Immigrant welfare? I'll assume you referring to the 2.1 billion over 10 years Immigrant food stamp program Bush wants restored for LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A political stroke of genius that probably is going to save billions by addressing the issue before the Democrats legislate the 20 billion dollar alternative.
Bush isn't in the hot seat at all. He didn't create the immigration problem the Democrats did but of course your a Libertarian so it really doesn't matter who created it as long as you get your daily whine.
Your welcome.
I guess you missed the news a couple of weeks ago that Bush has resurrected his push for Amnesty for 3.5 million illegal aliens.
Immigrant welfare? I'll assume you referring to the 2.1 billion over 10 years Immigrant food stamp program Bush wants restored for LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A political stroke of genius that probably is going to save billions by addressing the issue before the Democrats legislate the 20 billion dollar alternative.
I used to be a party guy like you that would make excuses for the GOP's leftward drift. No more. At some point ideology really does matter over political maneuvering. If the GOP is always trying to cut the difference with the democrats it is academic that the GOP will institute the very socialism of the democrats...just at a slower rate.
Certainly hope you're right on that one. But according to FAIR's web site in their Legislative update as of January 15th they state the following:
Bush Administration Revives Amnesty Talks With Mexico
Last Thursday, Secretary of State Collin Powell and Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda resumed talks on granting amnesty to illegal Mexican aliens. Powell said, "I am determined, the president is determined . . . to get back to the very important issue of regularizing the movement of Mexicans." The Administration may try to grant amnesty to Mexicans by attaching it to an agricultural guestworker program where after a certain amount of time aliens would be given permanent residency status. Just last month Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) visited Mexican President Vicente Fox and reassured him that an amnesty would be brought before the Congress this year.
I'm not really sure if Bush understands what this policy is going to do to the Republican party, or if he understands no one but special interests want this. It is not in the national interest.