The President is irrational on this issue. The inevitable result of legalizing this vast number of low-income mostly-uneducated foreign nationals will be, when the effects eventually kick in, to hand control of all branches of the government to Democrats for decades, if not generations to come.
I have supported the President from very beginning. When I heard that he as governor of Texas was taking seriously the ideas of Marvin Olasky, I hoped he would run for president, and as soon as it was legal to do so I started sending him max contributions and never stopped.
In so many areas he has been outstanding when you consider objectively the forces he was up against.
There have been some major disappointments, certainly -- expanding Medicare for prescription drugs, McCain-Feingold and too-high spending. And some valiant efforts that fell short -- faith-based initiatives and Social Security reform.
And he has been more than courageous on the overriding issue of our time, defending ouselves from Islamofascists.
But he is just irrationally wrong on this issue, and his legislation, if adopted and when the consequences are finally felt, will make conservatism unable to contend for national power for a long time to come.
I believe the President, who in fairness to him has always maintained this position more or less since before becoming president, feels this way for emotional and anecdotal reasons having to do with his own personal and familial relationships. He is out of touch with ordinary Americans, and genuinely doesn't understand the damage he would do to his country from this.
Senator Kennedy is a lot of things, nearly all of them pejorative, but one thing he is NOT is a FOOL. He understands much more clearly than the President who wins and who loses when the dust finally settles from this disaster, if enacted.
Thank you for your most interesting reply to my “rant”. In short it is my opinion that things dealing with immigration will not change whether this bill passes or not. The USofA has not stop legal or illegal immigration in over 40 years. This is my opinion remember, and it could be in error. The people of this nation are not about to start now. The problem with foreign population growth will continue. If you believe that this is true, as I do, then you seek other ways to maintain your lifestyle. This is what Bush and the Senate are doing, IMHO.