He see's the current system as broken...and believes it needs to be addressed - Not simply pushed down the road further....where other POTUS won't take on the issue because of fear....(just like Soc Sec reform). Hell even the great Ronald Reagan turned tail / flip flopped and moved away from private accounts only to increase FICA taxes to boot (thus burdening another complete generation to the biggest wealth stealing scheme the world knows...Soc Sec).
I don't agree with President GWB on the issue of immigration but he is still a da*m fine man, one hell of a CinC (who is literally dragging the world in to understanding the need to face our enemies in this WOT....at a tremendous cost to himself).
In a thriving Limited Republic our party has to allow room for disagreement on issues. The notion that we all must be cookie-cutouts is dangerous and intellectually silly.
GWB is a leader....They are few and far between in reality...and not usually liked all that well all the time....because they are willing to make decisions based on what they think is best.....come hell or high-water.
I respect it.
Is standing for what he believes in admirable if it flushes the country down the toilet? Duh-uh.
I agree - what a refreshing post.
Maybe that is the key to why the rush now. Possibly it is because the issue must be handled because of our safety. My belief is that they know AlQaeda is “seeding” America for some ungodly purpose. Maybe they realize that there is not a fence that will hold back starving people from a land willing to give jobs. So, the only answer is to partner with the democrats, sell them on pushing through a bill and taking what he can get.
We must know who is in the country and where they are.
We must get control of the onslaught.
We cannot uproot, divide families and transport them to a country dumping them with no home, no job, no money - so a workable solution has to be found.
He is an outgoing president and no president with political goals will ever touch the issue - it is too controversial.
He could not get social security reform, but the democrats do want an opportunity for votes so he can possibly get some part of immigration reform.
And a democrat controlled White House would provide a far worse version of immigration than hopefully he can get passed.
Something to think about.