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Subject: How to Destroy America: American Suicide...........
.......Very sobering Wherever you stand, please take the time to read this; it ought to scare the beejeebers out of you! We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders.
A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Hansen Davis talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California . He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream.
Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America.
The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States . He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America . It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"
"Here is how they do it," Lamm said:
" First, to destroy America , turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country. History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put this way: 'The histories of bilingual and bicultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy.' Canada , Belgium , Malaysia , and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, Corsicans and Muslims."
Lamm went on: " Second, to destroy America , invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal; that there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds. "
" Third, we could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: 'The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.' Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to en sure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities."
"Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school."
" My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority plation."
" My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precet. People undervalue the unity it takes to k eep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia , threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- >From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will " Ba lkanize" America as surely as Kosovo. '
" Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits. Make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-cultum, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America , it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them." In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow.
Profound silence followed.
Finally he said, "Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book 'Mexifornia.' His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America . If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book." There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America Take note of California and other states. To date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength."
Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path, especially The American Dream.
If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass this on just as I did for you. NOTHING is going to happen if you don't!
In the nightmare I found myself nude in bed, and I was looking at a mirror on the ceiling, and I discovered that I am a Negro, and I'm circumcised!
Quickly I sat up, found my pants and looked in the pockets to find my driver's license photo and it was that same color. Black.
I felt myself being very depressed, downcast, sitting in a chair. But it's a wheelchair!! That means, of course, besides being black and Jewish, I'm also disabled!!! I said to myself, aloud 'This is impossible. It's impossible that I should be black and Jewish and disabled.'
'It's the pure and holy truth', whispers someone from behind me. I turn around, and it's my boyfriend. Just what I needed!!! I am a homosexual, and on top of that with a Mexican boyfriend.
Oh, my God..... black, Jewish, disabled, gay, with a Mexican boyfriend, drug addict, and HIV-positive!!! Desperate, I begin to shout, cry, pull my hair, and Oh, noooooo...I'm bald!!!
The telephone rings. It's my brother. He is saying, 'Since mom and dad died the only thing you do is hang out, take drugs, and laze around all day doing nothing. Get a job you worthless piece of crap... Any job.' Mom?... Dad?... Nooooooooo... Now I'm also an unemployed orphan! I try to explain to my brother how hard it is to find a job when you are black, Jewish, disabled, gay with a Mexican boyfriend, are a drug addict, HIV positive, bald, and an orphan.
But he doesn't get it.
Frustrated, I hang up. It's then I realize I only have one hand!!! With tears in my eyes I go to the window to look out. I see I live in a shanty-town full of cardboard and tin houses! There is trash everywhere. Suddenly I feel a sharp pain near my pacemaker.... Pacemaker?
Besides being black, Jewish, disabled, a fairy with a Mexican boyfriend, a drug addict, HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, an invalid with one hand, and having a bad heart, I live in a crappy neighborhood.
At that very moment my boyfriend approaches and says to me, 'Sweetie pie, my love, my little black heartthrob, have you decided who are you going to vote for in the Primary? Hillary or Obama??? Say it isn't so!!! I can handle being a black, disabled, one armed, drug addicted, Jewish queer on a pacemaker who is HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, lives in a slum, and has a Mexican boyfriend,
but please, oh dear God,
please don't tell me I'm a Democrat....
(This is a C&P from an email sent to me earlier this week from a dear friend...)
Dear
Ms. Mayzels:
Thank
you for writing to me about the immigration reform debate that has been taking place during the 110th
Congress.
The
current immigration system is not working - our borders are broken, our national security is compromised,
and there is no feasible way to identify and deal with the 10 to 12 million undocumented people now living
in the United
States. I understand there were
mixed reactions to the bipartisan bill that the Senate considered and that there are very strong feelings
about this issue. I believe that while that bill was not perfect, it was a reasonable compromise.
Unfortunately,
the comprehensive immigration reform bill has stalled in the Senate. Therefore, I believe the next step
must be to pass the individual priorities contained within the larger bill, starting with the "Agricultural
Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2007" (AgJOBS). AgJOBS is an important bill to address
the current labor shortage facing agriculture today. It will allow certain undocumented agricultural
workers to legalize their immigration status in the United
States if they can show that they
have been working in agriculture and commit to continue working in agriculture for three to five years.
It will also reform the current H-2A agricultural guest worker program to streamline the process for
applying for a legal workforce.
Again,
thank you for writing. I have enclosed a copy of a floor statement I gave when immigration reform was
first brought up for debate for your review, so that you may better understand my position on this issue.
I hope that you will continue to write on matters of importance to you. Best regards.
Statement
of Senator Dianne Feinstein
In
Support of the Bi-partisan Immigration Reform Bill
May
23, 2007
Mrs.
FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the bipartisan immigration reform bill
before the Senate.
Many
Senators from both sides of the aisle worked long hours over the past several months to address immigration
reform. And through the process of negotiation and compromise a tough, fair, and workable bill has been
crafted.
The bill before the Senate provides solutions to restore the rule of law, fix our broken borders, protect
our national security, and bring the 12 million people now living illegally in the U.S.
out of the shadows.
I
believe this bipartisan bill is a strong first step toward addressing illegal immigration in a fair and
balanced way.
The
bill is predicated on several fundamental principles. The first is that we must control our borders
and protect our national security.
The bill ensures that before a single temporary visa is issued, or a single undocumented alien in the
United
States can earn their green card,
several important "triggers" must be met - "triggers" that show the federal government is taking a hard
stance on enforcing the law and enforcing the border. The triggers include:
.
Installing at least 200 miles of vehicle barriers as well as 370 miles of fencing, 70 ground-based
radar and camera towers, and deploying 4 unmanned aerial vehicles along the southern border;
.
Detaining all illegal aliens apprehended at the southern border, rather than continuing the "catch
and release" policy;
.
Establishing and using the new Employment Verification system to confirm who can work in the United
States legally and who cannot.
.
Hiring 3,500 new border patrol agents to increase the total number of agents on the border from 14,500
to 18,000.
Then
later, after the first 3,500 border patrol agents are hired, the bill requires that an additional 10,500
more border patrol agents are hired. So, the total number of border patrol agents will increase from
its current level of 14,500, to 18,000 under the trigger, to eventually 28,500 by the end of five years.
The bill also requires hiring 1000 new immigration agents, 200 new prosecutors, and new immigration judges
and Board of Immigration Appeals members.
Next,
the bill increases the penalties for people who illegally enter the U.S.
or who overstay their visas.
Under
current law, if an individual enters the U.S.
illegally or overstays their visa they are barred from returning to the United
States for three years, and could be barred
for up to 10 years if they stayed in the U.S.
illegally for over a year.
However,
under the bill, if an individual is in the United
States illegally the penalty is increased so
that the person would be barred forever - and never be allowed to come to the United
States.
The
bill also includes provisions to fight passport and visa fraud based on the bill that Senator Sessions
and I introduced this year.
These new provisions would punish people who traffic in 10 or more passports or visas, and increase the
penalty for document fraud crimes to 20 years.
By
including these tough new enforcement measures, this bill goes a long way to protecting our borders and
takes a hard stand against individuals who violate the law.
The
bill also takes a hard stand against employers who violate the law and hire illegal immigrants.
For
too long, the Administration has not enforced the laws on the books, and the negligible fines for hiring
illegal aliens were just a part of doing business - this bill changes that.
Under
current law, an employer can be fined $250 to $2500 for hiring an unauthorized worker; the bill increases
that fine to $5000.
The
bill also increases the penalties for employers who repeatedly violate the law and hire illegal aliens.
Under current law, the highest penalty that can be assessed against an employer is $10,000 for a repeat
violation; this bill imposes a new larger fine of $75,000 for repeat violations.
The
bill creates a new employment verification system - mandating that within three years, all employers
must verify with the government that all of their employees, foreign and American, are who they say they
are.
This
new system will require employers to submit each employee's name and social security number or visa numbers
to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS will then confirm whether the employee is in fact legally
allowed to work.
If
the DHS says the employee is not legally allowed to work or his legal status is in question, the employee
then has ten days to challenge the government's conclusion, and while the employee is taking steps to
contest his rejection, the Secretary must extend the period of investigation and the employee cannot
be fired.
This
new verification system should ensure that individuals who are hired by American businesses are actually
legally permitted to work in this country.
Once
the security and enforcement measures were established, the negotiators sought to devise a pragmatic
solution to deal with the approximately 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United
States.
This
solution to this issue is what has been referred to as "the grand bargain."
In
order to bring Democrats and Republicans together a compromise was adopted that creates a new "Z" visa
that will establishes a strict path for those individuals who are already in the United States to be
able to earn a legal status.
In
exchange, the bill reforms the current immigration system and eliminates policies that allow for "chain
migration."
With
respect to the first part of the grand bargain, I firmly believe we have to develop a practical solution
to the deal with the 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country.
While
some have complained that all 12 million undocumented aliens should be deported, such a solution is not
practical nor is it reasonable - for many of those individuals and families who have become integrated
into the fabric of their communities deportation would be a severe outcome.
For
example, in my home state of California,
the Munoz family from San
Diego is facing exactly what a policy of
absolute deportation would mean.
In
1989, Zulma and Abel Munoz came to the United
States seeking medical care for
their infant son who was sick - sadly, despite their efforts, two months later he died. At the time,
Mrs. Munoz was pregnant with her second child, a girl, and a medical worker who had helped her son urged
Mrs. Munoz to stay longer in the United
States to make sure their infant
daughter received proper care.
They
took that medical workers advice, and have remained in the United
States since then.
Both
parents found work; they bought a home; and they repeatedly tried to legally adjust their status, but
their attempts failed.
Then
last month, at 7:30 p.m. on a Thursday night, Mrs. Munoz was arrested and led away from the house in
her pajamas. Later when Mr. Munoz returned from Home Depot, he was handcuffed and taken away - leaving
behind their three children, now 16, 13, and 9.
There
are many families, like Mr. and Mrs. Munoz, who are not criminals, who have lived and worked in their
communities for years, and who are productive members of society, but who are also in the U.S.
illegally.
Families
like these should be given the opportunity to come out of shadows, to earn a legal status, and to eventually
apply for a green card - and that is what this bill provides through the Z visa program.
Let
me be clear, this is not an amnesty.
For
those who say it is, I think it is important to define what amnesty means - amnesty is automatically
giving those who broke the law a clean slate no questions asked - this bill does not do that.
Instead,
to qualify for a green card each individual must wait until the backlog has been cleared - approximately
8 years - and during that time these individuals and families would need to:
.
pass a national security check;
.
apply for a Z-visa that allows them to stay in the U.S.
legally;
.
work or get an education;
.
pay taxes;
.
learn English;
.
pay a fine of $5000, plus processing fees of at least $3000;
.
not commit crimes;
.
reapply and undergo additional background checks;
.
return to their home country for a "touch-back" for at least a day, to submit their application,
provide a fingerprint, biographical and biometric information;
.
and earn enough points under the same merit system that all future applicants will use.
This
is not amnesty. This is not simply giving a green card to anyone who is in the country illegally.
Instead,
through the Z visa program and the new merit system, each individual must meet these significant demands
in order to earn a green card.
The
second component of the "grand bargain" is to clear up the current backlog of individuals who have been
waiting for green cards and to reform how green cards are awarded by creating a point system that is
based on merit.
To
achieve this, the bipartisan bill would provide about 200,000 new green cards annually that will go to
those individuals who have followed the rules and applied for a green card prior to May 1, 2005.
For
anyone who applied after May 1, 2005 they will now be required to re-apply through the new merit based
point system. This new point system is based on what has been done in other countries, including Canada
and Australia.
It sets up a framework to allow individuals to earn points that would qualify them to earn a green card.
Under
this new system, individuals will get points for education, work history, ability to speak English, as
well as whether they have U.S.
citizen family members.
This
new point system is a balanced approach that considers multiple factors and allows individuals to earn
their green cards.
Finally,
the third component in the "grand bargain" is to ensure that temporary means temporary - meaning workers
who come to the United
States on a "temporary worker visa"
must return to their home countries when the visa expires.
Under
the new "Y-visa" there are two temporary worker programs - one that brings in workers for two years,
and then requires the worker to leave for a year; and a second, seasonal Y-visa where workers can come
in for 10 months, and then are required to leave for two months.
Workers
who come to the United States under the longer "2 years in the country - 1 year out of the country" program
can renew their visa so that they can work up to six years total, but every two years they must leave
the United States for a year.
However,
if Y-visa holder wants to bring their family with them to the United
States then they would be limited
to only 1 renewal and they would have to demonstrate that they can support their family. They would
do this by showing that the family has health insurance and that they will earn a wage above 150% of
the federal poverty guidelines.
Finally,
the new Y-visa program is capped at 400,000 foreign workers a year for the 2-year/1-year program and
100,000 visas for the seasonal 10-month/2-month program.
Both
of these caps contain escalation clauses that allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue additional
visas up to 600,000 per year for the longer program and up to 200,000 per year for the seasonal program.
The
escalation clause in the longer program gives the Secretary the discretion to increase the number of
Y-visas by as much as 10% or 15% each year. According to some estimates, this means that in 10 years
well over 3.4 million foreign workers could come into the United
States through the longer Y-visa
program.
I
am concerned about the impact on our economy and our country if such a substantial number of visas were
to be issued.
Senator
Bingaman has an amendment that would eliminate the escalator and reduce the cap to permit only 200,000
Y-visas each year to be issued under the longer program. I am a cosponsor of the Bingaman amendment
and I voted for it last Congress.
While
I agree with the grand bargain principle that temporary means temporary, I am concerned that the high
cap on the longer Y-visa program and the inclusion of the escalator means that the numbers of temporary
workers coming in through this program are just too high.
But
with the adoption of the Bingaman amendment I believe the temporary worker program adopts the right balance
and still fulfills the principles of the "grand bargain."
In
addition to these important principles that were developed as part of the "grand bargain", the bipartisan
bill contains two more important provisions: the DREAM Act and AgJOBS.
Last
Congress, Senators Craig, Kennedy, and I repeatedly tried to pass AgJOBS. This bill reforms the current
H-2A agricultural temporary worker program and creates a path to legalization for undocumented farm workers
currently in the U.S.
There
is no industry that is suffering more from a labor shortage than agriculture. Foreign workers make up
as much as 90% of the work force and over half of the foreign workers are undocumented - as many as 1.5
million.
But
for years now we have heard from farmers and growers that they can not get the labor force needed to
harvest their crops.
California
growers tell me that their labor forces are already down 30% this year.
For
example, Larry Stonebarger, a cherry packer in Stockton,
California,
has said that his packing house only has 650 workers, instead of 1100 he need.
California
provides a vital part of our nation's food source. Half of this country's fruits are grown in California,
and in fact, California
is the only U.S.
producer of almonds, figs, kiwi fruit, olives, and raisins.
The
importance of having locally grown produce cannot be underestimated.
This
Sunday, the Washington Post reported that the Food and Drug Administration detained 107 food imports
from China
at U.S.
ports just last month. They found dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical; mushrooms laced
with illegal pesticides; juices and fruits rejected as "filthy"; and prunes tinted with chemical dyes
not approved for human consumption.
This
situation is unacceptable.
But
amazingly as we fight to keep out foreign produce that is not protected by safety and quality controls,
our own immigration policies undermine the ability of U.S.
growers to produce high quality fruits and vegetables right here in our own country.
The
reality is, if there are not enough farm workers to harvest the crops in the United
States, we will end up relying
on foreign countries to provide our food - this is not good for our economy or for ensuring that Americans
are receiving safe and healthy foods.
The
best way to avoid this outcome is to ensure that American farmers and growers have the workers they need
to harvest the crops - and the best way to ensure we have a stable agriculture labor force is to pass
AgJOBS.
Our
bill will stabilize the labor shortage on our farms by allowing undocumented farm workers who have worked
in agriculture and agree to continue to work in agriculture for 3 to 5 years to earn a Z-A visa and eventually
a green card. This will create a path to earn legal status for those ag workers already in the country.
Secondly,
AgJOBS will streamline the H-2A program so that it is usable - so that growers and farmers can have access
to a consistent supply of temporary workers in the future.
AgJOBS
is a bipartisan bill that needs to be enacted to ensure that farmers, growers, and farm workers can continue
to provide Americans home-grown, safe and healthy produce.
Immigration
reform is certainly a difficult area to tackle, but this bill strikes the right balance and reflects
the best thinking on how to accommodate all the various concerns and interests.
While
it is easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize it is harder to stand up, take on the tough issues,
make the hard decisions and do what is right to fix our immigration system. I want to commend Senators
Kennedy, Specter, Salazar, and Kyl for their hard work in undertaking this difficult issue and crafting
this important legislation.
This
is not a perfect bill, but it is a good bill - and it is a bill that I hope the Senate will pass.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United
States Senator
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