"You know, I was asked the other day about whether or not I really
thought the American people had the stomach to stand up and stop
this nonsense, this direction from a group of elites, an absolute
contravention of our law, of our Constitution, every national value.
And I hope, I pray that I'm right when I
said yes. But this is -- I mean, this is
beyond belief. "
The Bush administration's open-borders
policy and its decision to ignore the
enforcement of this country's immigration
laws is part of a broader agenda. President
Bush signed a formal agreement that will end
the United States as we know it, and he took
the step without approval from either the
U.S. Congress or the people of the United
States.
Bill Tucker reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over):
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of
North America sounds benign, hardly like a
policy that critics call NAFTA on steroids.
It's a deal that few have even heard of.
REP. MARCY KAPTUR (D), OHIO: It's being
done, again, by very few people at the very
top, on behalf of the investment class. But
the working class of people, political
officials across our country from
communities, from cities and so forth, they
don't know anything about this.
TUCKER: Yet, it was agreed to by Mexico's
President Fox, Canada's Prime Minister
Martin, and President Bush in 2005.
The administration officials counter their
critics by saying everything about SPP is on
the White House Web site. And they say the
partnership is not a treaty, but more of an
outline of priorities between the United
States, Mexico and Canada. Still, some
wonder why there haven't been public
discussions about the goals being pursued.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This SPP includes, for
instance, a committee that is sitting down
to harmonize our meat inspection and food
safety. So, how far away from a trade
agreement can your dining room table and
what you feed your kids be?
TUCKER: Other parts of the agreement mention
border security as an issue, which include
all of North America. In fact, the name of
the agreement is not Security and Prosperity
of the United States, but of North America.
PETER MORICI, PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: When we
elect officials, we expect them to act on
our behalf. When we get involved in
cooperative frameworks with other countries
for joint regulation of fisheries or rail
transportation or the skies, we're basically
sharing our sovereignty with that government
and outsourcing some of what we give our
elected officials.
TUCKER: As disturbing as some find SPP,
there is legislation in the House introduced
by Florida's Katherine Harris that closely
resembles the goals of the partnership.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TUCKER: Included in that bill is a section
which calls for the securing of Mexico's
southern border by the United States and
Canada.
Lou, that's not the border with the United
States. That's the border they share with
Belize and Guatemala.
DOBBS: The idea that the White House would
respond that this is on their Web site, this
involves intricate workings amongst the
Commerce Department of this country and
Canada and Mexico's, of course.
A regional prosperity and security program?
This is absolute ignorance. And the fact
that we are -- we reported this, we should
point out, when it was signed. But, as we
watch this thing progress, these working
groups are continuing. They're intensifying.
What in the world are these people thinking
about?
TUCKER: Well, they say, look, these are a
declaration and an outline of our
priorities.
And when I called them today, Lou, they said
I was the first phone call they had received
literally since the deal was first signed.
So, people are not paying attention. And
they're letting them, in fact, get away with
this.
DOBBS: You know, I was asked the other day
about whether or not I really thought the
American people had the stomach to stand up
and stop this nonsense, this direction from
a group of elites, an absolute contravention
of our law, of our Constitution, every
national value.
And I hope, I pray that I'm right when I
said yes. But this is -- I mean, this is
beyond belief.
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TRANSCRIPT:
The Bush administration's open-borders policy and its decision to ignore the enforcement of this country's immigration laws is part of a broader agenda. President Bush signed a formal agreement that will end the United States as we know it, and he took the step without approval from either the U.S. Congress or the people of the United States.
Bill Tucker reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America sounds benign, hardly like a policy that critics call NAFTA on steroids. It's a deal that few have even heard of.
REP. MARCY KAPTUR (D), OHIO: It's being done, again, by very few people at the very top, on behalf of the investment class. But the working class of people, political officials across our country from communities, from cities and so forth, they don't know anything about this.
TUCKER: Yet, it was agreed to by Mexico's President Fox, Canada's Prime Minister Martin, and President Bush in 2005.
The administration officials counter their critics by saying everything about SPP is on the White House Web site. And they say the partnership is not a treaty, but more of an outline of priorities between the United States, Mexico and Canada. Still, some wonder why there haven't been public discussions about the goals being pursued. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This SPP includes, for instance, a committee that is sitting down to harmonize our meat inspection and food safety. So, how far away from a trade agreement can your dining room table and what you feed your kids be?
TUCKER: Other parts of the agreement mention border security as an issue, which include all of North America. In fact, the name of the agreement is not Security and Prosperity of the United States, but of North America.
PETER MORICI, PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: When we elect officials, we expect them to act on our behalf. When we get involved in cooperative frameworks with other countries for joint regulation of fisheries or rail transportation or the skies, we're basically sharing our sovereignty with that government and outsourcing some of what we give our elected officials.
TUCKER: As disturbing as some find SPP, there is legislation in the House introduced by Florida's Katherine Harris that closely resembles the goals of the partnership.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TUCKER: Included in that bill is a section which calls for the securing of Mexico's southern border by the United States and Canada.
Lou, that's not the border with the United States. That's the border they share with Belize and Guatemala.
DOBBS: The idea that the White House would respond that this is on their Web site, this involves intricate workings amongst the Commerce Department of this country and Canada and Mexico's, of course.
A regional prosperity and security program? This is absolute ignorance. And the fact that we are -- we reported this, we should point out, when it was signed. But, as we watch this thing progress, these working groups are continuing. They're intensifying. What in the world are these people thinking about?
TUCKER: Well, they say, look, these are a declaration and an outline of our priorities.
And when I called them today, Lou, they said I was the first phone call they had received literally since the deal was first signed. So, people are not paying attention. And they're letting them, in fact, get away with this.
DOBBS: You know, I was asked the other day about whether or not I really thought the American people had the stomach to stand up and stop this nonsense, this direction from a group of elites, an absolute contravention of our law, of our Constitution, every national value.
And I hope, I pray that I'm right when I said yes. But this is -- I mean, this is beyond belief.
Bill Tucker, thank you very much.
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