- Few Americans realize the plight of Black America as
to immigration. Congress' inept continuance of relentless immigration
has created the highest unemployment among Black Americans ever in the
history of this country. The late Barbara Jordan understood it completely.
She worked tirelessly to curb mass immigration before she died.
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- Rejecting amnesty proposals, Jordan testified to Congress,
"Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence:
those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept
out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave."
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- Today, every state in the Union struggles under the overload
of mass immigration. California suffers population overload so much so,
that its citizens swim in a sea of 38 million people while immigration
adds 1,700 people daily along with an additional 400 vehicles. That state
expects another 20 million people within 30 years. It's not sustainable.
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- Therfore, Gretchen Pfaff, Communications Director
at Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), (805) 564-6626, <www.CAPSweb.org>www.CAPSweb.org
, has created an opportunity for all Americans to change the course of
history by taking action to reduce all immigration into the United States.
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- Ms. Pfaff hosted Ric Oberlink as to Jordan's activities
while she chaired the commission on immigration:
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- "The U.S. Postal Service recently issued a stamp
to honor Barbara Jordan, offering us an appropriate moment to reflect upon
the life of this remarkable woman and her contributions toward resolving
a complex and contentious issue that continues to resonate," said
Oberlink. "In December 1993 I was participating in a roundtable of
the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform in Los Angeles when, during a
lunch break, a perceptible buzz circulated among attendees-President Clinton
had named the former Texas Congresswoman as Chair of the Commission. I
was excited at the prospect that the appointment of this esteemed civil
rights advocate would draw appropriate attention to this important issue,
but, as one who believes that population growth and the immigration that
drives it place inordinate strains on our environment and infrastructure,
I was concerned that she would fall into the maelstrom of liberal clichés
offered by her base of supporters."
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- As the environmentalist Edward Abbey said about immigration,
"The conservatives love their cheap labor; the liberals love their
cheap cause."
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- "Instead, Jordan and the Commission members undertook
a thorough, comprehensive examination of American policies on legal and
illegal immigration," said Oberlink. "Over five years, the Commission
held 13 consultations and 15 roundtables with experts and scholars; commissioned
18 research papers; held eight public hearings across the nation; and conducted
seven site visits.
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- "The culmination was a series of forthright recommendations
commensurate with the problem. Rejecting amnesty proposals, Jordan testified
to Congress, "Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in
one sentence: those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept
out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to
leave."
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- "Reflecting upon the impact of immigration on America's
working poor, a problem that is particularly worrisome during this long
recession, the Jordan Commission stated, "Immigrants with relatively
low education and skills may compete for jobs and public services with
the most vulnerable of Americans, particularly those who are unemployed
or underemployed." Ultimately, the Commission concluded not only that
the United States must enforce its laws against illegal immigration, but
also that it should reduce legal immigration by one-third.
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- "President Clinton embraced the proposal to cut
immigration. His press secretary announced that "the President indicated
to Barbara Jordan today that he will support such reductions." Clinton
then confined the Commission's report to a shelf where it continues to
gather dust.
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- "Even more astonishing, when viewed from today's
highly polarized political world, was the bipartisan agreement on the Jordan
Commission. After more than five years of exhaustive study of this highly
controversial policy matter, the five Democratic and four Republican appointees
were unanimous in virtually all of their major policy recommendations.
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- "Immigration policy will remain contentious for
the foreseeable future, and there is always room for debate about what
is the appropriate level of immigration. However, had Clinton and Congress,
and subsequent Presidents and Congresses, taken steps to implement the
Commission's recommendations, we would have resolved many of the immigration
problems we now face. States would not feel compelled to pass laws to assist
in immigration enforcement if the federal government had not abrogated
its duties.
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- "President Obama and many others claim they support
"comprehensive" immigration reform. They should review, as a
starting point, the prodigious work done by the U.S. Commission on Immigration
Reform, the most extensive examination ever taken of American immigration
policy. Barbara Jordan told Congress, "It is both a right and a responsibility
of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national
interest." The "national interest." Now there is a subject
on which today's politicians could use a refresher course."
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- Ric Oberlink, J.D., is a Senior Writing Fellow at Californians
for Population Stabilization.
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- Become a part of the change by joining:
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- Gretchen Pfaff
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- Marketing Communications Director
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- Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS)
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- 1129 State Street, Suite 3D
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- Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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- (805) 564-6626
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- www.CAPSweb.org
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- Frosty Wooldridge has bicycled across six continents
- from the Arctic to the South Pole - as well as six times across the USA,
coast to coast and border to border. In 2005, he bicycled from the Arctic
Circle, Norway to Athens, Greece. He presents "The Coming Population
Crisis in America: and what you can do about it" to civic clubs, church
groups, high schools and colleges. He works to bring about sensible world
population balance at www.frostywooldridge.com He is the author of: A
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