But why else would GW be so resistant to the idea of building a REAL wall/fence and the booting of illegals?
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No other reason, really. Bush is working very hard to redefine America, its borders, its demographics, its soverignty, all without the permission or involvement of the American people. This is the height of politcal insanity and madness, especially when viewed in the framework of the founding principles of this country. Yes Bush has forgotten who, and what country, he works for and the people of his country. He serves only his warped, personal political agenda.
Hopefully his agenda can be stopped and the damage to America stopped as well. The "silent" complicity of Washington is also treacherous. This "club" that is working hard to tear apart and redefine America is our worst enemy, far worse than Islamofascism or any foe we have faced.
The negative implications and obvious course path is staggering.
Good grief. Do you even read what you write? far worse than Islamofascism? You are making far too much of what this independent group is suggesting. They aren't saying that Mexican federales should patrol Arizona, or that mounties should be patrolling upstate New York and Vermont. They are simply saying that the three countries have lots of common interests, namely border security and economic development. To address these common concerns that all three countries share, they should work together. That means that when someone on a watch list enters Mexico, the US government gets alerted. That means that the three work together to patrol the borders of the continent, rather than the US ineffectively stopping terrorists from crossing into the US. It'd be easier to patrol the very small southern Mexican border than be unconcerned about who gets into Mexico and crosses into the US.
Also, the CFR is not a government agency; its an independent committee. It has no power. It has influence, because its widely seen in the policy community as reliable, sensible and open. It's publication, Foreign Affairs, is non-partisan and respected for that. The CFR, as a group, has not endorsed this report and there is no way the entire Council agrees with what is in this report. So nothing is actually happening, this is a work group, independent even from the CFR, that the CFR commissioned to study these problems and to make recommendations. It's not policy, and it's still entirely up to the government and the people to enact any of their suggestions. It sure does provides the fodder necessary to get the tin foilers and other protectionists all fired up though. I wonder if they enjoy watching the absurdity of the responses here as much as I do.