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"According to Bush's speech, we can turn back 6 million, but 12 million is an impossible task."

With all due respect, Sir G. President Bush did not say it was 'impossible' to deport "millions of people." What he said was, "It is neither wise nor realistic...."

And on a purely practical level, there's no comparison between turning illegal aliens around and sending them home AT the border, versus tracking them down, apprehending and filing deportation papers on millions of people.

Can you imagine what fun the ACLU would have defending each and every one of them? The mere thought of that is such a nightmare I think I'm getting a migraine.

Please don't misunderstand. I'm actually on your side. I just don't think it's possible to divest ourselves of illegals who have lived here for any period of time.

I knew before President Bush spoke that he wouldn't say everything I wanted to hear about our immigration problems. I also recognized that it's been decades since ANY American president has been willing to take any real, definitive steps to rectify the situation. Somewhere in the middle of that I decided to give him a chance. I wish others would do the same.

With all due respect, Sir G. President Bush did not say it was 'impossible' to deport "millions of people." What he said was, "It is neither wise nor realistic...."

So it is at least physically possible then ? Will the earned amnesty crowd at least admit that small point ?

And on a purely practical level, there's no comparison between turning illegal aliens around and sending them home AT the border, versus tracking them down, apprehending and filing deportation papers on millions of people.

In a practical logistical point of view apprehending them at their daily work places is a much easier task to do then apprehending them along a border over a thousand miles long when you do not know where and when they will appear.