[CA Conservative]

I like the way this is written. That being said, it does not deal with the issue of those illegals already here. It is doubtful that you would get most of the people already here to leave to re-apply. Whether or not we agree, the US is not going to load them onto cattle cars and send them home. By allowing the ones already here and working to apply, it gets them into the system. Tancredo's plan deals with future applicants much in the way that Bush's proposal suggests. I especially like the addition of the elimination of "anchor babies" in paragraph 12(b).

The point I was making is that the Bush and Tancredo proposals are not polar opposites - the Tancredo bill is actually a pretty good implementation of the Bush proposal. It tightens up some of the enforcement, but the basic plan is the same. Bush said Congress would have to provide the details - this a good start. So why does everyone bash Bush and praise Tancredo for essentially the same idea?

[itsahoot]

So why does everyone bash Bush and praise Tancredo for essentially the same idea?

Because 911 did nothing to deter the president from his open border proposal. His opinion on illegals was well known before the election and was on track for implementation before 911.

Anyone remember his fight(still ongoing) to destroy the trucking industry, demanding that the borders and all highways be opened to commercial trucks from Mexico? This was pre 911

The congress could have and would have legislated meaningful measure to control our borders after 911, but the president was silent on the issue.....guess it didn't comport with his long term vision for a global community.