Well, I just hope those young troopers have a country to come back to...If amnesty passes, I am inclined to think they will not, frankly. :-( We cannot absorb and assimilate a deluge of people , mostly from a country with a long and rancorous history with the US, when those people may be twice-three times-who knows how much larger-than the crowd of illegals we already have (if a large percentage of those already here send for their families.) And I agree that the Democrats have a long, shameful history of disrespecting the military (look at the way the Clintons treated servicemen) and that was definitely part of why I happily voted for GWB in 2000. But given that so many servicemen and servicewomen ARE patriotic, conservative, respecters of the Constitution, I expect they are at LEAST as disgusted with GWB’s incessant push for amnesty as are we on this thread. (I know my father became extremely disillusioned with GWB after about 2003 or thereabouts. )
Oh, and how many illegals DO we already have? I’ve seen estimates ranging from 12 million-20 million-to 50+ million. Whatever it is, just imagine if 1/4 send for their spouses and 2-4 children. I’ve seen my once-quiet little MO town become a Third World sewer just over the last few years, but I expect it can get even worse.