[Spiff]

I heard a few anecdotes at the time about this from Border Patrol agents. That the invaders that were getting caught were upset because "Mr. Booosh" would give them "Amnesty". This is an outrage!

[cripplecreek]

Those who refuse to rock the republican boat are aiding this accelerating problem.

[adam_az]

"But she said the findings were "inconclusive." The survey was ended when word of it was leaked to a reporter before completion."

No, the survey was ended when the data didn't say what they wanted it to.

Here's what I've concluded.

Bush cares more about Iraq's border than ours.

[TexasCajun]

It's hard to focus on illegal immigration from Mexico with it's occasional jihadist when your palling around with you're good friends Clinton and Rodham at daddy's summer retreat.

[jackbenimble]

I agree that it is an outrage. But I don't think any of this is new news. I have known for a long time that the survey was conducted and that it was terminated when the Administration didn't like the results and that the Border Patrol was ordered not to talk about it and to cover up the results. As I recall, the 45% figure was also widely cited at the time.

Perhaps the only news here is firm confirmation that there was indeed an attempt at a cover-up.

[funkywbr]

Our BORDERS is where Bush LOSES it with this American.

[TigersEye]

...850 of a total of 1,700 known immigrant surveys showed that about 45 percent of migrants caught by the Border Patrol said they crossed the border illegally based on rumors of a Bush amnesty program.

Well, duhhhh! Even a John F'n Kerry could see that would happen.

Just three weeks after the survey, "the Bush administration abruptly shut it down," Fitton said. No report was ever issued on it, and "the Border Patrol, at the behest of the White House, instructed its agents not to provide public information about the aborted survey or its findings," Fitton said.

Just protecting good hearted Americans from information they don't want to know.