Posted on 06/08/2005 5:39:25 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
WASHINGTON - In a meeting with members of Congress, President Bush said he needs to do a better job explaining his position on immigration changes, House Majority Leader Tom Delay said Wednesday.
"He admitted he hasn't done a very good job in being clear to the American people where he's coming from, and he's going to try to do better," said Delay, who attended the White House session where the president discussed his legislative agenda.
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Decent border protection *is* a good thing, and yes I think we can do better. But unless you're willing to shut down all international airports... the way that the 9-11 al Queda hijackers got into the country... the solutions need to be somewhat more comprehensive.
Including shoreline the U.S. has over 22,000 miles of borders. "Sealing" this is like trying to "seal" the equator. I'm not saying we shouldn't try, but I am saying that it is a singularly nontrivial problem. One way to help a great deal is to try to separate the people that are the real problem from the people that really aren't the real problem.
Seems like a place to start.
He's gonna fly the illegals back to Mexico, deep into the interior so it will take them a couple of months to wend their way back to the border again. That'll slow the influx some.
I'd do it in a flash, don't know if anyone in congress, senate of presidency will.
"...not that it will matter to anyone here what he says or what he does."
Actions speak louder than words or in this case inaction.
Just what the hell is that supposed to mean ?
See post #42.
They don't want to be a legal citizen. That's why GWB's premise is wrong. These illegals want to exploit the system. After they pass this disaster and no one registers, is GWB going to then call for deportation??? No. I don't think so.
80%?
Opinion is divided on eliminating public assistance, such as education and health benefits, to illegal immigrants and their children. Forty-three percent of Americans favor stopping public assistance for illegal immigrants, while 45 percent oppose it.
Even so, a 62 percent majority, including almost equal majorities of Democrats (65 percent) and Republicans (62 percent), favors allowing illegal immigrants who have jobs in the United States to apply for legal, temporary worker status.
Anyone home tonight?
(Theme from Jeopardy in background.....)
Well, got something besides that non-answer? I take it that you only want to hire illegals to save on the money and accounting - nothing more than pure greed.
YOU, SIR, ARE THE ROOT OF THE FRICKING PROBLEM, AND DESERVE DEPORTATION ALONG WITH YOUR ILLEGAL EMPLOYEES WILE YOUR BUSINESS IS PUT UP FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
Well... I'll plead ignorance of whatever the HR department of the company must do. But I have been instructed that when doing interviews there a whole host of questions that I cannot ask. Marital status, citizenship, blah blah...
The 9/11 hijackers had 64 drivers license between them. Are you for allowing illegals to have drivers licenses?
It isn't President Bush who is adjusting, it's the rest of the nation that is coming around to recognizing the need for a guest worker program, something he called for six years ago and has consistently repeated.
I think you and the other anti-illegals have misunderestimated him again.
The one major flaw in your reasoning is that all illegals are a problem. They simply don't deserve to be here.
God forbid we want to import people who actually want to be Americans. These illegals all sing the same damned tune "my country" etc etc. I always tell them got he hell home back to your paradise.
I KNEW you'd be here eventually.
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