You might also, occasionally think about the fact that illegal immigration would not even be on the radar screen if Algore and John Kerry had been elected.
Actually, under the Clinton administration, the Department of Justice deported more illegals and had far more prosecutions of companies employing illegals than the Bush administration. I hardly believe immigration enforcement is a top priority for an AG named Alberto Gonzales.
On the issue of immigration and border security, Bush's philosophy is virtually no different than Gore's or Kerry's. Bush and Tony Snow have both said that the incoming Congress will make it much easier to pass a comprehensive immigration package.
Explain to a Reagan Democrat why it makes sense to be fighting in Iraq when we have done virtually nothing since 9-11 to secure our borders.
This is an area in which Bush has been a total failure.