I speak regularly with dedicated men and women who work for the Department of Homeland Security, and especially agents from across the country who work for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
I can tell you based on my reporting over the last five years that the Bush administration's belated efforts to look tough on immigration enforcement at worksites amount to a cynical, politically timed effort to salvage the White House's guest worker program dreams and schemes. I'm referring to this story linked prominently today on Drudge and spread elsewhere:
Well, this is all sounds good and tough...until you look at the Bush administration's record for the last several years. Don't be fooled.
For those covering DHS Secretary Chertoff's press conference today, ask him to explain this:
They must think we're idiots!