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GWB has done more thus far, in the area of increased border protection than any previous administration.

How embarassing that you posted this.
GWB has increased border protection (by Reagan-Bush41-Clinton standards) while leaving the borders less secure than they were under Eisenhower, Wilson, and Polk.
In just his first term, President Bush will allow over 200,000 Illegal Aliens to abscond after losing their deportation hearings.
There is no amount of spin that can put a happy face on the miserably, malfeasant performance of President George W. Bush on Illegal Aliens. He is the worst President we've ever had in this regard.

It looks to me as if Bush didn't look to increase quantity but concentrated on quality (spending resources on illegals with criminal histories and searching out those from Middle Eastern countries.)

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/index.htm

Just a few statistics, there are many charts that show comparisons year by year and also descriptions of the newer programs in place.

Sexual predators apprehended 1,894
Criminals removed - 61,505
Arrests under Cornderstone 1,213

If you look at the charts showing how many illegals are apprehended and which countries they are from, you'll see a marked increase in apprehension of illegals from Muslim countries. And this was while the Department of INS was changed to be controlled by DHS and under construction since 9/11.

How embarassing that you posted this.

Look here Saber: I did not say that to start up a flame thrower. It's a fact! But I did not say it was enough, only that we have to give credit where credit is due. The 9/11 event alone caused most of the improvements in border security. The dissolution of the INS and the creation of HS has and will make a huge difference down the road.

These things happened and were changes made during this administration. Now they can be built upon but further improvements must be made by congress to change the laws that they operate under.

Bush cannot do much more without congress or declaring marshal law and suspending the current protections that the aliens have. It ain't rocket science, and it ain't gonna get done without some support from the people. I intend to be one of those people who help to reform it or rewrite the whole shebang. rather than hinder, inhibit and out right oppose any change through political backstabbing and rhetorical snow storms...............