Perhaps the only thing worse than Bush's policies on immigration is his rhetoric. If you didn't know better, one would think some of the things he says are coming from a leftwing Democrat.
The best example is his coining of a new, nauseating platitude -- "family values don't stop at the Rio Grande."
He has also referred to illegal aliens as citizens.
He constantly speaks of 'jobs that Americans won't do', and never gives even the slightest voice to the possibility that immigration-driven wage suppression may have something to do with that.
And some of his recent comments really struck me. It was when he called for a civil debate on immigration reform, and then proceeded to define the parameters of such a debate like a liberal would do. He said that we should not question the impact of immigration on the economy, or worry about its impact on the national identity. So in one fell swoop, Bush declared debate over the economics of immigration -- which is very contested, with studies coming down both ways -- to be off limits! And while I know commenting on the effects of immigration on the national identity leave one open to hysterical charges of racism, the fact remains that our nation has no history of or experience with unending mass immigration. So I think it is very legitimate to wonder and worry about what this potentiall unending wave will do to the national fabric, but again, like a liberal, Bush declares such consideration to be beyond the pale for polite discussion.
It must be nice to engage in a debate set and constrained by one's own self-serving rules.
I hear his father gave the neutron bomb plans to China years ago. How weird is that.
I guess when we all have the worst, most destructive weapons we all will not use them. Hmmm?