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Friday, June 09, 2006
El Santorum es un cabron jodido
Ah Santorum. It appears that our frothy mix's website has markedly different Spanish and English language statements regarding his take on immigration.
This is dumb. Tonto, even. I'm just saying, whether you like immigrants or not, there are a whole heckuva lot o' people in the U.S. who speak both English and Spanish. I'm just a white girl from the suburbs, y aun yo puedo hablar la lengua mas bella. People younger than me are even more horrifyingly bilingual -- I mean, they learned "abierto" and "cerrado" from Sesame Street and never looked back. And contrary to popular opinion, a lot of people originally from foreign countries do end up speaking English. So, the fact that Santorum and Co. would try this obvious canard is clear proof that he obviously thinks we (as in everybody) are a bunch of idiots. You don't try something this stupid unless you think the other guy is stupider. And this is plenty stupid. Hoo boy. Or ay, carumba, as they might say. |
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Now that the story's broken, I imagine it's only a matter of time until the original comes down. Can anyone snag a mirror of it for the talented linguists among us to translate?
5:22 PM, June 09, 2006
This is what's up here
It might be too late.
Como hijo de un ciudadano italiano que inmigró a esta nación a principios del siglo XX, Rick Santorum entiende la poderosa atracción de Estados Unidos para aquellos que buscan una vida mejor. La fundación del Sueño Americano es que individuos de cualquier origen pueden venir a esta nación y con su trabajo honesto y fuerte forjar una vida mejor para sí mismos y para sus familias. Esta simple, no obstante única, verdad sobre Estados Unidos, ha jugado un papel integral en la formación de nuestro país, como la nación más grande del mundo.
Sin embargo, Rick Santorum reconoce que vivimos en épocas diferentes de las que vivíamos hace apenas unos pocos años. Los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre y los subsecuentes compromisos de la guerra contra el terror han cambiado la forma del debate sobre inmigración. Prevenir que esos individuos que odian a Estados Unidos y todo lo que defendemos traspasen ilegalmente nuestras fronteras es vital para la seguridad de nuestra nación.
Las características que hacen que nuestra nación sea la mejor del mundo -- nuestra sociedad abierta -- es desafortunadamente, la misma característica que hace que nuestro país sea vulnerable. Rick Santorum cree que debemos lograr un equilibrio razonable entre permitir que individuos observantes de la ley entren a este país legalmente y prohibir que entren aquellos que deseen hacernos daño. Seguramente es un balance difícil de lograr.
Rick Santorum apoyó la creación del Departamento de Seguridad Interna y ha luchado por asegurar que reciba el financiamiento adecuado para proteger nuestras ciudades y vecindarios contra el daño. Este compromiso incluye un financiamiento mayor para que la seguridad fronteriza provea 1,000 agentes adicionales a las patrullas fronterizas, 2,240 camas de detención, y nuevas tecnologías a fin de verificar la identidad de los visitantes con visas. Cada una de estas medidas ayuda a los esfuerzos de nuestra nación a supervisar la inmigración.
Rick Santorum es un sólido partidario de la Ley de Exención de Visa Polaca, que designaría a Polonia como país participante del programa de exención establecido bajo la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad. El Secretario de Seguridad Interna y el Secretario de Estado administran el programa de exención, que permite a ciudadanos de 27 países, incluyendo Francia y Alemania, visitar a Estados Unidos como turistas sin necesidad de tener visas. Hay casi 825,000 estadounidenses de ascendencia polaca que viven actualmente en Pensilvania, y esta legislación permitiría que las familias de los polaco-americanos viajen a Estados Unidos sin tener que esperar por una visa.
12:48 PM, June 10, 2006
And the english version.
Rick Santorum recognizes that we need a solution to the divisive and contentious issue of immigration reform. Rick believes that the current Senate proposal, which offers a broad amnesty program, increased financial burdens on honest tax-paying American citizens, and incentives for illegal immigrants to raid the Social Security system and lie about their work history, should be rejected.
Rick Santorum supports reforming our immigration system with the following solutions:
Border Security
Rick Santorum believes that border security must be addressed first and foremost. He supports building a wall along a portion of our southern border, temporarily increasing the presence of our National Guard at the border, and substantially increasing the number of border patrol agents. Rick believes that an immigration policy that does not better control who is entering our nation is not an immigration policy at all.
No Amnesty
Giving blanket amnesty, approving guest worker programs masked as amnesty, or charging nominal fines to become an American citizen mocks and demeans the sacrifices of legal immigrants. Illegally crossing our border and breaking our immigration laws must carry real and serious consequences. Rick Santorum will not vote for any immigration bill that includes amnesty.
Deport Criminals and Other Dangerous Persons
Felons, serial lawbreakers, persons subject to final removals orders, or anyone considered a danger to the United States must be deported immediately. An estimated 29% of prisoners in our jails are illegal immigrants.
Eliminate Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
Millions of illegal immigrants cannot be rewarded with Social Security payments based on forged identification documents and stolen or fraudulent Social Security numbers. The Heritage Foundation estimates that the flawed Senate bill that Rick opposes would increase welfare costs by $11.4 BILLION per year. [Robert Rector, "Amnesty and Continued Low Skill Immigration Will Substantially Raise Welfare Costs and Poverty," Heritage Foundation, www.heritage.org, Accessed May 25, 2006]
Reform the System and Defend American Culture
Rick Santorum supports an improved worker verification program to protect American taxpayers from fraudulent benefit payouts. He is pushing to make temporary workers just that -- temporary, not citizens. Rick also supported an amendment calling for English to be the official national language.
As the son of an Italian immigrant, Rick Santorum understands the powerful draw of America for those seeking a better life. The foundation of the American Dream is that individuals from any background can come to this nation and -- with honest, hard work -- make a better life for themselves and their families. This simple, yet unique, truth about America has played an integral role in making our country the greatest nation in the world. He will continue to make America a secure and lawful country that protects America as a nation of legal immigrants.
12:49 PM, June 10, 2006
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