Obama Invites Eva Longoria, Rosario Dawson to Talk Immigration (Because Hollywood Millionaires Are Huge Border Experts)

Categories: Immigration

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Eva has deep immigration knowledge (we kid).
President Obama is having prominent Angeleno Latinos over to his Casablanca today for a little talk on immigration.

Among the invitees are Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria, fellow actresses Rosario Dawson and America Ferrera, and local radio hero Eddie "El Piolin" Sotelo.

With the exception of El Piolin, who helped inspire a massive immigrants' rights on Wilshire Boulevard five years ago, we don't think these folks know the border from Border Grill in Santa Monica.


This would be like inviting Kobe Bryant over to discuss the plight of the African American underclass.

Well, we'll give Obama credit for finally picking up the ball on immigration. Many Latinos are pissed at him for making immigration reform one of his campaign promises and then forgetting about it.

What changed?

Oh, yeah, as Obama's recent fund-raising visit to L.A. demonstrates, election season is upon us again. A few brown votes would come in handy.

And Latinos, like Tom Cruise, have been know to go both ways when it comes to our major parties. (We kid, Tom Cruise's lawyer. Seriously).

A White House press statement says the prez wants to ...

... discuss the importance of fixing the broken immigration system for our nation's 21st century economic and security needs so that America can win the future. The President will also discuss how we can work together to foster a constructive national conversation on this important issue as we work to build a bipartisan consensus in Congress.

Yeah. Eva Longoria can weigh in on the importance of fixing ... the broken heel on her new pair of Louboutins which, we can assure you, have never seen the banks of the Rio Grande.

Way to get back on this issue, Mr. President -- just in time for 2012. Just don't use us and lose us like you did the first time around.

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Banquet Halls in Los Angeles
Banquet Halls in Los Angeles

Hey that's really a great post and a wonderful description out here, I really like the way things are being executed and discussed here. 

Jay
Jay

Uh, maybe you should invest a little more time on your research and check your facts a little closer. For instance, Rosario Dawson has been active in various human rights and New York-based causes since childhood, having been raised by a strong single mother who is active in demonstration and politics. She spent time in the Congo recently to help the V-Day organization help stop the spread of violence against women in the region.

What did you do that day? Oh, right. You criticized people for doing something to try to make a difference in people's lives, while you sat on your ass and complained. That's part of what's wrong with this country. Lot of people sitting on their asses and not enough actually trying to make a change. They're there speaking on the behalf and for the benefit of people who can't get into get an audience with the President, not using their fame for their own gain.

I'm relieved your opinions do NOT represent mine or anyone I know.

SorryJ
SorryJ

Ummmm.....I had to work that day.And pay my taxes...legally

Glenn Browning
Glenn Browning

Which prominent Canadians have been invited to the discussions? Surely all of this kerfuffle and attempted legislation does not only apply to lawbreakers from Mexico? Surely we want the same platitudes to apply to all would-be immigrants? It took me and my wife 7 years to become American citizens out of Canada. And once we were citizens it took a further 7 years simply for our Canadian daughter to obtain the famous "Green Card", even though she is a tax paying teacher at UCF, having American Parents. Why should scofflaws from ANY country be handed any kind of a pass simply because the magnitude of their disregard for any type of laws or regulations is as large as it is. We do not want this. To begin ones life in a host country by performing ones first recordabe act as a crime is just not on. Go back. We do not want you here. And furthermore if the president of our country believes that this behaviour is hunky dory, then we do not want him in our government either. Shame on all of you. Law is law, get used to it.

Robert
Robert

LOL you are so right Dennis. These millionaires are as lame as they come. Interesting they weren't at the front of the 500,000 march a couple of years back and they keep silent when anything in the media comes out. Remember Nicky Diaz came out where were all these people. These actors talk a big game sometimes and only when it suits them. I'm Latino and believe in strong immigration enforcement.

jme
jme

uh oh, your Latino and your for doing it the right way? you know the jew democrat media and mecha activist will hide your comments since your a Latino who is not part of the sheep. If you would of put, ''Im American White'' instead of Latino, these two groups would of had a field day with your comment and would of suggested you back to Europe.. Im very Happy the ''Royal Wedding'' is in our faces right now.. Rub it in the zionest and rasist chicanos face that Whites still Exsist and have Big classy weddings, where the Brides still a virgin... not a bunch of drunk FATT clones at a banquet hall in echo park where the bride is only 15 with a few kids already by someone other than the 30 year old groom.

Dave Francis
Dave Francis

The majority of the legal American people don't care if it’s the Queen of England or the Entourage who are defending the illegal immigrant occupation in this nation. Any ignoramus speeches from celebrities are not going to alter anything, as the Citizens and those who were processed legally want the laws enforced. The Church has already poked their nose in, where it doesn't belong; mainly the Catholic religion, as most illegal aliens from South of the border feed their treasury and keep the pews filled. On a similar collision course is the Trade Union, as the SEIU, that the big bosses who have large numbers of illegal aliens paying dues, so they are fighting to keep these people in America.

Why is the "Rule of Law" not adequate for the Liberal Czarists in the Obama administration, but they can intimidate the State of Arizona by dragging them to court. It seems remote that this legally correct for UTAH, to enact its own Guest worker program. Utah will be noticeably joining the other Sanctuary States of California and Nevada. These two states have high illegal alien concentrations and out-of-control State general public deficits. California is drowning in a Gov. Jerry Brown’s massive 26 billion dollar debt, followed by Senator Harry Reid's Nevada with roughly $3 Billion. Reid was the perpetrator who eroded E-Verify, the illegal immigrant electronic business verification system; stripping E-Verify of its mandate. How many more States will be overrun by millions of illegal immigrants, running from the restrictive States of Arizona, claiming they have no need to halt the encroachment?

Hopefully, I do hope the citizens and legal residents, who will be financially harmed, will throw out the lawmakers who decided to do nothing? As they did in California and Nevada, who are now paying a heavy penalty, as even more economic foreigners start stealing jobs, compliments of dishonest businesses and then applying for public benefits with stolen ID. Then all the children of illegal parents crowding into school classrooms, and whole extended families filling up seats in the hospital emergency rooms will be slowed to a dribble. The story is the same throughout this country and the only hope we have to not prolong this sick carnival is by joining the nearest TEA PARTY. We must rid ourselves of Liberal, Democrats and Republicans who stealthily would arrange amnesties, behind the public’s back. There are many good Presidential candidates who have the TEA PARTY agenda at heart, which will rid us of this unconscionable epidemic of this alien invasion.

Foothold children to a large extent exhaust the social welfare programs in the US. This is serious intent to legally enter America in near full term of pregnancy, so the birthright law comes into effect. The anchor baby has now a nationwide term, defining an offspring of an illegal immigrant or other non-citizen, who under current legal interpretation becomes a United States citizen at birth; the law is ruthlessly used in apply for welfare programs. The female if allowed staying, gets even more benefits, when they become pregnant again, and again and again. This insures cash payments, food stamps, Wicca and federal Section 8 housing that shortly the whole extended family moves to.

In one year Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, the second busiest maternity ward in the United States, 70% of the women giving birth were illegal aliens. That added up to 11,200 babies for which Medicaid kicked in 34.5 million dollars to deliver these babies, the feds another 9.5 million and Dallas taxpayers tossed in 31.3 million. The sheer numbers are phenomenal. In Stockton, California (2003), 70 percent of the 2,300 babies, born in San Joaquin General Hospital’s maternity ward were foothold babies. FAIR estimates there are about 363,000 children are born to illegal aliens each year. It’s a must read the report in a Pdf file "Illegal Aliens and American Medicine." Just Google the whole text.

This nation is crippled by entitlement programs, which has escalated the national deficit to 14.5 trillion dollars. Thanks to decades of uncontrolled spending, we can no longer afford the money expended on the world, or illegal immigrants flocking here. Billions go every year to foothold children, brought into America by poor families in every corner of each hemisphere. The costs must be reversed now, not later as we are heading to a monetary swamp, where America’s credit will be further downgraded by Standard and Poor. Before we reach the debt ceiling, we must force on our reluctant politicians cuts in discretionary spending and every niche of the ever growing government agencies. Many could be merged with others federal entities and all pseudo offices could be closed down. The country is broke and we are fighting wars for other countries.

We should open up new drilling areas, including Anwar, Alaska. I'm only one of millions of moderate Conservatives who demand not being dictated to by environmentalist who have overwhelmed sane citizens, enforcing such laws as the endangered Species Act. Relocate the wild creatures along the border, or places where they can drill for precious oil. Give Communist China, Mexico an ultimatum that they play by the free trade agreement rules or the TEA PARTY leaders will renegotiate them. Whatever issue is involved such as Oil, Free trade treaties it smells of corruption, lobbyists Campaign Contributions and favors.

jme
jme

ummm, why would Obama wanna talk to chicanos(american born, mexican decent) about immigration? most chicanos dont know shit about immigration..they just think they do because some White Female or jew democrat Liberal told them over and over ''be proud of your heritage unless your White, then its a threat'' Obamas getting to be a DUMBASS by each minute..also most chicanos never even been to Mexico.. if Obama wants to get down to buisness on this issue, he needs to address the Mexican Officials if hes serious.. It seems like a stunt jfk tried in the 60s in order to meet and greet the hollywood scene.

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