Why would my senator lie?? (or at least his secretary)?

Question

So I have called Sen Mitch McConnell's (my rep and also the Senate Minority Leader) office for the last three days. Every time I call it's the same thing.

"Sen McConnell is not for amnesty....he thinks that they should made to go to their home countries and go to the back of the line like everyone else"

So, I ask..."Then why is he voting in favor of the bill being set forth by Sens. Reid, Kyl and Kennedy...that's amnesty...flat out."

"Well," she replied, "that isn't amnesty..."

"Well what is it??? (at this point I am getting angry at the lies)

"It's not amnesty"

"Well WHAT IS IT?" I am not sure how much more clearly to make myself.

So round and around we go....she was a liar and he is a POS.

I can not wait to vote his *** out of office...

SO, my question (after you know why I am asking) is if they are so proud of what they are doing...then why when their constituents call, are they lying to us?? What do they have to hide?

Well I also asked her....

"Are they staying?"

"Well we aren't sure what to do with them"

"So, they are staying then, that's amnesty RIGHT??"

Needless to say...I did manage to NOT get ghetto and say what I REALLY felt...

But I think that she knew.

Regardless as to what they want to call it...if the 12-20 million are permitted to stay...it's amnesty. Let's call it what it is....

If it walks like a duck....well...you know....

Answer 1

Unlawful Entry is a CRIME. Zero tolerance for immigration-law violators! No amnesty, no "stealth-amnesty." No "change of status," marriage fraud, "exceptional leave to remain," no "Temporary Protected Status." If you break the law, depart or be deported. Illegal aliens kill more US citizens each year than the war in Iraq has killed in four years. Apologists for illegal immigration like to paint it as a victimless crime. But in fact, illegal immigration causes substantial harm to American citizens and legal immigrants, particularly those in the most vulnerable sectors of our population--the poor, minorities, and children. Additionally, job competition by waves of illegal immigrants willing to work at substandard wages and working conditions depresses the wages of American workers, hitting hardest at minority workers and those without high school degrees. Illegal immigration also contributes to the dramatic population growth overwhelming communities across America--crowding school classrooms, consuming already limited affordable housing, and straining precious natural resources like water, energy, and forestland. Taxpayers are being forced to pay for the free health care, education, and other welfare programs being given to illegal aliens; Those tax dollars could be given back to U.S. taxpayers or used to keep our borders secure; They may be here illegally, but they sure know how to "work the system" to collect "free" medical care, "free" education, "free" food, Section 8 housing vouchers and other housing assistance, and hundreds of other social services. It costs citizens additional hundreds of billions of tax dollars at every level: local, state, and federal. It gobbles up billions of our charitable contributions. And much of that money ends up siphoned out of our economy and into offshore accounts. Illegal aliens, over half of whom work "under the table" with neither job nor income reported (nor taxed), are not counted as employed or unemployed. But some of those day-labor and off-the-books "job-lets" would be "real" jobs - available to American citizen job-seekers - if employment regulations were enforced. Illegal aliens can get away with tax evasion, et al., which citizens cannot. In short, we have too many workforce entrants and too few jobs created. The ratio works out to roughly 7-10 workforce entrants per job created. If all illegal aliens depart or are deported, all legal immigration halted, and all temporary employment visas abolished, we still have a problem with more US-born workforce entrants than new jobs created. Illegal immigration damages our country and our citizens every day at every level. And not even the attacks of 2/26 and 9/11 have awakened many Americans to the vast dangers illegal immigration poses to our selves, our families, our communities, our society, our values, our principles, our civilization. Zero Tolerance for Immigration-Law Violators! We must remember the lessons of 2/26, 9/11, and the costs we bear every single day. God Bless the U S A !

Answer 2

Here is what I read this morning. If I've read this correctly, its not a bad compromise and is not amnesty.

The proposed agreement would allow illegal immigrants to come forward and obtain a probationary "Z visa" and — after paying fees and fines of up to $5,000 and returning to their home countries — ultimately try for permanent residency, which could take between eight and 13 years. The process couldn't begin until border security improvements and a high-tech worker identification program were completed.

A new temporary guest worker program would also have to wait until those so-called "triggers" had been activated. And all but the highest-skilled temporary workers would have to return home after work stints of two or three years, with barely any opportunity to apply for permanent legal status or ever become U.S. citizens.

Only 10,000 green cards annually would be available for guest workers, and they would be awarded on a so-called "points system" that favors higher-skilled and better-educated immigrants.

"We're trying to make sure that people who are temporary workers don't melt into society and put down roots. Temporary means temporary," Graham said.

Negotiators were still weighing the particulars of the guest worker program, including the length of the visas and whether to allow workers to renew them multiple times.

They have a lot of work to do yet, but they are getting closer. Its the hidden items that I'm looking for. I don't trust the Democrats.

Answer 3

When you think of politicians as serving the public you become conflicted. Most Americans seem to turn a blind eye to the contradictions of political thinking. That is: We have opinions and complaints but seem to be OK with a politician that gets on the platform and says something that we want to hear... We then fall into the trap of believing!

A campaign pledge is not a true mandate for an electorate. Whether you want to believe it or not, money is the name of the game. Ego comes in as a close second. These people are similar to Sean Penn, they live here, enjoy the relative peaceful daily routines of eating lobster and having their evening out with drinks and the media. Then when the time is right for exposure they make their statement, all the while claiming they can't live with it any other way. What they (politicians) tell us doesn't matter for most of their two, four or six year term. It's what happens on their respective November ballots.

I'm not really that familiar with McConnell, but suffice it to say, when it comes time for him to be re-elected he will say and do what ever it takes. That includes flipping on the subjects or flat out lying about what he did or is going to do. Your job is to; not buy into his rhetoric again. Vote for the guy that doesn't have a bunch of dirty laundry, and knows how to wash.

Answer 4

It's all a question of definitions. "Amnesty" obviously means something different to McConnell than it does to you, and to many other people.

With their 6 year terms and select number of just 2 per state, a lot of senators think they're some kind of athenian intellectual master race, and that they don't really have to answer to the people of their state. Good for you for calling his office on this!

Answer 5

Mr. McConnell is the U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky . I think to some degree the Senators lie and
thus their secretaries lie also so the secys can keep their job.
I'm not very happy with our congress either. The Dems sure made life miserable for a lot of Americans, but i think the GOP needs to clean up their acts also before 2008.

Answer 6

I did a poll over the phone last night and one of the questions had to do with that. It wanted to know if I would support giving amnesty to illegals if they - get this - PAID A FINE! What a crock of crap!

Answer 7

Sounds like you each have a different opinion of
the meaning of "amnesty" and so that would not
necessarily mean anyone is lying.

Answer 8

How can the libs not see that Dodd is mendacity while that is been stated everywhere how he wrote the section in the bailout allowing AIG to get the bonuses? would not Dodd understand that as quickly as you lie, they consistently come again to chew you in the butt? Obama easily knew. i think of the two one among them are transforming into some particularly solid actors. on occasion i for my section want that God might merely slap those fools around jointly as they're in the international so shall all of us watch.

Answer 9

LOL......I think it's a mandatory skill required for government office. How to speak out both sides of your mouth.

Mine won't lie, exactly......they just keep telling me there's too many to deport....the Illinois economy "needs" them....which is one reason we're millions in the red .....but I guess they mean they need them so they keep having excuses to tax us to death....besides....they need the pay-offs from Big Business. (LOL)

Answer 10

Lying : It's what politicians do best.