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Privately, Bush Says He Favors Citizenship (for Illegals)
AP ^ | April 26, 2006 | DAVID ESPO

Posted on 04/26/2006 5:20:12 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

President Bush generally favors plans to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at U.S. citizenship without leaving the country, but does not want to be more publicly supportive because of opposition among conservative House Republicans, according to senators who attended a recent White House meeting.

Several officials familiar with the meeting also said Democrats protested radio commercials that blamed them for Republican-written legislation that passed the House and would make illegal immigrants vulnerable to felony charges.

Bush said he was unfamiliar with the ads, which were financed by the Republican National Committee, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

At another point, Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other members of his party pressed the president about their concern that any Senate-passed bill would be made unpalatable in final talks with the House.

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat, said the lawmaker who would lead House negotiators, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, had been "intractable" in negotiations on other high-profile bills in the past. Bush did not directly respond to the remark, officials said.

The Republican and Democratic officials who described the conversation did so Wednesday on condition of anonymity, saying they had not been authorized to disclose details.

Bush convened the session to give momentum to the drive for election-year immigration legislation, a contentious issue that has triggered large street demonstrations and produced divisions in both political parties. Senators of both parties emerged from the session praising the president's involvement and said the timetable was achievable.

"Yes, he thinks people should be given a path to citizenship," said Sen. Mel Martinez., R-Fla., a leading supporter of immigration legislation in the Senate.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; bush; bushamnesty; bushhaters; citzenship; illegalaliens; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; invasionusa; openborders; sellout
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To: Prokopton
Posting a CBS poll? ROFLMAO Now I know your just an inhouse troll.

That's it; when facts prove you wrong, use a personal attack.

Hey, it works for the liberals!

681 posted on 04/26/2006 11:01:25 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: CWOJackson
"but the whole problem starts with states waiving the carrots. Meaningful immigration reform needs to remove that carrot."

I agree your comments about CA and what it should do with the goodies it offers illegals. You are right.

It is simply stunning that the children of illegals attend school in CA.

682 posted on 04/26/2006 11:03:16 PM PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Howlin

When I hear these gripping republicans saying they'll be staying home and not be voting. I just shake my head in disbelief. And wonder if they've forgotten the 8 yrs of the criminal clintoon WH and how dangerous this country truly came to total destruction.


683 posted on 04/26/2006 11:03:42 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc. 10:2)
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To: CWOJackson; Dolphy
...another person who ran out of a personal hatred for anyone named "Bush".

He hated Bush so much he ran with a Communist to try to deny him the office.

684 posted on 04/26/2006 11:03:56 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: onyx
TAX CUTS JUSTICES ALITO & ROBERTS

I've said it in here 1000 times. The problem was in congress namely RINO's and not so much the USSC as congress has the final say. Congress can as well discipline the Judiciary. But with a GOP POTUS and GOP house and senate and the best bragging rights conservative wise they can muster after going on 6 years is two items?

Tell me something then. If Clinton, Reno, and Clinton Health secretary, DOJ etc wanted to establish a data base loaded with private personal information about you and everyone else {who had never even been convicted of a crime} just because it could be done how would you have reacted to it? Please be honest.

685 posted on 04/26/2006 11:04:25 PM PDT by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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To: Howlin
Leaving aside the fact that the goalposts move more than Beyonce, are you now saying that until the border is secure and employers don't hire illegals, you're fine with them staying here illegally?

My local radio guy was saying he doesn't want to throw all the illegals out .. but then went on to scream about Bush saying we couldn't throw them all out

I'm confused anymore .. what the hell do they really want and do they know??

686 posted on 04/26/2006 11:04:49 PM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: Howlin
Leaving aside the fact that the goalposts move more than Beyonce, are you now saying that until the border is secure and employers don't hire illegals, you're fine with them staying here illegally?

Not at all, I was merely stating which steps I feel should take priority.

687 posted on 04/26/2006 11:06:28 PM PDT by Junior_G
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To: pollyannaish

I should have known better than to check my pings after saying I was going to sleep. I'm still here.


688 posted on 04/26/2006 11:07:33 PM PDT by Junior_G
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To: shield
Every two years they say the same thing it's just they're getting an early start this time. I saw a poll that said that 59% favor their own House and Senate members so that means this may be a national big deal but people will still vote for the incumbent.
689 posted on 04/26/2006 11:07:40 PM PDT by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: cva66snipe

I don't like big federal government at all.

I don't like President Bush's immigration position but I knew about it when I voted for him twice.

Right now, I am supporting Senator Sessions and remain hopeful that he will hold sway when congress reconvenes.


690 posted on 04/26/2006 11:07:53 PM PDT by onyx (MARY MC CHRISTMAS everybody! --- FACTS DON'T MATTER.)
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To: Mo1
In all seriousness Mo, I am still trying to figure that out. A lot of what has been demanded here in the last month or so isn't even subscribed to by Tancredo...which has left me a tad confused.
691 posted on 04/26/2006 11:08:01 PM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: Mo1

They want to trash the president.


692 posted on 04/26/2006 11:08:01 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: cva66snipe

HUH?


693 posted on 04/26/2006 11:08:35 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: Junior_G
LOL. It's called ping addiction. Try 888-888-8888...it's the number to the 12-step program. ; ).
694 posted on 04/26/2006 11:09:47 PM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: nopardons
They want to trash the president.

No kidding?

695 posted on 04/26/2006 11:10:08 PM PDT by onyx (MARY MC CHRISTMAS everybody! --- FACTS DON'T MATTER.)
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To: Howlin
YOu said people who don't agree with you are supporting open borders.

That's not quite what I said. I did say that a lot of folks, while not supporting open borders outright, support policies that achieve close to the same result. At any rate, I don't see why every opinion that you don't agree with has to be met with the same overly dramatic charge of "lying".

696 posted on 04/26/2006 11:11:58 PM PDT by Junior_G
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To: A Citizen Reporter

---Gun control???????

A DEAL BREAKER is the WAR ON TERROR.

I have more faith in Americans than you do. I don't think they'll "sit this out".---

Remember Tom Foley, Speaker of the House? His district dumped him for supporting the assault gun ban. Republicans don't hold power by a big margin and there are enough folks angry about this illegals issue to cause serious harm.

Given the situation, why not respond to the people's overwhelming preference for tough action? Asking that the laws be enforced doesn't seem like much.


697 posted on 04/26/2006 11:13:02 PM PDT by claudiustg (Build a fence. They won't come.)
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To: Mo1

It's hard to keep up; they want the government to "do something," but when the government "does something" it's never enough or it's not what they want them to do.

Compromise seems to send them nuclear.

Some days I think they just want the issue.


698 posted on 04/26/2006 11:13:21 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: cva66snipe
"Tell me something then. If Clinton, Reno, and Clinton Health secretary, DOJ etc wanted to establish a data base loaded with private personal information about you and everyone else {who had never even been convicted of a crime} just because it could be done how would you have reacted to it? Please be honest."

OH I get it. You're a dem. You see we pubbies don't think like that, because we KNOW the clintons kept databases like that already!

699 posted on 04/26/2006 11:13:21 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: narby
You stated:"Bush never says anything he doesn't mean. "

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush stated, in his radio address HERE;"Since I took office, we've increased funding for border security by 66 percent, and Federal agents have apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering this country illegally, including more than 400,000 with criminal records."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- He's a buffoon. He doesn't even know what he is talking about. How could he have meant it.

:)Easy Does It:)

700 posted on 04/26/2006 11:14:15 PM PDT by eazdzit (Vote AGAINST All CFR, NWO PuboCrats !! CROSS OVER IN THE PRIMARIES!!!)
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