[Alaphiah123]

If you thought if was over, it only just began. You'd better email, call or write because you're about to be sold out by Politicians of both stripe

[ronnie raygun]

THEY CAN’T HEAR US PEOPLE!!!!!! LETS GIVE THEM A DOUBLE DOSE OF WHAT THEY HAD BEFORE!!!!! Their arrogance is deafening, WE THE PEOPLE VOTED THESE KNUCKLEHEADS IN AND THIER SPITTING IN OUR FACES 2008 election is going to be one exciting spectacle, and don't think for one minute that we have forgotten all who have supported this amnesty bill your turn for re election will be coming soon!

[headstamp]

“Under the legislation as drafted, money for border enforcement would be collected gradually as illegal immigrants pay the fines and fees needed to achieve legal status.”

In other words, Never.

What an absolute joke.

[babbabooey]

Mr. Bush,

U've laid your bed, now bend-over & prepare for Impeachment.

[HitmanLV]

It’s amazing that the president seems to believe that he has any credibility. He is the weakest president in a long, long time, and seems unable to grasp that fact.

[Suzy Quzy]

The Democrats are ALL SILENT on this issue.....it’s only Republicans that are divided......hey Pubbies....THAT should tell you something....KILL THIS AMNESTY CRAP!

[BornInASmallTown]

I’ve read all of today’s stories on this, and there are two schools of thought:

1). $4.4 billion for “increased border enforcement” (http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/06/bush_hopes_prop.html)

2). The rhetoric of the 12 million-plus “hard working, peaceful illegals” who illegally entered the country for no other reason than a better life, the illegals who “deserve” their piece of the American dream...

I’d like to go for increased border security and treating lawbreakers like lawbreakers. What’s so difficult about that? What part of “NO AMNESTY” does President Bush NOT understand?

[pctech]

I knew it was too good to be true. If they somehow succeed in passing this horrendous bill there could be a full-fledge rebellion against President Bush and the GOP from it's most loyal backers.

God help us.

[dragnet2]

you're about to be sold out by Politicians of both stripes

This has become a dictatorship.

[ScubieNuc]

"We're going to show the American people. that The promises I made to Presidente Fox in this bill will be kept," Bush said.

Fixed it.

[Anima Mundi]

Today there are rallies consisting of people who came here illegally and then received amnesty. They want to put a “human face” on immigrants. They are saying that the illegal immigrants of today DESERVE the same advantages they received when they came here. So, my question is, how does amnesty help at all? In twenty years the current bunch we are about to grant legal status to will be holding rallys because the next wave deserves what THEY got. And we never get any credit for the kindness or amnesty we have already extended. We are still accused of being racist and hateful no matter what we do or how often we do it. It is so discouraging.

[Born to Conserve]

First, send back the illegals.
Then, build a seriously imposing wall.

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

Since my two senators of Dumbocrats, I just sent emails urging opposition to Senators Kyl, Graham (no hope), McConnell, Cochrane, Allard, Coleman, and Corker.

[CdMGuy]

George W. Bush - the president who sold the United States down the river. In a few hundred years, when the history books discuss the former United States, Bush will be identified as the primary contributor to the downfall of this once great nation.

[sourcery]

Unless and until Compean and Ramos are completely exonerated (not just pardoned,) and those responsible for their unjust prosecution and conviction are themselves in Federal prison, there is no way any offer or promise to improve border security can be taken at all seriously.

[sergeantdave]

Doesn’t any bill that proposes spending money have to originate in the House?

[gpapa]

A single Senator can prevent the suggested amendments from being even debated. It requires unanimous consent to move forward with those amendments. To do otherwise would violate Senate rules. Someone like Sessions or Demint can raise an objection to the unanimous consent request and stop the amendment from being brought up for a vote. This is the same thing Sessions did before the last cloture vote which failed. It can be done again.

Irregardless of Senate procedure, the $4.4 billion in funds is just a sop to get conservative Senators to buy off the amnesty bill as a whole. That will not happen as long as the amnesty and guest worker portions of the bill remain intact. Besides, are there not funds in the current fiscal year’s appropriations to build the border fence and hire more agents. If so where’s the fence and the additional Border Control officers. Has ICE been expanded in the last 6+ years. Have we controlled the border? Have we stopped the hiring of illegal aliens? No, No and No. Stop this nonsense. Build the fence, fine the illegal alien employers and employees, secure the border and enforce the law, period. Will that actually happen, I doubt it but it is worth a try.

[modyoulater]

None dare call it tyranny.

[MaxMax]

I returned President Bush' birthday card saying I will not donate,
to the GOP/RNC over this immigration mess..

[popdonnelly]

They don’t represent the interests of the country or the public in any event.

[television is just wrong]

Of course we are...bought sold and paid for by the internationalists who want to tear down America in order the m ake their third world countries work.