My point is that it doesn't matter what you or I think. We aren't the only audience in this equation.
It's the perception of reality on the part of the emigre from Mexico that matters. They are told, or think they've heard, that President Bush is going to let them stay as long as they can make it across the border.
Maybe I'm just weird, but I like to think it matters what I think.
If folks are told they'll have amnesty, all the more reason to set them straight.