[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Bush won IN SPITE OF, not due to, his abominable, unconscionable position advocating open borders.

The fact that there was not a well-funded, anti-immigration, law and order conservative running opposite him in the Republican Party is not evidence of a dearth of support for enforcing our laws, but rather, an illustration of how captive the GOP has become to corporate interests, which have no desire to see this unsustainable situation ameliorated in the slightest.

[Dialup Llama]

Bush won IN SPITE OF, not due to, his abominable, unconscionable position advocating open borders.

The fact that our borders have not been secured years after 9-11 is gov't malpractice. If we ever get "hit" again (as Homeland Security keeps telling us), it will no doubt be due in part to lax border controls (as it was with 9-11). If such a terrible event were to happen again, there would be a serious move to oust whoever the sitting President is with the charge of deriliction of duty. (That is the President has a positive duty to protect the borders. He does not have a Constitutional requirement to make Mexicans or ethnic rights groups feel happy.)