It's not a fiddle but you get the idea.
Posted on 05/29/2007 10:15:03 AM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
GLYNCO, Ga. (AP) - President Bush attacked opponents of an immigration deal Tuesday, suggesting they “don’t want to do what’s right for America.”
“The fundamental question is, will elected officials have the courage necessary to put a comprehensive immigration plan in place,” Bush said against a backdrop of a huge American flag.
He described his proposal—which has been agreed to by a bipartisan group of senators—as one that “makes it more likely we can enforce our border—and at the same time uphold the great immigrant tradition of the United States of America.”
Bush spoke at the nation’s largest training center for law enforcement.
He chose the get-tough setting as conservative critics blast a Senate proposal as being soft on people who break the law. Hoping to blunt that message, Bush emphasized that any new options for immigrants and foreign workers would not start until tougher security is in place.
The presidential stop came during a congressional recess, with senators back home and facing pressure from the left and right on the immigration plan. Bush’s aim is to build momentum for the legislation, perhaps his best chance for a signature victory in his second term. The Senate expects to resume debate on it next week.
“A lot of Americans are skeptical about immigration reform, primarily because they don’t think the government can fix the problems,” Bush said.
“And my answer to the skeptics is: give us a chance to fix the problems in a comprehensive way that enforces our border and treats people with decency and respect. Give us a chance to fix this problem. Don’t try to kill this bill before it gets moving,” Bush told students and instructors at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Bush repeatedly cast the matter as one of political courage.
“Those determined to find fault with this bill will always be able to look at a narrow slice of it and find something they don’t like,” the president said. “If you want to kill the bill, if you don’t want to do what’s right for America, you can pick one little aspect out of it.
“You can use it to frighten people,” Bush said. “Or you can show leadership and solve this problem once and for all.”
The bill would give temporary legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants, provided they came forward, paid a fine and underwent criminal background checks. To apply for a green card, they would have to pay another fine, learn English, return to their home country and wait in line.
The plan also would create a guest worker program. It would allow foreign laborers to come to the U.S. for temporary stints, yet with no guarantee they can eventually gain citizenship.
Both the new visa plan and the temporary worker program are contingent on other steps coming first. Those include fencing and barriers along the Mexico border, the hiring of more Border Patrol agents and the completion of an identification system to verify employees’ legal status.
The legislation would also reshape future immigration decisions. A new point system would prioritize skills and education over family in deciding who can immigrate.
Georgia’s senators both played leading roles in producing Bush’s deal with the Senate. Yet they have also said they may not support the final bill, depending upon how it is amended.
Bush chastised those who say the proposal offers amnesty to illegal immigrants. He called it empty political rhetoric.
I am disappointed that Tony Snow does not resign over this issue. I have always had a lot of respect for him and I can only imagine the pain he has to feel going out every day and defending this bill.
I just don’t get the reason why he wants to sell the country out in this manner.”
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Nor do I. What is the REAL reason? If he has one, he should tell the taxpayers.
“Your anger is understandable and reasonable under the circumstances, but please don’t shoot yourself in the foot my making your missing vote an aid to the RATS.”
At least I will know what I am shooting at! I know where the RATS are! What I do not know is where are the President and the Senate Republicans and frankly I do not trust them.
More or less El Cid, the bible does say to treat the stranger no differently than you treat the citizen, however, gwb isn’t doing that, the law requries legal immigrants to follow the rules and wait their turn, by pushing forward this law, he is treating both groups differently.
He can just blow it out his a*s, can’t he!!
Why would he? He’s always been a pro-amnesty man.
Where you are wrong is this: Tony Snow is a GHWB and a GWB globalist. I am sure he favors this immigration sellout.
Buy bye!
Thanks all. Good to be back.
Get real George. No one is buying this crap.
GWB is past showing any leadership. We are in the gutter, and we aren’t going anywhere for the rest of this miserable term.
Impeach Jorge now!
Hire the 12 million illegals in this country and place them on the southern border with whistles in their mouths and holding hands from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. They will be our border fence. If they fail to blow the whistle when an illegal tries to sneak in, it’s curtains for them. The border is 2100 miles long. One Mexican with arms extended will cover a 4-foot spot. To cover a 24 x 7 period we will need 4.2 illegals working 40 hrs/wk per 4-foot spot. There are 1320 4-foot spots in a mile. 1320 spots x 2100 miles = 2,772,000 4-foot spots total. Multiply that by 4.2 illegals per spot and you get 11,642,400 illegals. This is 357,600 fewer than the 12 million we have in this country, so we can use the extras to fill in for sick days.
If they decide they don’t like the work, they can simply take 2 steps forward and they are back in Mexico. Hence, no cost for deportation.
No matter the caption, you hit the nail on the head every single time you post that.
Thank you!
It's not a fiddle but you get the idea.
“WELL....what did you expect? You can’t have the Boarder Patrol doing their job now can you?????? Sarc off!!!!”
I hope everyone saw the Secret Service article today where they said they would have to pull 2000 border patrol agents in to help with protection on the presidential candidates for the next year. Protect the politicians but not our borders!!
For Bush to assert, those who disagree with him..."don't want to do what is right for the country".....or as Lindsay Graham referred to us as bigots. That is their sell job to us. Get in line and don't ask questions or else. Well, Mr.President, regretfully I must confess after over 6 years of carrying your water when it was pretty heavy, you threw us overboard. I'll have to look somewhere else for representation, because you certainly do not seem to represent me.
Stand your ground!
Rally to me!
Patriots charge!!
“What kind of government have you given us?” Mrs. Powel asked Mr. Franklin as he emerged, at last, from the sweltering hall in Philadelphia.
A monarchy? A democracy? No.
“A republic,” he said ... “if you can keep it.”
Jeb will likely run and so will George III, Jeb's son. Its the family business. They will get their backers and then all they need is another Clinton type to demonize and run against so we support them. Hopefully we remember this one since the last one failed us too.
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