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"He's proposing the Illegals be legaized, rather than deported. That's Amnesty."

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.

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.

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.

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.

You thought wrong.
The main issue has been whether or not the President would diligently enforce our immigration laws against Illegals, and if not, whether he'd propose any more Amnesties of any kind after trying to get Clinton's Section 245(i) Amnesty extended by way of a midnight rider on a Homeland Defnese bill in the Spring of 2002.

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.

No, most knew there would be an Amnesty of some sort, and that promises against "blanket" Amnesty were meaningless, as even Reagan's broad 1986 Amnesty wasn't "blanket," as it didn't apply to convicted felons.
Some believed that the "no 'blanket' Amnesty" promise had meaning, and have been scrambling to revise their stories and excuses over the past few weeks.

I think it is perfectly fine to keep those immigrants here who are already productive members of society, meaning that they have a job.

Most Americans, Republicans, and Freepers disagree.