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Do you think immigrants such as Mexican Catholics are the cause of a loss of traditionalism? I think its our own third and fourth generation White Americans who have forgotten their roots and let go of their religions and cultures in exchange for the "anything goes" American culture. It is these Americans who push their "civil liberties" and try to eliminate God from our society.

Immigrants built this country, and the "melting pot" society helped shape who we were as a nation for many years before it was considered discriminatory to have a Christmas Vacation (only a Holiday Vacation is acceptable).

From what I know of immigrants in this nation, especially illegals, they do not have enough influence in this country to have changed its social course, and politicians certianly don't care to espouse them, since they will likely never become voters.

What Bush is doing is daring, and although this says nothing for the plan's effect on this nation, or the effectiveness of this plan, I believe he is really doing it from his heart. He loves this country and I'm sure he wishes the whole world can experience life in the greatest nation in the world. I believe he is genuinely sympathetic to the plight of illegal immigrants, no matter how undesirable most Americans think they are.

So no matter how much you disagree with the plan, let's try to refrain from some of the name-calling which I saw in some posts. Taking a stance like this on immigration is just a small piece of the fascinating presidency of George W. Bush, a president who did not run the country solely on strict ideology, but out of complete love for freedom, for God and for this nation, and for wishing to spread the "wealth" (not just in $, but in our freedom, our opportunity and our ideas) of America to all those who he can. He may not be perfect, but he's a great man with strong convictions who should be admired.