I think that the main issue here was whether or not President Bush would support a policy of blanket amnesty. That clearly was not the case here. Most of us knew that there was going to be an amnesty of some sorts, what many of us didn't support (including myself) was the notion of blanket amnesty. I think it is perfectly fine to keep those immigrants here who are already productive members of society, meaning that they have a job.
This is how I initially read into it when he proposed it 2 weeks ago. He did a wonderful job hammering that point home tonight.
This wasn't his main issue. He avoided it the best way he could. Didn't work. Slow motion, incrementaly amnesty is no different than blanket amnesty....Just a bit slower.......
I think that the main issue here was whether or not President Bush would support a policy of blanket amnesty. Most of us knew that there was going to be an amnesty of some sorts, what many of us didn't support (including myself) was the notion of blanket amnesty. I think it is perfectly fine to keep those immigrants here who are already productive members of society, meaning that they have a job.
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