Posted on 05/15/2006 5:48:16 AM PDT by areafiftyone
May 15, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - In his live, nationally televised address tonight, President Bush will tell Americans that it's impossible to deport the estimated 11 million illegal aliens living here.
"We must reject amnesty, but recognize that it is not realistic to round up millions of people and send them home," said White House spokeswoman Maria Tamburri in a preview of Bush's speech.
She said Bush plans to spell out his vision for sealing the border, enforcing the law, and "creating a rational system for workers to come into our country and to do jobs Americans won't do." Bush plans to visit the U.S.-Mexican border this week, and will dispatch his Cabinet to help sell the immigration plan.
The Senate plans to return to the contentious issue this week now that Republicans and Democrats have a deal to plow through controversial amendments. But the House and Senate are far apart on whether to put illegals on a path to citizenship.
Tamburri said Bush would call for "better equipment, increased funding, and advanced technology" to secure the border.
She didn't confirm press reports that Bush wants to expand deployments of National Guard Troops to step up border enforcement. Some Guard troops are already deployed in Arizona and New Mexico, but Bush is considering a big increase.
White House National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said that enforcement was the Border Patrol's job - but then asked whether they needed help from the Guard on an "interim basis."
"This is not about militarizing the border," he said. The president is looking to do everything he can to secure the border. It's what the American people want."
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You keep dreaming.
1. Deport every illegal convicted of any crime;
2. Deport every illegal caught DWI;
3. Deport every illegal caught on an outstanding warrant;
4. Deport every illegal finishing a jail term, not let them back into the popultation;
5. Tax foreign money transfers;
You are right and if these two very corrupt political parties had just went about treating illegals who break the law with the same energy they treat their own citizens who break the laws that you mentioned, we would not be in the mess that we are in.
Just watch what happens to our economy when a terrorist gets over the southern border and successfully launches an attack. It is only a matter of time.
Total BS!
500 buses per heavily impacted state, 100, for the lesser impacted, running 24/7 will chip away at the problem quite effectively.
For a lot less than the illegals are costing us, but...
I woud gladly pay for the additional expense even if it is all in addition.
Is that clear enough?
Wasn't it congress (and not the senate) that passed the tough border control bill?
I am agaist this illegal alien onslaught into our country. But lets set that aside for a moment and speak only of logistics...
If there are 11 million illegal aliens in this country how specifically/logistically can they be removed?
How many soldiers did it take to move in to take Iraq? Less that 500,000? ( I could be wrong) Plus all of their equipment, food, shelter etc.
Now People just use the words "round em up" Okay and then what? Put them in camps? And feed house and clothes them before you figure out where and how they should go?
Now come up with a program to assimilate those that are here, quit wasting time talking about deportation. You know why? Because Mexico can just easily stop a bus at the border and refuse it entry or refuse a plane landing rights of returning illegals. You are not going to just get on horses and herd them back over the border. It is time for reality.
Look there is a problem, Bitching is not going to solve it. And like it or not, they are here to stay. Now throw the people out of office that caused the problem, but the US is not going to drag women and children out of homes "that doesnt make for good press" So we need to create a program to assimilate them as quickly as possible but first those that followed the rules and have been waiting for years to be citizens need to be fast tracked ( as safely as possible) so that we do not legalize those that broke the rules before those that followed them.
Good idea. It isn't that America *can't* boot these people.. This is a *can do* nation. Bush doesn't want to.. Who do these people think they're kidding!
"For the love of God and Country, President Bush, please show some spine tonight"
Oh, he'll show some spine alright. He'll show us the big plan signed by his father H.W. Bush, Agenda 21. We already know what the meeting was about between Canada, Mexico and the USA. It was all about the "secure zone" which is to be around the perimeter of the big 3 in North America. Never mind sovereign borders. Anyone who doesn't see what is going on here is purposefully keeping their blinders on and intact.
It's time for all of you Party Liners to wake up and smell the death of our nation.
WTF.........I told my local congress critter this weekend that I will only vote for a Mexican in future elections.........if they are that g-d-damned important to our elected officals......they must be worth voting for.............
Strike the colors! The Mexicans need to put up a new flag. GWB, I'm soooo sorry I voted for you. I promise never to vote either of the two main Parties again!
Anyone? So if I don't have my "papers" on me, I'm bussed to the border and shot if I truy to get back (presumably without a trial)?
Pathetic.
Posse suits. Yeah whatever, zook. Like your OBL cronies you present a false statement as fact then, when called on it, just give more insults . . .
More condescension from the "We know what's best for you, so just lay back, shut up & enjoy it" crowd." No surprise there.
If you think things are bad here this AM, zookster, wait till tomorrow.
Pure bs about jobs Americans won't do. Here in Houston, we are rebuilding a lot of freeways and highways. I don't see many people that are not hispanic doing this job. It's mostly about low pay.
My question is if these people become citizens; won't their pay increase; then what will happen?
"Plenty of American felons make their living on roofing crews, that is until the Mexicans move in and undercut wages by 25-50%."
And in most areas, if an American citizen offered to do the work for 25% less, he'd have the union and probably the state or county after him. So, I'll make you a deal. Crack down on illegal workers at the same time we eliminate minimum wage and licensing laws.
The majority of illegals are no longer working as nannies, pickers or cooks anymore. They are working construction, truck driving and the building trades. Oh yeah, those are jobs "americans won't do". What's the matter with all of you supporters of this idea? If the border were clamped and the illegals went away would you have to pay YOUR new workers more and pay any benefits yourself instead of letting the rest of the taxpayers do it? No better than the democraps when it comes to redistributing the taxpayers money.
It isn't "practical" to boot 11M illegals...but we can pay them welfare, educate them and give them the rights we have.........Now that is practical.......Right On Jorge.
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