>>>>Now, while I wish the serious problem of illegal immigration could be solved in an instant by one man, I am not so ignorant as to believe that. To say that President Bush has done "nothing" is not a true statement. Do I wish the cure would happen faster? You bet.
Neither Cong Tancrdo or myself believes the illegal immigration issue can be solved in an instant. When you look at the big picture and the big problems associated with illegal immigration and open borders, Bush has done NOTHING.
We stll have open borders through which over one million illegals attempt to enter the US annually and employers continue to violate the law by hiring illegals. Nothing has changed since Bush took office and to say it has is to ignore the facts.
>>>>Border Patrol has increased from a strength of 9,788 on September 11, 2001 to 10,835 on December 1, 2003.
There should be 110,835 Border Patrol agents. Maybe more!
>>>>Since 9/11, DHS has audited 3,640 businesses, examined 259,037 employee records, arrested 1,030 unauthorized workers, and participated in the criminal indictment of 774 individuals.
1030 arrests and 774 indictments. Wow. I can see you're easily pleased. I am not. Here is a number that should upset all Americans. There are 10-15 million illegals in America today and more on the way.
You implied in your posts that the President has done "nothing" and that is simply not true. I found through a quick search that he was trying to make changes clear back in 2004 and continues to work with Congress today (as if THAT'S an easy job). LOL
I get as frustrated as anyone about border security and illegal immigration. I've spoken out on threads before about this topic. But I cannot join the "it's all Bush's fault that things aren't fixed" or the "Bush has done NOTHING" crowd either. How is that crowd any better than the crowd that wants to blame President Bush for anything and everything that may have gone wrong in the response to Hurricane Katrina.
You say there should be 100,835 border patrol agents. Between the money it would cost to pay the salaries of these agents, and the cost to train them, and the time involved to train them, and the housing issues that stationing 100,000 agents and their families along the entire length of the border....well, perhaps a wall would be less expensive.
I think we both can agree that the number of illegal aliens in this country and the lack of adequate border security is appalling and something has to be done about it. I think we also agree that the employers of illegal aliens need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Anyhow, I know folks get riled up about this issue, and rightfully so. But hey, don't take your anger out on me. LOL