Posted on 04/26/2006 5:20:12 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
President Bush generally favors plans to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at U.S. citizenship without leaving the country, but does not want to be more publicly supportive because of opposition among conservative House Republicans, according to senators who attended a recent White House meeting.
Several officials familiar with the meeting also said Democrats protested radio commercials that blamed them for Republican-written legislation that passed the House and would make illegal immigrants vulnerable to felony charges.
Bush said he was unfamiliar with the ads, which were financed by the Republican National Committee, according to officials familiar with the discussions.
At another point, Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other members of his party pressed the president about their concern that any Senate-passed bill would be made unpalatable in final talks with the House.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat, said the lawmaker who would lead House negotiators, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, had been "intractable" in negotiations on other high-profile bills in the past. Bush did not directly respond to the remark, officials said.
The Republican and Democratic officials who described the conversation did so Wednesday on condition of anonymity, saying they had not been authorized to disclose details.
Bush convened the session to give momentum to the drive for election-year immigration legislation, a contentious issue that has triggered large street demonstrations and produced divisions in both political parties. Senators of both parties emerged from the session praising the president's involvement and said the timetable was achievable.
"Yes, he thinks people should be given a path to citizenship," said Sen. Mel Martinez., R-Fla., a leading supporter of immigration legislation in the Senate.
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I doubt that there are such people.
But I think that there are plenty of people here who would announce for open borders if W. did. And, they would claim that it was a brilliant move.
Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
I didn't say they were .. and neither did the president
YOU are the ones that keep claiming that
Geepers Skip. An article says something without giving the actual quotes and you except it as fact.
Whatever -- back at you skippy.
His reply: "I'm against vigilantes in the United States of America"
This has NEVER been disputed. The Minutemen know it, Newsmax reported it. Rush Limbaugh also acknowledged it. Sean Hannity acknowledged it. Laura Ingraham acknowledged it. It is fact. He called them vigilantes.
So, come out of the closet. You can either stand by your weak arguement that Bush never called the Minutemen vigilantes or you can come out of that closet and just say what you really think which is you think the Minutemen ARE vigilantes.
Be proud of who you are.
Well, you have a point.
Thank God they don't represent anybody out in the real world.
Did anyone every ask ever the President if that was what he was talking about
Or did some just assume and put words into his mouth?
You're so "clintonesque"
So did you actually read my post #457 to you with an extended quote and a link to the article in the Washington Times?
If that's not good enough for you, nothing will be.
"Wow, they're watching this thread closely. I have no idea what post 492 was, but it lasted about 2 seconds."
I was responding to it when it was pulled. I didn't see anything controversial in it. Maybe I'm next?
You accused Bush of calling the Minutment vigliantes. It's up to you to prove it. So far you haven't.
What part of that are you too dopey to get?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .. you're funny
You're so "clintonesque"
You're so Dan Rather.
Bush wasn't asked about the Minutemen. Do you want me to get the transcript and give you the full quoted context of the question?
---Facts don't matter---
Well maybe you could help establish a fact for me if you don't mind. Are you in favor of illegals coming into country? Are you in favor of granting them citizenship once they are here?
That's two facts. Sorry.
To clarify, I am not in favor of either.
Bush didn't call the Minutemen vigilantes.
I support the Minutemen.
Your above logic is stooopid.
Hear, hear. I can't see how "those who are vigilant" when it comes to preventing our borders from being overrun by invaders can be cast in a negative light.
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