I’m extremely concerned about illegal immigration, but for you to imply that the breaking up of this plot is a distraction does not help in any way. The WOT is very real, and despite what I might fear about other issues, I’m glad this is one thing Bush has stood firm on...
I do not doubt the realty of the arrests, don’t get me wrong. However, there are ways to use other legitimate news stories to advantage, such as by making administration and other officials more available by press interviews and the like to keep the focus off the other “bad” news.
I do not believe these are “made up” charges.
I note today that the press is minimizing the likely damage of the attack, were it allowed to be successful, thus starting a talking point with disagreements about whether or not the attack was going to be as big as the prosecutors have stated. Now, while we debate the woulda, coulda, shoulda, we take our focus off the shamnesty legislation.
I agree it should be looked at in light of the need for more border security, and is thus tied directly to the shamnesty legislation.