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MM, most of us recognized this for what it was. Another ploy by a pandering politician to incrimentally offer amnesty to all of the millions, mostly Mexican, illegal aliens in the United States, AGAIN.

I don't know how you can read this extention, with all of it's loopholes, and come to the conclusion that it's targeted at anyone. That's all in your own mind. Stop listening to the con artists in this adminstration and read it for yourself. A good immigration attorney could probably get Osama Bin Laden a green card under this extension.>sarcasm<

Most of us are fed up. We've seen what happened the last time our government offered the last 'last' amnesty. IT DIDN'T WORK! We don't want to get started down that road, again.

We want the borders sealed and we want to see a serious effort at deportation.

We want the Army Corps of Engineers to build fences where there are none and re-inforce those we already have.

We don't want the border patrol stationed 20 miles from the borders.

We don't want the Mexican military to be able to cross over our borders as many as 60 miles and, as soon as NAFTA is phased in, eventually 200 miles.

That's just for starters.

We want Bush to address our concerns first and not those of Vicente Fox.

Bush has got it all 'bass-ackwards' and he better get it straightened out before election time.

Then why weren't you folks ranting about Byrd holding up the immigration reform bill BEFORE this extension was added when the House passed it the second time? The other parts of the bill tighten border security. I didn't see a single one of you guys ranting and raving about Byrd blocking this when it was passed before.

Forgive me if I think that your motives aren't totally pure. I can believe people who are my elected officials, or I can believe a bunch of people who are exaggerating and making claims about blanket amnesty. When one points out that President Bush says NO blanket amnesty, you guys just howl that that's not what he really means.

Do we need securer borders? Yes. Do I support illegal immigration? No. Do I think that SOMETIMES we have to make compromises and show some mercy? Yes. Do I think that Bush is going to open the borders? No.

Are you going to erect a fence all the way between Mexico and the US? That is thousands of miles and would take years to erect. Who is going to maintain it so that people don't cut holes in it? Are you going to have divisions of the Army patrolling? Given our commitments to the war on terror I think we might not have the troops. Then what..call up the National Guard? That has already been done, and they do have other things to do as well.

The solution to the problem is to get Mexico to help and to help Mexico make conditions such that people will stay home. This extension is part of that plan.

But if it makes you happier to think that you are betrayed and that this has an easy solution, if only the President would LISTEN, well just go right ahead.

You have written him a letter outlining your plan to solve this, haven't you?

Good post. Let's add....cease all forms of welfare-style aid to these people such as HUD assistance, WIC/food stamps, free medical, etc. THIS IS CORPORATE WELFARE AND THE MAIN MAGNET DRAWING THESE PEOPLE INTO THE USA. This whole scam allows big and small businesses to EVADE their fair share of taxes and amounts to another tax on us suckers in the form of higher and higher medical premiums.