Secretary of Agriculture or Secretary of Amnesty?

This sentence from Iowa Representative Steve King's email makes you go WHAT?

The Center for Immigration Studies concluded in a 2007 report that even if farm wages were to rise by 40%, consumer spending on fresh fruit and vegetables would only be increased by a total of $8 per American per year.

Cong King is correct that we would be willing to pay an additional $8 a year on fresh fruit and vegetables if we could deport the illegals.  We will take it one step further to say the vast majority of American citizens would be more than willing to spend double that or more if we could send the illegals home. What the illegals are costing the Government in services they get for free is much more than $8 per year.

Not sure which Cabinet Secretary is the worst as they all seem to be vying for the bottom reaching into areas that should not concern them. It is beginning to look like amnesty for illegals is one of the major items this Administration is pushing? When the Agriculture Secretary Vilsack starts lying about the results of illegals being deported on the agriculture industry, then it looks like he is all about amnesty not helping the American farmer.

Is amnesty the way they plan to get more votes in 2012 for Obama? Do have one small question -- how can amnesty lead to illegals being eligible to vote or does Obama plan to give them citizenship at the same time? Last we knew amnesty and citizenship were not one in the same, but then this is the Obama Administration so who knows!

Secretary of Agriculture or Secretary of Amnesty?

Congressman Steve King
Sept 10, 2010

If someone asks what the initials "USDA" stand for, most Iowans will automatically respond "United States Department of Agriculture." After all, Iowa has long prospered on the strength of its agricultural roots, and the United States Department of Agriculture has played a large role in the affairs of our state. Given recent events in Washington, however, it would be understandable if someone were to reply that "USDA" stood for "United States Department of Amnesty."

This is because the Obama administration has enlisted the Agriculture Department to help further its high-pressure, high-profile sales pitch for illegal immigrant amnesty. How else to explain the grossly erroneous claims Secretary Vilsack recently made to the Politico about the effect of illegal labor on food prices? This is what Secretary Vilsack told the paper, speaking of illegal immigrants:

"But, if you didn't have these folks, you would be spending a lot more- three, four or five times more, for food, or we would have to import food and have all the food security risks. Neither is what Americans want. What they want is what we have. Which is why we need comprehensive immigration reform." (Emphasis added).

His claim about food prices being "three, four, or five times more" without illegal immigrant labor is markedly false, and Secretary Vilsack should know better. In fact, I would encourage him to check with the Department he heads before he repeats this sales pitch to the public. Otherwise, he just might get accused of dishonest sales practices.

For clarification, here is what Secretary Vilsack's own Department of Agriculture has to say on the subject of illegal immigrant labor and food prices. Data compiled by the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that labor costs only represent six-percent of the price consumers pay for fresh fruits and vegetables, the market in which illegal immigrant labor is most prevalent.

If illegal alien labor accounts for only 6% of the total cost of fresh food, how could the absence of their labor possibly lead to food price spikes of 300%, 400%, or 500% as Secretary Vilsack claims? It couldn't. Secretary Vilsack simply isn't playing straight with you as he tries to sell you on "comprehensive immigration reform."

But suppose we were to give Secretary Vilsack and the Obama administration the benefit of the doubt, and assume that illegal alien labor costs did play a more significant role in setting food prices. The Center for Immigration Studies concluded in a 2007 report that even if farm wages were to rise by 40%, consumer spending on fresh fruit and vegetables would only be increased by a total of $8 per American per year. This is hardly the doomsday scenario conjured up by Secretary Vilsack's misleading, pro-amnesty claims. In fact, many Americans would willingly pay an extra $8/year to enforce the immigration laws, knowing that doing so would result in savings many times greater in other areas of government.

Although Secretary Vilsack pretends to be speaking to "what Americans want", he is really just delivering a sales pitch on behalf of an immigration policy that continues to be overwhelmingly rejected by Americans. If he were truly interested in discussing "what Americans want", Secretary Vilsack would begin by discussing the need to increase border security, the need to fund the completion of a border fence, and the need to increase enforcement of the immigration laws that are already on the books.

The fact that he prefers to spin yarns about the price of produce tells you everything you need to know about what the Obama administration's priorities truly are. Americans should insist that the USDA get out of the business of amnesty and return to the business of agriculture.

Ken Buck's radio ad takes on Jane Norton's Lie -- Help keep it on the air!

We decided to put this race on Democrats for Sale because Jane Norton sounds more like a Democrat than a Republican Conservative. Saying she thinks 30 days community service would be an interesting idea for illegals to be granted amnesty flies in the face of honest immigrants who came here legally. In her own words, Norton is saying that they need a path to remain in this Country. Why?

Jane Norton needs defeated on August 10, 2010, by the conservative Ken Buck who we know where he stands on illegal immigration and who supports the Arizona bill to secure our borders.

If you would like to help keep this radio ad on the air, please donate to his campaign at Donate Today

Obama Stiffs AZ on Troops and Gives More $ to Mexico

Bottom line is that Obama has more money for Mexico than he does for Border Security for our Border States. Over twice as much money will be leaving the US Treasury to go to the corrupt Mexican Government who wants to join in a lawsuit against Arizona and a Mexican President who trashed Arizona on our soil. Mexico should get zero and instead be issued a bill for costs associated with the United States having to provide for the needs of their citizens who are in this country illegally. Doesn't anyone in the Obama Administration including Obama understand the word 'illegal?'

Main Entry: illegal (+)i(l)-!lE-gul
Pronunciation: \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gəl \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- + legalis legal
Date: 1538
not according to or authorized by law: unlawful, illicit
also not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)

It is very simple -- come across the border without an official green card and the person is here illegally and should be sent back to Mexico. Border Security should have kept them out for years but INS turned a blind eye and now we have a huge problem that is getting worse. At one time people coming across the border were hard working people who wanted a better life for their families. In recent years that has changed as the drug cartels have been running drugs into this country and with that has come the violence. Without illegals from Mexico and Central and South America, Hispanic gangs would not be the problem they are today.

The fence needs built all along the border like it is in El Paso. The Border with Mexico needs secured because not only illegals are coming across but so are terrorist. Does Obama care? Not from what we can see as he looks at illegals as potential Democrat voters with 'his' amnesty plan and road to citizenship. No one here illegally should ever have a path to citizenship unless they serve in the US military. With that they will have earned their citizenship. Amnesty is earning nothing but being rewarded for breaking the law.

We also learned from the meetings the Obama people had with Arizona officials they would not discuss a possible lawsuit against Arizona:

The meetings were held as Arizona officials awaited word on a widely anticipated federal legal challenge to the measure. Obama has called the law "misguided." Brewer has called its enactment necessary due to federal inaction on border enforcement.

Goddard said the federal officials clammed up when asked during the Tucson meeting about a possible challenge. Brewer said the subject didn't come up during the Phoenix meeting.

If Obama chooses to sue Arizona, a firestorm against Obama and the Democrats will errupt across America by American citizens including Hispanics who want the laws enforced. Hispanics here legally have worked hard to make a better life and along come illegals who want everything handed to them.

This YouTube from Governor Brewer says it all about Obama putting Mexico over Border Security for our States:



The Texas and Arizona governors criticized the Obama administration's border security plans Monday, saying not enough National Guard troops are being deployed to their states.

"What we heard wasn't anything what we hoped to hear," Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer told reporters after a 90-minue briefing by federal officials sent by President Barack Obama.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican like Brewer, said the deployment to his state was "insufficient to meet the needs of securing the Texas-Mexico border."

A White House statement said plans to deploy 1,200 additional National Guard soldiers along the U.S.-Mexico border would "complement the unprecedented resources and additional efforts already devoted by this administration to securing the Southwest border."

Arizona would get 524 National Guard troops, Texas would get 250, California 224 and New Mexico 72, officials said. Another 130 would be at a national liaison office.

Brewer has said the deployment should total 6,000, including 3,000 in Arizona, the state with the most illegal border crossings. Perry asked in January 2009 for 1,000 National Guard troops to help with border security in Texas alone.

The White House statement said the extra Guard troops would be used to provide intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance support as well as backup to counternarcotics enforcement until more civilian officers are trained and stationed at the border.

Read more...