Cid,
I have to truly question if Bush thinks the immigration deal is truly the “moral” thing. After all, how many illegals do you see him inviting to take up residence on the Crawford ranch. Surely if it is immoral for our nation to not throw open its arms to illegals, it would be similarly sinful for him to keep his own property protected.
I'm not a mind reader, but I'm trying to rationalize President Bush's position on immigration. Like I said earlier, I believe President Bush to be a good man. I don't know him, but from what I've seen and heard from him I consider our Country to have been blessed to have him as President.
He's been totally transparent regarding illegal immigration from Day 1 - its not like he's pulling an end run on us.
So I'm left scratching my head as to the 'why?'.
I don't think he falls into the Democrat camp of wanting to import a new large voting block that ensures our drift into socialism.
I also don't think he falls into the country-club republican block that likes the idea of really cheap labor.
Consequently I've conjured up the 'moral' angle as his motivation. You can never generalize, but the Mexicans I've met are hardworking, honest, and family oriented.
The kind of immigrants we want.
I'm guessing that was the President's experience as well, and why he's pushed this blanket amnesty. But where this position loses its moral underpinnings is that it:
1) Encourages people to break the law. Not for any life and death reason. Nor freedom to worship reason. But for the bases of all reasons - money.
2) Its destructive to a nation. One nation cannot absorb a massive, and unregulated influx of immigrants. We do not have the infrastructure in place.
3) Its immoral for someone sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States to ignore this invasion -- 'peaceful' or not. President Bush abdicated his duty on this manner
4)It is unhealthy for the Country. Third-world immigrants who come into the Country without their shots are going to start spreading third-world diseases.
5) It is extremely unfair to those who entered this Country legally. They waited in line, they jumped through the hoops, and they crawled over the hurdles. What do they get for their hard work? This law spits in their eyes.
Like I said, I'm not a mind-reader - I was just trying to rationalize why the President is pushing this noxious law.