[JohnHuang2]

Quote of the Day by Brett66

[RightWinger]

Well, I guess that settles that!

[TaxPayer2000]

The hotel and restaurant industries had been pushing hard for the bill, arguing they would be short staffed if thousands of their Mexican employees were forced to return home to apply for visas.

It would seem to me a bad idea to have criminals (ilegal immigrants) handling and preparing our food.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

but said he would follow the will of the U.S. people.

We shall see john we shall see......... and where did they get the number on ileagles least i heard it was 6-8 million ileagles?

[chainsaw]

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday denied he was considering legalizing over three million undocumented Mexicans living in the United States...

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow thousands of Mexicans living...

Bush called the measure "a good step" and urged its fast approval...

Kind of like triple speak. Which is it Mr X43 in 2004.

[Bommer]

First of all the bill does not grant amnesty, it allows illegals to extend their stay by paying $1000. Secondly, if Bush was really listening to the American people, he would also say that he was not going to sign campain finance reform. Rather sad to see a man of his own convictions become someone who is "bending to pollsters"/

[Dante3]

I sure hope Bush will have second thoughts about amnesty to criminals.

THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE GOOD REASON TO GIVEN AMENESTY TO THIS GROUP. Voting for it can not be defended other than it being for personal gain, due to mental defect, or desire to harm this country.

[Osinski]

Watch what they do, not what they say.

[Steve0113]

ping

[slimer]

The hotel and restaurant industries had been pushing hard for the bill, arguing they would be short staffed if thousands of their Mexican employees were forced to return home to apply for visas.

One of the problems that make this issue so controversial, why in the hell are the hotel and restaurant industries being permitted to hire these people in the first place? Last time I checked, it was against the law to hire undocumented workers. Laws that are not enforced are a waste of the paper they are written on.

This is typical of a government that has grown beyond it's capability to be administratively effective. And this is all at the expense of the working tax payers who pay these porkers to literally screw us. Now look at the solution they are proposing to solve the problem that they created in the first place.

[weikel]

Now if he vetoes CFR and drops the Pali state nonsense all is forgiven I don't like the steel tariff but I can forgive it.

[Consort]

Regardless, we should still annex Baja Califlonia.

[Clemenza]

The hotel and restaurant industries had been pushing hard for the bill, arguing they would be short staffed if thousands of their Mexican employees were forced to return home to apply for visas.

It would seem to me a bad idea to have criminals (ilegal immigrants) handling and preparing our food.

There's the rub!!! It never ceases to amaze me how many others on this site like to bash the illegals, when the real problems is THERE NEIGHBORS IN THE LANDSCAPING, RESTAURANT and HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY!!!

[Clemenza]

Hopefully, the old coot from West Virginia will hold up the bill, but he will probably roll over once he is promised federal money for the Robert Byrd Center for West Virginian Animal Husbandry.

[rdb3]

Hey, John. Quick question.

From the looks of things (especially around FR), it doesn't matter what Bush does, right? I mean, we're gonna have those who whine no matter what.

Straighten me out if I've went astray somewhere.

Thanks.

[MissAmericanPie]

Ha hahaha what kind of fools does he take us for? How many extensions does this make of 245i? THREE? They just keep extending it, and extending it, there is even talk of making it permanent, and you know what that is called when all the political double talk, renaming a duck a chicken is peeled away? Blanket Amnesty.

[mikeb704]

A modest proposal: Everyone who's not a citizen, everyone, has to leave.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[Sabertooth]

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday denied he was considering legalizing over three million undocumented Mexicans living in the United States, government news agency Notimex reported.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Bush said he hoped to work with Mexico on the matter, but said he would follow the will of the U.S. people.

"I don't think the wish of Americans is for an amnesty," said Bush, who added he had spoken about the issue with President Vicente Fox.

There's actually no direct quote in this article to support the headline, but let's give the President the benefit of the doubt momentarily, and assume that a true "Bush says he won't legalize (illegal alien) immigrants" quote was hastily omitted...

The House just passed (under Bush Administration pressure) surreptitious modifications to Section 245(i), which apply specifically to illegals, fining them $1,000 without deporting them.

If a burglar is fined, but allowed to keep his stolen merchandise, has the law really been upheld?

If the Senate approves and Bush signs the 245(i) modifications, we'll have a mini-amnesty for about 200,000 illegals, against the will of the American people.

And we'll also have a liar in the White House by the name of George W. Bush.

BTW, Mr. President, the will of the American people is to deport illegals.

[antidemocommie]

"I don't think the wish of Americans is for an amnesty," said Bush

NO JOKE, GW!

[Shermy]

"I don't think the wish of Americans is for an amnesty," said Bush, who added he had spoken about the issue with President Vicente Fox. "

For sure there are sneaky ways around this "amnesty", using other words, terms. But I think the "wish" of the American people was heard, at least some. And I bet a lot of it was generated by you guys!

Grampa - usually the "wish of the people" is manufactured by journalists and the like. I don't see any such "wish" generated there. Another win for the denizens of the internet?

[unamused]

Neat.

Push an amnesty bill through congress, and lie about it while you're doing it.

Now I'm really comforted....