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Hastert said the Amnesty plan won't pass a day or two ago.

Bush is going to push it anyway...
DENVER - Twenty-three congressmen warned President Bush in a letter yesterday that he risks an election-year backlash from Republican voters if he continues to press his guest-worker proposal.
The Republican lawmakers said their congressional offices have received a flood of angry letters, e-mails and phone calls from Republican constituents vowing that they will refuse to vote for the president if his program is approved.
"Since the President's speech, our offices have been inundated with calls from dismayed constituents expressing vehement opposition to the Administration's proposal," said the letter signed by several members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus.
"It is a matter of great concern to us that these constituents politically active American citizens are so disillusioned by the proposal that many of them will become disenchanted with not only the Administration, but with Congress as well," said the letter, which also was sent to House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois Republican. "If we do not listen to our constituents on this matter, our influence and effectiveness in Congress could be jeopardized."
Most of the congressmen signing are conservatives who represent Western, Southern and Midwestern states, including California, Idaho, Texas, Tennessee and Kansas.
The White House plan, released earlier this month, would give guest-worker status to undocumented aliens who have come to the United States to work. An estimated 8 million to 12 million immigrants live here illegally.
But critics say the plan would give de facto amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, exacerbating the social ills faced by many border states while reducing respect for immigration laws.
White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said yesterday that she hadn't yet seen the letter, but stressed the importance of the president's proposal in controlling illegal immigration.
"The president's temporary-worker program is a well thought-out aimed at improving border security, meeting our economic needs and being compassionate to those trying to improve their situation for themselves and their families," Miss Buchan said. "He looks forward to working with Congress to pass this legislation."
Republicans warn Bush on immigration policy
Washington Times - 1/28/04 - Valerie Richardson

So DC won't come out and save Arnie's bacon by passing a massive amnesty and therefore justify the new SB 60 law.

It's a mistake to underestimate just how badly President Bush wants to Amnesty Illegal Aliens. He didn't wait three years to be turned back by a few bad weeks in the polls on the issue, and some grumblings from Congress.

It won't get out of the Judiciary Committee no matter how hard he pushes it - Sensenbrenner says he won't support it, an if Sensenbrenner won't back it then it is literally DOA.

The House GOPers are already pissed at the WH for underestimating the cost of the Medicare Drug bill.

If Bush wants to get his plan shot down on the Judiciary Committee then let him try because it won't work.

Maybe not, but citizen initiatives could give our Republicrat establishment pause. For instance, as in this press release from the Save 187 website on Arnold's twisting the knife in voters' backs:

Just Say No to Arnold

For Immediate Release-- January 30, 2004

Governor Schwarzenegger has ignored the massive public outcry against any form of legal documentation for illegal aliens and is now following in lockstep with President Bush who has proposed an amnesty to more than 12 millions illegal aliens in the United States. Arnold has gone back on his recall election promise, knowing that California's voters are overwhelmingly opposed to giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens. His pledge to repeal SB60 was a key element in his defeat of Cruz Bustamente as well as the successful recall of Gray Davis; both of whom pandered to ethnic voters and were rejected by them.

SBX3 2 was introduced by State Senator Gil Cedillo during a special session of the State Legislature last November 23, 2003.The bill, which had been withdrawn in response to the overwhelming public rejection by Californians, had to be reintroduced by Cedillo so it would be available for the current legislative session.

Otherwise, without that action, SB60 would have been "Terminated" and unavailable for the 2004 Legislative Session. SBX3 2 currently uses extremely vague language so as to escape any public attention. However, it will soon be amended with the real language inserted.

The notion that illegals will buy auto insurance is just that, a notion. Illegals can't qualify for preferred carriers and will have to get assigned risk coverage, a form of insurance that most citizens cant even afford.

Save Our State says no to Schwarzenegger's driver's license bill and no to Bush's amnesty proposal; we're asking the people of California to help us get the SOS initiative on the ballot for the November election. Petitions can be downloaded from the SOS web site at save187.com. This constitutional amendment will prevent Schwarzenegger and the State Legislature from giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens and will also make Bush reconsider his amnesty scheme.