Amnesty/Permanent Legalization for Illegal Aliens

"'Boy, let them come,' Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday when asked about Mr. Romney's recent remarks denouncing New York as a "sanctuary city" for illegal immigrants. While Mr. Bloomberg declined to criticize Mr. Romney or anyone else by name, he said: 'I can't think of any laboratory that shows better why you need a stream of immigrants than New York City.' The mayor pointed to New York's low crime rate and its thriving economy as evidence the city is doing something right. 'If that isn't example enough as to why you need immigrants coming in, I don't know what to tell anybody,' Mr. Bloomberg said. 'If they don't believe that immigrants add a heck of a lot more than they cost they just aren't looking at the numbers.'" August 14, 2007; The New York Sun

"In New York City, 500,000 of our more than three million immigrants are here illegally. Although they broke the law by illegally crossing our borders or overstaying their visas, our economy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported. The same holds true for the nation...

The idea of deporting 11 million people, nearly as many as live in the entire state of Illinois, is pure fantasy. It is physically impossible to carry out, though if it were attempted, it would devastate both families and our economy. The Senate's tiered approach requiring that some people 'report to deport' through guest worker programs--while leaving their spouses, children and mortgages behind--is no less ridiculous. If this approach becomes law, there can be little doubt that the black market for false documentation would remain strong and real enforcement impossible.

There is only one practical solution, and it is a solution that respects the history of our nation: Offer those already here the opportunity to earn permanent status and keep their families together, provided they pay appropriate penalties. For decades, the federal government has tacitly welcomed them into the workforce and collected their income and Social Security taxes, which two-thirds of undocumented workers pay. Now, instead of pointing fingers about the past, let's accept the present for what it is by bringing people out of the shadows, and focus on the future by casting those shadows aside, permanently."
May 24, 2006; The Wall Street Journal



"I support government efforts to speed the process by which non-citizen residents can become citizens if they choose, so that they can become fully integrated in our country’s economic, social and democratic culture" August 25, 2005; Gotham Gazette (New York City)



"At a recent gathering of New York's Caribbean and African leaders, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that undocumented immigrants should be able to stay in the country without having to worry about being caught and deported to their homelands." August 25, 2005; Gotham Gazette (New York City)



"For our children to have a bright future, two things are true: a strong America needs a constant source of new immigrants.  And in a post-9/11 world, a secure America needs to make sure that those immigrants arrive here legally ... 'There is only one practical solution, and it is a solution that respects the history of our nation: Offer those already here the opportunity to earn permanent status and keep their families together ... 'Now, instead of pointing fingers about the past, let's accept the present for what it is by bringing people out of the shadows, and focus on the future by casting those shadows aside, permanently.'" July 5, 2006; Testimony at US Senate Judiciary Committee field hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform



"Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday (January 3, 2003) that he favors blanket amnesty for illegal aliens in the United States. 'There are things the city has to provide and because they don't have papers and they're here illegally, they don't interact with city government and you do want them to interact with city government,' the mayor said on his weekly radio show. 'There was a movement just before 9/11. George W. Bush wanted to have a law passed, do an amnesty,' Bloomberg added. 'Let's tighten the borders. Make everybody that's here already a citizen — whether it's fair or not. Just solve the problem.'" January 8, 2003; National Review

Chain Migration

Visa Lottery

Citizenship for Illegal Aliens' Babies

Large-scale Importation of Workers

Worker Verification

Federal Pickup of Locally Detained Illegal Aliens

INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT  

"Bloomberg’s discussion of New York’s sanctuary law, like the law itself, was a clever piece of evasion. Trying to sound reasonable, the mayor told the hearing that 'New York City cooperates fully with the Federal government when an illegal immigrant commits a criminal act.' But the crucial issue is whether the New York Police Department will report an illegal crime suspect to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or whether it will merely 'cooperate' with ICE when the federal agency is already seeking an illegal suspect. When the NYPD stops the next potential illegal rapist on a robbery charge, in other words, will it tell ICE to come and get him?

Bloomberg’s updated sanctuary policy, Executive Order No. 41, is as misleading on this question as was his testimony. The order declares that law enforcement officers shall 'cooperate with federal authorities in investigating and apprehending aliens suspected of criminal activity' but leaves ambiguous the question of the NYPD’s affirmative duty to report. City officers may report an illegal alien suspected of non-immigration-related illegal activity but have no obligation to do so..." July 12, 2006; FrontPageMagazine.com

"Under pressure from immigration groups and the City Council, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg revised his immigration policy yesterday to make it much harder for city agencies to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities.

Mr. Bloomberg had found himself in an increasingly difficult, even untenable, political position since May when he sought to comply with a 1999 federal court ruling that struck down the city's longstanding policy of prohibiting city employees from passing on such immigration information.

Mr. Bloomberg, noting that the ruling made the 'don't tell' policy illegal, had instead replaced it with a 'don't ask' policy that restricted most city employees from asking about a person's immigration status. The order largely exempted police officers, though the police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, later tried to clarify the department's position to reassure immigrants." September 18, 2003; The New York Times via Emerald Isle Immigration Center of New York

FEDERAL FORCED DOUBLING OF U.S. POPULATION

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