Michael Bloomberg Quotes
It's as if we expect border control agents to do what a century of communism could not: defeat the natural market forces of supply and demand... and defeat the natural human desire for freedom and opportunity. You might as well as sit in your beach chair and tell the tide not to come in. As long as America remains a nation dedicated to the proposition that 'all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness', people from near and far will continue to seek entry into our country.
Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City (Republican and Democrat), Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary". United States Senate. July 5, 2006
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He was referring to the proposal to erect a fence between Mexico and the United States to stop illegal immigration.
Jefferson had deliberately modified John Locke’s phrase “life, liberty and property.
Reagan was the first President to admit that America was not in control of its own borders.
The illegal alien problem had vexed Republican and Democratic Administrations for over 50 years and is one of the most complicated of all the problems facing the nation. She offered the voters a simple solution.
The preamble to this declaration of womens’ rights cleverly beginy s with the words of the Declaration of Independence with the single change that “all men” is replaced with “all men and women.” The message was clear. If the founders had a moral right and duty to revolt for these objectives women would be justified and duty bound to make similar efforts. That message terrified many men of the era.
The Governor had sent the Federal Government a bill for $118 million to cover the cost of medical, educational, and other social services for illegal aliens.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. He was the Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president of the United States.
