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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:19 PM
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Install microchips in illegal immigrants?
http://iowaindependent.com/32926/install-microchips-in-illegal-immigrants-gop-candidate-says



Instead of building a border fence to help stem illegal immigration, the U.S. government should implant microchips into immigrants before deportation, much like what is done with pets, Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician and one of seven Republicans running in the 3rd District Congressional primary, said Monday.

While speaking at a Tama County Republican forum, Bertroche made it clear that he wasn’t joking when he suggested treating undocumented immigrants like pets.

“I think we should catch ’em, we should document ’em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going,” said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. “I actually support microchipping them. I can microchip my dog so I can find it. Why can’t I microchip an illegal?

“That’s not a popular thing to say, but it’s a lot cheaper than building a fence they can tunnel under,” Bertroche said.




This is getting very scary. We seriously need to GOTV in November.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:20 PM
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1. Just not worth the trouble
Once again these people show where they are truly coming from.

They are obsessed with something that has little or no impact on their lives.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:21 PM
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2. Boycott Iowa.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:23 PM
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there's a difference between one loony running in a congressional primary and 48 loonies
in the Arizona legislature :)
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:24 PM
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7. Gotta nip it in the bud wherever this stuff crops up.
It's poisonous.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:21 PM
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3. Oh, you mean like my DOGS??!?!??!
I'm growing increasingly disgusted... These are PEOPLE, people!

So sick...
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:21 PM
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4. what an idiot
alas, I'm sure he's not alone in thinking this is a good idea :crazy:
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madaboutharry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:22 PM
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5. He must have gone to the Josef Mengele School of Medicine.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:23 PM
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6. The dumb shits are still protecting scumbag employers
who have set up recruitment in Central America, pickup points on this side of the border, and transport to jobs all over the country so they can pay lower wages, bust unions, and pocket the difference.

The laws are on the books, folks, and it's time we demanded the cops go after the employers and fine them into the poorhouse for exploiting these people.

The illegals aren't the problem here. They're hardworking people who are desperate for a better chance in life.

The problem are the scumbags who lie to them, bring them here, and then put them into virtual slavery.

Enforce the law. Solve the problem.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:27 PM
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8. I think that we should install microchips in Arizona politicians.
And the chips should give them a shock whenever they do something stupid, like pass this law.

;-)
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AnArmyVeteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 04:23 PM
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12. First we need to install brains and hearts in them!!!
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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:28 PM
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9. Oooh, let's pretend this is a brilliant idea for just a nanosecond...
It couldn't be removed?

This idiot should be Palin's running mate.
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AnArmyVeteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 04:26 PM
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13. The chips wouldn't be installed beneath the skin as in pets, but inside the heart...
The chips would be installed inside an illegal's heart through open heart surgery. That way it can't be removed. If the chips were installed just under the skin it would just take a small cut to remove it. Or maybe they could be inserted into the middle of their brains.

But yes, it is a ridiculous idea from an insane politician...
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 04:32 PM
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14. or just implant a chip w/ a digital birth certificate in every baby born a US citizen
Ha! Watch them scramble *then* to explain why implanting chips in humans is immoral, evil, a sign of the Anti-Christ, etc.
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:29 PM
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10. I can get my dog spayed
I can take him to the vet and get him fixed so he can't reproduce. Why can't I get Pat Bertroche spayed?
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-10 03:49 PM
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11. Actually there were groups of women workers who were sterilized
without their permission in the US as late the 1950's. They were from Puerto Rico, and therefore were US citizens. There were also many Native American women forcibly sterilized by this program.

Link to information:
http://www.libertadlatina.org/Crisis_Forced_Sterilization.htm

You have to understand where we really live and what the right is really capable of...

m
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