Bush 'pushing' the issue... he's doing a lousy job at it.
I don't care about what Congress' or the President's agendas are. They have nothing to do with what the people want. They have their own agendas (to get re-elected).
The fact is, tensions have been rising in this country over illegal immigration for some time, regardless of whether El Presidente mentioned it in 2005. To suggest that the nation suddenly wants to fix the border problem because Bush wants it is pathetic BushBot mentality.
No they haven't.
The only tense ones over illegal immigration have been the one-note charlies like Tancredo, and the Joe Hadenufs and Travis McGees on FR, neither of whom is even here any longer.