I rest my case. All you have is hysteria and BS. I used to be one of you guys. When I actually examined his proposal, the issues, and the accusations, I realized that he deserved much better then the cr@p he gets rake through by the "BORDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" crowd on a regular basis.
And no, immigration is not issue numero uno in the American consciousness. Not by a long shot. Is it important? Yes. Are the majority of AMericans concerned about it? No.
Bush has want an open border with mexico since before his first election. The attack on 9-11 put a hold on that and now he has his first real chance of getting it.
Perhaps the sovereignty of the U.S. is not a priority for you and others but it is to some. Those that don't believe in our sovereignty have either a personal stake or are products of the public schools that teach that nationalism is a bad thing.