Bush defends his immigration proposals

Yahoo ^ | July 19, 2007 | DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas.

"No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon. Many Republicans in Congress have said the men should not have been convicted and have criticized the federal U.S. attorney for even prosecuting the agents.

"I know it's an emotional issue but people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush. Bush called Sutton a friend.

[backtothestreets]

Here we go again!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

President Bush does not know much about economics or what he really means is America faces a shortage of cheap labor, labor more cheap for the employer than the taxpayers. The market will find equilibrium.

[NurdlyPeon]

Ya ya ya, George. Cut the cr@p and build the fence.

[vetsvette]

Bush has a very serious learning disability.

[dynachrome]

“failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States. “
Do we have to fight this evil again?

[traumer]

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

So, here he was in our city of Nashville today, crying, “Who will wash our cars and mow our lawns?”

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suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

HOW???

Half of Mexico's population is in the US.

[BlackbirdSST]

"I know it's an emotional issue but people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush.

DUH! George, who else might be in need of a pardon? Would an unconvicted person need a pardon? Why?

Bush called Sutton a friend.

Hardly a point of contention, and therein lies the problem. Blackbird.

[George W. Bush]

At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas. "No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon. Many Republicans in Congress have said the men should not have been convicted and have criticized the federal U.S. attorney for even prosecuting the agents.

So Scooter Libby needs a pardon for 30 months but our Border Patrol agents can suffer over a decade because Bush won't pardon them.

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This is about the NORTH AMERICAN UNION.

There is absolutely no other explanation for him to do this.

[dforest]

Good, I hope it does create a labor shortage, it won’t last once wages increase.

Old GWB is tenaciously wrong pushing for his global world.

Are we just getting tired of this?

[oldtimer]

Put the brothas to work.

[oldtimer]

Put the brothas to work.

[NordP]

As grateful as I am for President Bush's stand on the WOT and that he was President in this time in history....I am livid about his stance on Immigration.

ENFORCE THE LAWS PRESENTLY ON THE BOOKS - BUILD THE FENCE - NO MORE ANCHOR BABIES

[Mr.FixIt]

Bush defends his immigration proposals amnesty

Fixed another one.

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Apparently, he had his head handed to him at this meeting. People aren’t buying his lies anymore. He actually went on and on about the Congress SPENDING TOO MUCH!

The President who never vetoed a spending bill, with a Republican Congress, went on about spending too much.

I think blood is gonna shoot out of my eye sockets.

[Cowboy Bob]

Put the brothas to work.

Agreed. As long as there are able bodied people collecting Welfare, we don't need to import labor.

[dforest]

LOL * no sh*t.

Go ahead and just scream. It’s really okay.

[squarebarb]

This means the only person he is listening to is Johnny Sutton.