxpayer-funded welfare programs on behalf of their
American-born anchor babies.
“The American
people have begged and
pleaded for years for our laws to be enforced,”
Sessions
said in his statement calling for the
American people to rise up. “We have
people
in our own country living in violence, fear and
poverty every single
day. They have
demanded an immigration
policy that
puts their jobs, wages and communities
first. Every citizen
should pick up the phone
and ask of their congressional representative:
where
do you stand?” SEN. JEFF SESSIONS
LAURA
INGRAHAM: The solution to Mexico’s invasion, occupation and ever expanding
welfare state in American borders.
saving
our nation from LA RAZA FASCISM
DEMOCRATS
PARTNER WITH REPUBLICANS TO CUT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND WELFARE TO AMERICAS….
even as they hand millions of our jobs to voting illegals and expand Mexico’s
LA RAZA welfare state off our backs!
THE LA RAZA WELFARE STATE OFF THE BACKS OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE… open borders is all about keeping wages depressed.
Heritage:
Amnestied Illegals Will Get $9.4T in Benefits; Increase Debt $6.3T'
….
LA RAZA already gets all our jobs!
what is the REAL cost of all that “CHEAP” Mexican labor? Add
it up and then factor in the MEXICAN CRIME TIDAL WAVE and the fact that the
MEXICAN now operate in 2,500 American
cities!
PAUL KRUGMAN:
CALIFORNIA –
THE STATE THE DEMOCRAT PARTY TURNED INTO A LA RAZA MEXICAN WELFARE DUMPSTER
WHERE ALL THE JOBS GO TO MEXICANS AND MOST MURDERS ARE COMMITTED BY MEXICAN
GANGS!
Who are Obama’s LA RAZA party base of illegals. How
much of a threat to America is this Mexican fascism?
"Remember 187 -- the Proposition to
deny taxpayer funds for services to non-citizens --- was the last gasp of white
America in California." --- Art
Torres, Chairman of the California Democratic Party… NOW THE PARTY for LA RAZA
SUPREMACY
CALIFORNIA – MEXICO’S
$22 BILLION DOLLAR WELFARE STATE
CALIFORNIA IS A LOOTED COLONY OF MEXICO. THE LA
RAZA-CONTROLLED STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES LAW AFTER LAW THAT BENEFITS ILLEGALS
AND ENCOURAGES MORE OF THEM TO HOP OUR BORDERS.
DEMS and MEXICO BUILD THE LA RAZA MODERN SLAVE and
WELFARE STATE IN MEXIFORNIA – HOME OF THE LA RAZA ANCHOR BABY FACTORIES!
ONE-HALF OF CA IS NOW MEXICAN. NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF
THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL!
THE STATE PAYS OUT $22 BILLION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
TO ILLEGALS, WITH COUNTIES PAYING OUT EVEN MORE. MEX-INFESTED LOS ANGELES PAYS
OUT $600 MILLION PER YEAR IN WELFARE TO ILLEGALS, PRIMARILY MEXICAN ANCHOR BABY
BREEDERS.
Low-Income
Workers Fleeing California
Wall Street Journal reporter Allysia Finley on low-income
people fleeing California, in addition to the rich.
MEXIFORNIA:
The Shattering of the American Dream
MEXICO
BANKRUPTS CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS - MEX
CONSULATES URGE LOOTING OF LEGALS
JUDICIAL WATCH:
While
the Obama Administration halts deportations to work on its secret amnesty plan, hospitals across the
U.S. are getting stuck with the exorbitant tab of medically treating illegal
immigrants and some are finally demanding compensation from the federal
government.
LA RAZA FUNDING:
OBAMA
HANDS TAX DOLLARS TO MEXICAN SUPREMACIST:
(THE
2013 AMNESTY HOAX UPS AMERICAN TAX MONEY GOING TO THE MEXICAN FASCIST PARTY of
LA RAZA BY $150 MILLION! VIVA LA RAZA SUPREMACY? WE ARE PAYING FOR IT!
WHILE MEXICO RANTS, INVADES, LOOTS AND BANKRUPTS AMERICA,
IT’S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY FOR ILLEGALS DOWN THERE!
“Those
seeking to obtain Mexican citizenship must show a birth certificate, provide a
bank statement proving economic independence, pass an exam and prove they can
provide their own health care.”
IN
MEXIFORNIA IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. MEX CONSULATES OPERATE TO HELP LA RAZA LOOT
THE STUPID GRINGOS!
OBAMA
and MEXICO LOOT PRIVATE ENTERPRISE HOSPITALS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR “FREE”
HEALTHCARE FOR LA RAZA MEXICANS… What’s left for Americans (Legals)???
MEXICO
BANKRUPTS CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS - MEX CONSULATES URGE LOOTING OF LEGALS
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JUDICIAL WATCH
While
the Obama Administration halts deportations to work on its secret
amnesty
plan, hospitals across the U.S. are getting stuck with the exorbitant tab of
medically treating illegal immigrants and some are finally demanding
compensation from the federal government.
The politics of
Healthcare Reform
from the AP -
"Immigration
analyst James R. Edwards Jr. reported last week in National Review that
"no health legislation on the table requires federal, state or local
agencies -- or private institutions receiving federal funds -- to check the
immigration status of health-program applicants, so some of the money
distributed via Medicaid and tax credits inevitably would go to illegal
aliens." Moreover, the Senate Finance Committee plan creates a preference
for illegal aliens by exempting them from the mandate to buy insurance.
That's right. Lawabiding, uninsured Americans would be fined
if they didn't submit to the ObamaCare prescription.
Lawbreaking bordercrossers and deportation fugitives would
be spared.
For years,
advocates of uncontrolled immigration have argued that illegals aren't getting
free health care, and that even if they were, they'd not be draining government
budgets. The fiscal crisis in California gives lie to those talking points. In
March, the Associated Press reported that Sacramento and Contra Costa counties were
slashing staff and closing clinics due to the prohibitive costs of providing
nonemergency health services for illegals.
"The general situation there is being faced by nearly
every health department across the country, and if not right now,
shortly," Robert M. Pestronk of the National Association of County and
City Health Officials, told the AP."
GOP: OBAMA’S
AMNESTY HANDOUT WILL COST THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS BILLIONS!
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