No one should be surprised about this, though. From the moment he was elected anyone could tell that blanket amnesty was in the cards for illegal aliens. He was best bud's with Vicente Fox, and he was just waiting for the appropriate time (say, one year after he was in office) to grant amnesty.
But 9-11 happened, and this derailed his original plans - so now he's pulling out all the stops to make sure this happens before he leaves office.
As to the reasons why President Bush supports 'open borders' -- I don't know.
I presume he must think its the 'moral' thing to do.
I'd argue the 'moral' thing for him to do would be to uphold the law of the land. That was his job, and he can not reasonably argue that our immigration laws are contrary to the laws of God. By encouraging illegal entry, President Bush merely encouraged a host of people to join the ranks of other common lawbreakers. I can only conclude that President Bush just chose to disregard the enforcement of our immigration laws because he didn't agree with them.
I suppose IF this bill passes he'll now be upholding the law (which basically tears down the idea of protecting one's borders from invasions) - but with respect to upholding the existing laws regarding legal entry into our Country, he's been willfully negligent.
Cid,
I have to truly question if Bush thinks the immigration deal is truly the “moral” thing. After all, how many illegals do you see him inviting to take up residence on the Crawford ranch. Surely if it is immoral for our nation to not throw open its arms to illegals, it would be similarly sinful for him to keep his own property protected.