White House compares illegal immigration to speeding

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White House compares illegal immigration to speeding

Bill Sammon, The Examiner
May 26, 2006 5:13 PM (14 hrs ago)

WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday said a Senate bill that would grant legal status to illegal immigrants is analogous to a traffic law that allows a speeder to pay a fine and continue driving.

"If you had a traffic ticket and you paid it, you're not forever a speeder, are you?" White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said in response to questions from The Examiner.

"So the fact is, you have paid your debt to society," he added. "And we have come up with a way to make sure that the debt to society gets paid. Then you move forward."

The "traffic ticket" analogy raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill, where many House Republicans regard illegal immigration as a grave crime.

"I don't know if Tony meant to trivialize it or not," said Will Adams, spokesman for Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. "But it's certainly misleading."

"The penalty for a speeding ticket is a fine," he added. "The penalty for being here illegally is being removed from this country. But the president doesn't want illegal aliens to go home."

Snow emphasized that illegals would have to pay fines, learn English and wait years for a chance at full citizenship. But Adams called that "a slap on the hand" compared to deportation.

"Here's a more apt analogy," he said. "You get stopped for speeding, and you say to the cop: "Hey listen, you're about to give me a $300 ticket. How about we make it 20 bucks and just call it even?"

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[DoctorDoom]

WADR to Tony Snow, that's one of the stupidest comparisons I've ever seen. However, if he wants to make thoroughly inane parallels ...

Tony, consider over 10 million unlicensed drivers on the road in stolen cars fueled by gas payed for with stolen gas credit cards. They are ignoring or refusing to learn the traffic laws, demanding that we pay for their insurance and car repair/maintenance, and endangering every legitimate driver on the road. And Washington's answer is to grant them licenses and write off their driving histories.

Tony, there's a nationwide explosion of road rage brewing, and it will get really ugly very quickly.

[Beowulf]

Tony Snow must be a moron! He's in effect saying that "apples are oranges."

Tony, I see you're sucking up to your boss and his agenda already.:claps:
:rolleyes: *Idiot!*

[TXJEEPGEEK]

This is but another insult from the Whitehouse.

[DeclinetoState]

Tony had to be reading some crap written by someone else. I'm sure even he doesn't believe it. If he has to keep reading that BS, he should quit.

[Wolfcounsel]

Apparently, Vicente's butt plug named Bush has another butt plug named Tony, inserted.

[Timberwolf]

WADR to Tony Snow, that's one of the stupidest comparisons I've ever seen. However, if he wants to make thoroughly inane parallels ...

Tony, consider over 10 million unlicensed drivers on the road in stolen cars fueled by gas payed for with stolen gas credit cards. They are ignoring or refusing to learn the traffic laws, demanding that we pay for their insurance and car repair/maintenance, and endangering every legitimate driver on the road. And Washington's answer is to grant them licenses and write off their driving histories.

Tony, there's a nationwide explosion of road rage brewing, and it will get really ugly very quickly.
Now, THAT is one proper analogy! Send this to Rush, Sean, and O'Reilly and see what happens.

[d'urville]

Thought Tony Snow was better than this, guess not.

When you get a speeding ticket in Mexico, does their government grant you citizenship and legal access to every possible social program?

[Riverboat]

Suddenly, all the respect I had for Tony Snow has vaporized.