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Title: Powell says illegal immigrants do his home repairs (They're all over my house)
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The Centre Daily Times
URL Source: http://www.centredaily.com/2010/09/ ... l-says-illegal-immigrants.html
Published: Sep 19, 2010
Author: CALVIN WOODWARD
Post Date: 2010-09-19 18:06:02 by Hondo68
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Keywords: Sanctuary Crash Pad, Safe House, House Party
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In this photo released by NBC, former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, retired, speaks on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Powell, a moderate Republican who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, says the president's critics should be going after him on policy, not "nonsense." Powell said Sunday that "fringe" elements on the right are taking a low road when they label Obama a foreign-born Muslim and peddle other theories about non-American influences on the president's character. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman)
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and he has firsthand knowledge of that - because they fix his house.
Powell, a moderate Republican, urged his party Sunday to support immigration generally because it is "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," he said a path to legal status should be offered to illegal immigrants because they "are doing things we need done in this country."
He added: "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house. We've got to find a way to bring these people out of the darkness and give them some kind of status."
Powell did not say whether he's hired illegal immigrants directly or they showed up with contractors.
Powell was President George W. Bush's first-term secretary of state and the nation's top military officer in the presidency of Bush's father and in the early months of the Clinton administration. Despite his Republican standing - he was once considered a formidable prospect for the GOP presidential or vice presidential nominations but stayed out of contention - he endorsed Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
In lamenting the party's rightward drift Sunday, he said Republicans must not become anti-immigration and spoke in support of legislation that would give certain children of illegal immigrants a way to become citizens if they pursue a college education or military service.
Immigration, he said, offers the U.S. a chance to maintain a youthful population in contrast with the aging of Europe and Japan.
Powell also said "fringe" elements on the right are taking a low road when they label Obama a foreign-born Muslim and peddle other false theories about non-American influences on the president's character. Obama was born in the U.S. and is Christian.
"Let's attack him on policy, not nonsense," he said.
And he said the tea party may not become an enduring force unless it moves beyond slogans and promotes an agenda that people "can see, touch and actually believe in." It's not enough, he said, to call for goals that most Americans support, such as controlled federal spending and adherence to the Constitution.
The former secretary of state said he still sees Obama as a transformational figure, if one who has lost some of his ability to connect with people.
Powell said he's not giving up on the GOP, even in the face of a rightward drift, and says it might actually help Obama if Republicans win the House in November and gain responsibility for driving policy, not just opposing Democrats. (1 image)
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Powell was and still remains nothing less than an affirmative action hire.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
#2. To: hondo68 (#0)
Here's an example of where we are:
Last summer I had a big pile of dirt to move. I got three estimates from local landscape companies. They were all between $6,000 and $8,000. I know for a FACT that these companies were going to pick up Mexican day workers at the Home Depot and pocket the rest of the money, because I've seen who they hire.
So I decided to pick up my own Mexican day workers at the Home Depot. I paid these guys $15 an hour each and bought them lunch every day. The total cost to move the dirt (including buying 2 wheelbarrows and 2 shovels) was about $2,000.
The magic question is why couldn't I find any American workers willing to do a few days work at TWICE the minimum wage in this era of high unemployment??? Answer: they are too comfortable on the government dole (unemployment insurance, etc.).
Kick and scream all you want, but this is the bottom line.
the era of big government is over -- Bill Clinton
#3. To: jwpegler (#2)
why couldn't I find any American workers willing to do a few days work at TWICE the minimum wage in this era of high unemployment???
Because if they hung out at Home Depot with the homeboys, they'd get the shitte kicked out of them? They don't like competition from the Gringos.
Just because there were no Americans citizens looking for work in front of Home Depot, doesn't mean that they won't shovel dirt.
#4. To: hondo68 (#3) (Edited)
Just because there were no Americans citizens looking for work in front of Home Depot, doesn't mean that they won't shovel dirt.
I put ads on Craigslist for a week and got no response.
The government has f'd this country up with it's hand-out programs.
We need more than a few Senator seats changing hands to fix things.
the era of big government is over -- Bill Clinton
#5. To: hondo68 (#0)
Powell did not say whether he's hired illegal immigrants directly or they showed up with contractors
If he didn't hire them himself,he would have no way of knowing if they are illegal aliens or not.
We all know it ain't going to happen,but I'd like to see his ass arrested for conspiracy to violate our immigration laws.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
#6. To: jwpegler (#2)
The magic question is why couldn't I find any American workers willing to do a few days work at TWICE the minimum wage in this era of high unemployment??? Answer: they are too comfortable on the government dole (unemployment insurance, etc.).
And there it is.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
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