[dagnabbit]

Since you bring up Clinton, it's worth noting that Clinton cut off certain welfare benefits, like SSI, to some legal immigrants.

Bush restored those benefits. I guess there wasn't enough poverty here and Bush felt we needed to import more.

[Mamzelle]

I wonder if it's occurred to any of the Dems to float the immigration issue--it might sell well to the union membership (if not the union leadership).

Teachers are a constituency that is being overwhelmed by illegal immigrants--though the teacher's union leadership might him a different tune.

Huh--Gephardt ought to try this in front of an audience and listen for applause...

This Bush move just baffles and infuriates me. American citizens and legal immigrants are the ones coming home in body bags from Iraq--how did Vicente help us there? Why should the returning soldiers have to compete for jobs with illegals?

The Bush admin has had a theme of political loyalty--I guess it only goes one way.