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The silly poll announcements on the evening news isn't going to change my mind. Only one President in recent history has even considered dealing with the issue, and Reagan's '86 amnesty was a flop since no administration since (till now) would enforce the rules or offer something better.

The only reason it's a hot-bed issue now (the problem existed LONG before 2000) is that the DUmocrats think that it's an issue that will divide the GOP. That's all they are hoping for, so they instruct their mouthpieces in the press to push it. I'll take Bush's plan over anything offered by anyone else, especially a DUmocrat (we can thank FDR for the problems of illegals).

Hannity's "Man on the Street" interviews should be an indication of who's being polled these days (generally, the most vocal are usually the most ill-informed). The 2000 and 2004 elections (exit polling) are an indication of why I don't respect polls, since they usually over sample loons to make a good headline.

First of all, when I say "the man on the street" I am NOT referring to Hannity's "Man on the Street" segment. LOL

I'm referring to coworkers, family, friends and the people I see and meet on a daily basis.

I know hardcore republicans who stood by Bush 100% on every issue from 2000 thru 2002, 2004 but now only one says he will still vote republican but he "will hold his nose" when he does. All the others claim they will either vote 3rd party in November or they will not vote at all.

Secondly, whether I was right or wrong, I did support Reagan's Amnesty back in 1986. We were told that anybody who comes to this country illegally after that magic date would be deported and that our borders would be more secure.

Well, our government failed us. For that reason, I do NOT support Amnesty in 2006. If we accept that, we will always be discussing this issue and eventually we will be doing so in the spanish language. There must be a line drawn.

You think Neal Boortz and Laura Ingraham are tools of the MSM and the Democratic Party? They have been hammering this issue for months. What about Michelle Malkin? She wrote the book called "Invasion." Is she just a tool of the Democrats trying to sow discord in the GOP? How about the Republican state legislature and Governor of Georgia? They got so fed up they passed their own law giving state police the authority to arrest anyone in the country illegally and denying state benefits to illegals. There are an estimated 300,000 illegal aliens in Georgia today, and I'll bet 90% of them came there after George Bush was elected. Drive around parts of Gwinnett County today and you will think you are in Guadalajara. I was there recently and I was shocked at how much worse it has gotten just in the last two years.

Wake up and smell the salsa. This problem has gotten infinitely worse since 2000, and measurably worse even since 2004, and all our President can do is blather about "jobs Americans won't do." I am behind him 1000% on taxes and the war, but he is failing miserably on illegal immigration and to many Americans, this goes to the very heart of what our country is about - the rule of law and respect for authority. If a President cannot stand up for that, what good is he?