Take a look at my posts on FR for the last four years, for example.
You are encountering the raw wrath of a) a lot of conservatives out there on FR; who b) have read the bill and agree with Congressman Tancredo (REPUBLICAN) that this was a travesty.
Hang it up.
I am not encountering anyone's wrath. My comments are directed at the knee-jerk commentaries to the effect that if Bush allows (pick your single agenda issue, i.e. stem cell reasearch, some work visa immigrants who over stayed and did not leave, not banning ALL abortion, etc, etc) or the Repubs allow (pick your same agenda item), then they will never vote for him again and it will be the death of America and the conservative party, yadda, yadda. These 'single issue' types more than likely did not vote for republicans in the first place.
I do not agree with every item in every bill either, but I think that to jump on the 'travesty' ban wagon, in this case, is over reaction. There are many immigrants who do work hard and contribute to society (likewise there are Americans who are nothing but a drain on society). It is those 'contributors' with family ties or roots here that the amnesty provision here is trying to capture. Not the bad element of illegal immigrant, border crosser, or completely undocumented worker.
If you feel this provision makes this bill a travesty, then I respect your opinion. My opinion is that this is really minor, in fact very limited in scope and in time in effect, compared to the security provisions of the bill. These should be the focus of truly concerned Americans.
Strategy means winning the war, not necessarily every single skirmish.