I don't think that's all there is to this.
The base of the Republican Party is being split in half now, and it's going to be a lot more pronounced by 2008.
Ideas:
Venezuela, who is our third largest supplier ,is presently bargaining with China for most of the oil allotments normally reserved for the United States.
Canada, who is our largest supplier ,is leaning in the same direction.
The House of Saud is teetering, and Saudi Arabia, who is our second largest supplier, could possibly shut off supplies to all infidel countries.
Mexico is presently only our fourth largest supplier, but they sit on billions of barrels of undeveloped resources offshore.
By opening up exploration and development to American companies, they would be the beneficiary of an economic boom, and, at the same time, provide a stable oil supply to the United States.
I am not justifying the rape of our country for oil.
I'm simply saying that there is more to this invasion than meets the eye.
Fair enough, but Bush from day 1 in office, well before the oil prices skyrocketed, pursued exactly same open borders policies that are in place today, not to mention his apparent never ending quest of an amnesty for illegal aliens. That has been the one constant throughout his presidency.
In my opinion, Bush will use whatever excuse he has at his disposal to continue on with his plans for a Mexico-America merger to help along with the the implementation of FTAA. Finally, economic events ebb and flow over time...immigration to a great extent is permanent. That's what separates the issue of immigration from just about every other pressing issue in America. Mistakes made here are extremely difficult to reverse. Unlike Tax policy, spending, trade issues etc.