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To: Amerigomag; onyx; PhiKapMom
Thanks for expressing your sincere and serious concern. I'll try to answer in sincere and serious manner.

The Group exists as a gathering of Californians supporting Pres. Bush for re-election. I suppose it would be naive to think that everyone on the Group agrees with every policy of the Bush Administration. As I've posted in various responses to threads on FR, I doubt I've ever voted for a candidate I agreed with 100%.

For me, personally, I'm concerned about illegal immigration, and I wish the Administration were doing more. I think it's a two-edged sword, however, to the state. While I agree that all illegal immigration should be cut-off, and the Administration should be aggressively addressing why this is necessary, I also believe that a sudden cut-off would be a huge blow to the state's agricultural industry. Personally, I support some sort of guest worker program which would document people coming into California from Mexico looking for work.

However, I must say that immigration is not one of my top concerns. Of importance to me are winning the war on terror (and building the peace in Iraq and the Middle East); reforming the judiciary with sound, conservative appointments to the courts; enhancing prosperity by strengthening the economy, mainly through revisions of the US tax laws; bringing faith back into the mainstream of American society (the most important cultural issue, IMO); and renewing the American spirit through reminding and re-educating citizens of the founding principles and values that are unique and vital to America.

Again, I would guess that anyone who joined the Bush-2004 group on Yahoo would likely not agree with the President 100% of the time. I would certainly encourage a diversity of opinions among the Group's membership. This group represents grassroots opinions. I'm sure the national campaign is interested in addressing questions or issues that come up for discussion in the groups.

5 posted on 10/22/2003 5:29:24 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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To: My2Cents
Of importance to me are winning the war on terror ...reforming the judiciary ...enhancing prosperity by strengthening the economy ...bringing faith back into the mainstream of American society ...renewing the American spirit through ...the founding principles and values

No disagreement but all politics are local. Locally, the consequences of illegal immigration are at the heart of all of California's fiscal problems.

I am not a single issue voter but I find it really difficult to support a candidate, even a conservative with a decent record, if I perceive him to be contributing to the largest single problem facing my state, my county, my city and my neighborhood.

That does not mean I won't cast a pragmatic vote for him if the election were today but to actively support him today in my own state would be embarrasing.

Hopefully, with time, Bush will publically outline his policies with regard to immigaration regulation and once better defined, I may be able to publically support his candidacy.

7 posted on 10/22/2003 6:18:17 PM PDT by Amerigomag
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