"I would be furious if I believed President Bush said that"
Bush said this, sugar coated with Clintonisms, on Monday night. Why are people acting surprised?
The whole point about legalization is that we are unwilling to actually enforce immigration law to the point of deporting illgal immigrants who are here illegally but otherwise not breaking laws. Based on that failure of will and desire to not look 'mean-spirited', we let lawbreakers get in line for citizenship.
If you dont deport then you can leave asis or you then must legalize. That's the thinking.
I listened to every word of President Bush's speech, and read the transcript, he did not say that.
There is much to debate about this issue without putting words into anyone's mouth.