[gooleyman]

The workers are going to find a way to be here anyway.

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This is the same argument that the drug legalizers use. They're going to use drugs anyway, so let's legalize it and reduce crime. He thinks he's taking DemocRATS arguments away for the election, but with this one, I believe, he is only hurting himself and giving the third partyers amunition against him. The DemocRAT's voters are not going to desert them, but borderline Republicans sure will desert Bush over things like this.

[texasflower]

If borderline voters really think that the country will be better off by getting ANY of the democratic candidates in office, we have far more problems than illegals.

*The workers are going to find a way to be here anyway.*

Yes, they WILL FIND A WAY to get here. It's not some excuse. Just reality.

After reading so many of these angry posts, all threatening to abandon Bush over this, I just feel sick. It's like a great big temper tantrum, just like my kids used to throw.

I can't believe grown-ups would turn on the very best candidate we have, just because he can't possibly satisfy everyone, all the time.

George W. Bush is by far the best candidate in my opinion, and in the opinion of most reasonable people. He will not lose my vote.

[texasflower]

Do you have a lot a border problems there in Ohio? I live in Texas, I've grown up with this issue. My husband, (now-ex) has worked for the Border Patrol for 20 years.

For my entire life, I have never seen any evidence that these workers are going to destroy us or our economy (or anything else for that matter). Neither has my ex-husband. In fact, he often feels a great empathy for what they will go through to feed their families. Many of the agents feel the same way. I would much prefer these men to some of the homegrown jerks we have here who don't want to work and happily abandon their families.

Our water borders are a much more dangerous issue. (no, not the rivers)

I prefer the fact that these people might have the chance to work legally. It will help on the Homeland Security front.