On this I agree with you completely. I couldn't possible disagree more with George Bush on his immigration policy.
Regarding the national ID card proposal, there is a possible alternative, but NOBODY wants to talk about it. If we could lock down our borders and institute a summary round 'em up & deport 'em, one strike and you're out immigration policy, we wouldn't have to be talking about national ID.
Unfortunately, this would require dropping the pretense of political correctness and actually naming this war for what it really is.
The Left has made that impossible.
The Left is who got us into this situation where we have to talk about national ID cards, not the Right. The Right is merely facing up to a reality that the Left would prefer to sweep back under the carpet.