Bush leans toward guest visas for workers (August, 2005)

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[Happy2BMe]

Can't you just envision these remarks coming from this man out of the Oval Office in January of 2009?

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"Turn yourself in so we can send you back to Mexico," said McCain, throwing his head back in laughter during an interview at his Arizona office last week.

[Happy2BMe]

Who U Gonna BELIEVE?

this . .

According to administration and congressional officials who took part in a series of White House meetings this summer, Bush does not favor requiring illegal immigrants to be sent home to apply for the visas.

or this . . .

In a nod to his conservative base, however, the president has rejected a part of the McCain-Kennedy bill that the White House thinks would put illegal immigrants on an automatic track to citizenship, the officials said.

[byteback]

Realistically this is out of control. How do we round up a few million illegals and send them back? Yea that's the right thing to do but it won't happen. A guestworker program may be a good thing but it's missing the biggure picture. We'll still have non guestworkers.

[Smartass]

Good for us, I believe, constituencies and congress are going to dictate policy on the border. I love President Bush, however, when it comes to "illegal immigration" policies, as with most Americans, I part with him.

[spinestein]

[Bush and his advisers are caught between their supporters in the business sector, who think the economy needs the workers, and conservatives whose priority is to clamp down on illegal immigration.]



This "guest worker" status for illegal aliens is (sort of) the "carrot" half of the correct approach, but where is the needed "stick"?

[Happy2BMe]

The cost of mass deportation - what to do with illegal immigrants already here

The cost of mass deportation - what to do with illegal immigrants already here

[RS]

some reason why they are mutually exclusive ?
( even assuming that the sources are correct )

[Happy2BMe]

" . . but where is the needed "stick"?

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This is definitely a stick . .

The U.S.-Mexico Totalization Agreement Closer To Going Before Congress

The U.S.-Mexico Totalization Agreement Closer To Going Before Congress

[Smarti Pants]

President Bush is moving toward allowing illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before February 2004 to qualify for guest-worker visas.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

They all (illegals) need to go until we know who they are!! Do NOT reward them for breaking our laws!!

Love ya W, but this is post-9-1-1 and life is too different to do the same old things!!!!!!!!

[dagnabbit]

Bottom line - Bush and McCain are both immigration leftists, are both for amnesty and both for the eventual merge of the USA with Mexico.

[Happy2BMe]

I think the current options/proposals on what to do as presented by leadership are a smokescreen to placate the voters until more dramatic changes can be made (#8).

[MaineVoter2002]

http://www.fairimmigration.com/index.html

[television is just wrong]

Well, I say Mr. Tom Tancredo is the man I'm standing behind for President.

[Happy2BMe]

I haven't forgotten . .

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I HAVE MANY FRIENDS IN MEXICO WHO HAVE NO DESIRE TO LEAVE THEIR HOME

"Since more Mexicans (a people and culture I love so much I had learnt to speak their language fluently) have come into the US surpassing the total quota of immigrants, people in other nations such as Vietnam have been told that it's a waste of time to even get into the line to apply for a VISA to the Land of Opportunity.

In fact, in Ho Chi Minh City it is well known that a person who follows the law and applies for a VISA to come to the United States has less than a 5% chance of actually being accepted by the US government.

[DTogo]

Well, I say Mr. Tom Tancredo is the man I'm standing behind for President.

So far, so good! Ditto.

[RS]

Well, I suppose that explains why you post opinions you have no intention of supporting to obscure the real reason you are posting them...

[Happy2BMe]

The closer we get to 2006, the more you will see 'changes in attitudes' among our elite leaders on this subject . .

;~)

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Get the Facts on Illegals: Will Bush Let Democrats Get to His Right on Immigration?

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California State Senators Announce Immigration Proposal

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House speaker says immigration reform a priority(Amnesty watch)

Get the Facts on Illegals: Will Bush Let Democrats Get to His Right on Immigration?

California State Senators Announce Immigration Proposal

House speaker says immigration reform a priority(Amnesty watch)

[Happy2BMe]

A FReeper's Guide To Immigration Reform

[RS]

... and that explains your earlier post just where ?

[AZ_Cowboy]

I love President Bush, however, when it comes to "illegal immigration" policies, as with most Americans, I part with him.

Ohhh, boy! Now you've done it!

I can already hear them saying something about Pat Buchanan or kissing up to Clinton. Be ready to be accused of aiding the left, being told that you ought to go play with Cindy Sheehan, and being accused of killing the Messiah. Alright, I added the last one. Nobody's said that yet. I'm just trying to think ahead, that's all.