The World-Herald poll says that 58% of Nebraskans are for a path to citizenship. This is the same OWH polling group that said Bob Kerrey was within 3% of Deb Fischer, and just a few days later, the actual difference was 16 points. Can their poll be trusted? Probably not.

Will Bob Kerrey run for governor of NE in two years?

I think he could win by talking with the conservative farmer and rancher communities about global warming, climate change, the destruction of their way of life if we don’t cut back on CO2 emissions AND how they can see many jobs and a lot of cash in their pockets by supporting wind and solar farms. I think the farmers and ranchers get about $20,000 per tower per year to rent a small piece of land.

You don’t need a Democrat in the state house for that. Any farmer or rancher can sign a contract with the power company and do it on their own.

Kerrey’s biggest fault was going along with Cap and Trade which would add more cost on food and transportation, and his support of Obamacare. That doesn’t go along with the Nebraska independent streak.

I would still like to know his stance on gun control, private property rights, taxes, and business regulation.

Pat, I’m sorry but Socialists reasoning has never made any sense to me nor has their excuses for 20+ million illegal aliens to live in our country, using our resources, getting preferential treatment over that of citizens and LEGAL immigrants. Jazzee makes perfect sense for those who believe in a Sovereign country w/borders.

There are many decisions regarding immigration; many, but not all, must be decided at the federal level. Let’s rescind the quotas for immigration—thousands who are illegal immigrants who applied within the last ten years or more will finally have their paperwork reviewed and processed. If the quotas are removed and current immigrants can have paperwork reviewed within 6 months or at most a year, then most of immigrants will be able to get residency. Then, instead of attacking immigrants with inhumane discriminatory laws that judge people based on their skin-tones, accents, or names, let’s make laws that impose heavy fines on companies that hire illegal immigrants; many companies thrive on exploiting underpaid, over-worked immigrants. I worked as the payroll assistant for a gardening company a number of years ago; I had to check the social security number of every new hire or re-hire, yet it was illegal for us to discharge anyone whose name and number did not match that of the database and we could only give that person a letter. The company got visas each year to hire workers from a different country because they worked hard and accepted the pay they received; workers hired locally didn’t want to work as hard and wanted higher pay.

Let’s require a national ID for all residents, from birth to death, that must be renewed every 5 or so years, and get rid of easy credit. A social security number is too easily stolen, or a card faked.

Let’s tighten big-government welfare programs. Sure, I was on WIC at one point and extremely grateful for it, but felt bad because I was living on others’ tax money—and getting things I normally didn’t eat, like lots of cold cereal. It is easy to say shame on others, but we are quick to accept anything Uncle Sam sends our way, no matter how it affects other people. Let’s remember that the majority of immigrants are like the majority of hard-working men and women, fathers and mothers who need to provide for their families and who do so the best they can, enduring unspeakable hardships, being underpaid and treated poorly in warehouses, etc.

Susan, we would NOT have an illegal immigrant problem if Conservative Big Business didn’t pad the campaign coffers of elected Conservative politicians to look the other way with a wink and a nod so that the supply of cheap, under the table, benefit-less labor would continue to flow into this country. So far, the Conservative agenda has been to pay LOTS of lip service to rile up the ignorant base like you at election time, then do NOTHING to solve the problem constructively. This has occurred since the last Conservative President granted amnesty to the approximate 5 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. at the time, then the Bush I Administration looked the other way and did nothing after that to solve the problem. Get your facts straight, or shut up with your Flush Rimjob talking points and sit down until you have something intelligent to say.

You’re so ignorant that you don’t even know the definition of the word socialist, let alone have the intelligence to use it correctly in referring to the political landscape. Oh, and by the way, by definition Democracy IS a Socialist form of Government. Of course a Fascist like you wouldn’t know that with your limited education in political and social models and a whole heapin’ helpin’ of Koch-sponsored Corporate fascism talking points and half-truths as your only means of “education” politically. It’s no wonder that you had your *ss handed to you in your bid for the Unicameral, you didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell from the start, and certainly not with the way you went about it. Brenda Council made you look stupid in the final results, and she finished second!

Our Federal Immigration Laws do NOT refer to race, skin-tones, accents or anything else, their term ILLEGAL ALIEN defines one who is in this country without authorization. The fact that words like discrimination, inhumane, racist are used to support amnesty or support for the 20+million illegal aliens in this country is nothing more than a sympathy ruse. While 93% of our illegal alien population is from Mexico there are 7% from other countries – of all colors, including white. There is a reason for the term ILLEGAL ALIEN and we should all use it so there is no confusion.

I notice in your list of suggestions you did not mention any compassion for the citizens and LEGAL immigrants who pay for illegal aliens and their children benefits and services via increased taxes and fees nor did you have anything compassionate to say to the families who have had loved ones killed by illegal aliens – 100% preventable and unnecessary deaths.

The 26 million citizens and legal immigrants who are unemployed are ALSO hardworking and have every right to be in this country, who have every right to be the FIRST in line for benefits/services/jobs.

According to your plan we should just go ahead and totally erase our borders and allow everyone in without being background checked for criminal behavior, medically checked for infectious disease, terrorist or drug cartel ties. Not to worry though, Barack Hussein Obama is working on erasing our borders and sovereignty as we speak.

“Socialist’s game ”

You claim to be such a good christian, yet you continue to use false claims like this, and bear false witness against those you oppose.

And that is one of the big 10 commandments.

You are sad and hateful woman. What a sad commentary on this state that you are someone trying for office.