[Fruitbat]

The question is why has Bush destroyed what little support remained for him in the country for a handful of illegal Mexicans ?

That would in fact be the question du jour. It certainly makes one wonder what's going on in the world "behind the scenes."

[kaylar]

There is a Conspiracy Theory that says NAFTA + CAFTA=FTAA,which eventually will morph into the American Union. Open borders throughout the Americas is part of this plan-hence the longterm unwillingness to deal with the US/MX border issue, as elites in BOTH parties are on board with this plan. That the prospective members of the FTAA showed tepid interest at best in the Miami "summit" last year hasn't ended speculation along these lines. (Frankly, I am (reluctantly) leaning towards this theory-and if it's true, telling the republicans that they'll lose congress and the WH is irrelevant : They're already looking forward to the day in the near future when, as in the EU, the "right sort of people" can be given the power they deserve without having to suffer the humiliation of begging the hoi poloi for votes.)