[Amerigomag]

The media is building this up because they know the illegal immigration issue weakens Bush's base.

True but the issue didn't weaken Bush's base. Bush did.

Bush was on the wrong side of the issue. The media simply keeps reminding him of his bad decision.

I think that is incumbent for all conservatives to remind Bush of his bad decision.

[Pa' fuera]

He continues to thumb his nose at his base. These crossers should be screened at the border. What this will do is allow these 3-day permit holders to cross into the US and stay here for 10 years without Homeland Security being alerted to their presence. It also allows them to cross back to Mexico via land and re-enter via land, also without HS's knowledge of any violations.

[dagnabbit]

Hutchison also informed that Homeland Security will implement pilot programs this year at the 50 busiest cross-border locations, using machine readers of the biometric information contained on BCCs and visas. These programs have the objective of improving border administration and to expedite the crossing of the BCC and biometric visa holders.

These "laser" cards have been issued for what? 6, 7 years, and only now they promise to launch "pilot programs" to try to read the things. Why haven't they been reading them all along? This is about as believable as Bush's promise to start enforcing the law, but only after his illegal alien amnesty .