RUSH: Time for a "See I Told You So." I thought this wouldn't happen until after the immigration bill,if it passed. I didn't think this would happen until after the president signed it. But I'm holding here, in my formerly nicotine stained fingers, an AP story out of Atlanta. People have always said, "Rush, this bill, this immigration is great because these people are going to have to pay fines, $5,000 fines. They're going to have to show up and report. This is not amnesty Rush. You just don't understand it. You are a yahoo." By the way, I want to welcome to the ranks of yahoos today, Ed Meese, William F.Buckley and George Will. They are also of the same point of view and frame of mind as I on this piece of legislation that's winding its way through the Senate right now. "The Comprehensive Destroy the Republican Party Act of 2007." Mr. Buckley, George Will and Ed Meese. By the way, Ed Meese, at The Heritage Foundation, we posted on the website just before the program, it's about a six minute video that Ed Meese did from the studios of The Heritage Foundation. Some of the simplest, most plain spoken words explaining what's wrong with this bill that I have seen. I want you all to see it. So when you grab a moment, go to RushLimbaugh.com and look at it.
It's a YouTube video. We linked right to it. You have to see it. It is one of the most simple, easily understandable explanations of this whole boondoggle that there is. So Mr. Meese, now a yahoo, because somebody out there called all of us who oppose the bill yahoos. I don't know who it was. Somebody on our side. Some conservative called us yahoos. We are happy to be yahoos out there. Happy to welcome Bill Buckley who has a piece today on the immigration bill. He's now a yahoo. A nativist, all of these terms that are bandied about.
I told you yesterday. A guy called up and said, "This $5,000 stuff, Rush, this is good." The $5,000 is never going to happen in one of two ways. The $5,000 is only if you seek citizenship. If you're an illegal, the minute this bill is signed into law, you are legal. You're not a citizen, but you're legal. There's amnesty. You are legal. It's only if you pursue the path to citizenship. It's only if you come out of the shadows as Senator Kennedy and President Bush say and want citizenship that you're going to have to through this rigmarole. I never believed you'd have to pay the $5,000 anyway. I told you people. You are my witnesses. I said this over and over again. By the time we get to that point, the libs will be saying, "That's so punitive. We're going to be taking money out of the mouths of starving babies," and so forth. Low and behold, I didn't think that we would start getting these whining complaints about it until after the bill became law. But here we are, the AP today, "Illegal immigrants could fall prey to loan sharks and other unscrupulous lenders if they have to pay $5,000 in fines and thousands more in fees and back taxes as required under the immigration reform measure now before Congress, some advocates are warning." (Laughing)
Subprime lending in the illegal market. (Laughing) "Many immigrants work low-wage jobs and have virtually no assets. As a result, they often have poor credit and are forced to borrow on the street. 'We're real concerned about the potential for fraud,' said Beatriz Ibarra, who studies Hispanic finances for the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group and a tepid supporter..." Tepid supporter? Try the pot's boiling over. "'They'll find a way to pay, but how?' Some say the measure also could lead to abuse by employers, who could offer to pay employees' fines in return for repayment arrangements that could be difficult to satisfy, leading to what would amount to indentured servitude." (Laughing) See. These capitalist pig employees, they're going to rape these people.
They'll pay the $5,000 and set up a repayment schedule and keep them in indentured servitude for the rest of their work period. This $5,000 is never going to see the light of day. They're setting the table for it now.
"It is not exactly clear how much time the immigrants would have to pay the fines and fees to achieve legal..."They don't have to pay anything to become legal.These idiots at AP.Who wrote this?Giovanna Dell'orto.Giovanna, they don't have to come up with any fines and fees to become legal.All you have to do is sit around and become legal.That's only a factor if they choose citizenship."A young immigrant mother of a 2-year-old U.S.-born daughter, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of deportation..." (Laughing) "...said, 'It's a lot of money, but if they gave us the opportunity, we'll see how we can get it.' The native of Guerrero, Mexico, said she has no idea how she would get the money -- which could amount to $3,000 for the initial visa application and $4,000 plus back taxes for a green card."So anyway, worried about loan sharks on the street.Subprime market descending now to the illegal immigrant street.Employers are going to screw them, set up indentured servitude sweat shops.The $5,000 we'll never see.I tell you (Laughter) the thing is -- (interruption) that's right.The illegals can go to the Bank of Amigo, that's right,the Bank of America. You can go out and get a credit card without being a citizen.All they have to do is go to Bank of Amigo and pay the fine with a credit card.Okay.Problem solved!
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