Everybody is being bamboozled here. The only winners are the companies that will get "guest workers" (indentured servants), who, since there will be no path to citizenship for them, will likely not complain about conditions/pay/hours, etc. Manna from heaven!
This crowd doesn't care about our democratic republic, average working Americans, or national security. And Bush appears to be taking their side.
Dennis Hastert seems to be the one who can hold the line here.
You nailed it.