[MadIvan]

These immigrants won't be going away and they will become a problem underclass if left unchecked. Bush has made notable efforts to align policies with hispanic voters. Call it socialism or call it wisdom, someone has to pick up the tab to move these new Americans forward. I'm not saying it's right but it won't get any better if it's ignored.

It is not the government's job to be the lender of last resort nor level economic inequalities in society. That's the end of that - it has been tried many times and led to utter disaster.

If Bush wants to assimilate these people then a policy of "tough love" is necessary. Previous immigrants had to learn English and go to work for themselves. Why should this batch be any different? In truth, it shouldn't.

And yes, in the past, Americans worried about waves of German, Italian and Irish immigrants being a permanent underclass in America. Because they weren't mollycoddled, this is not what happened. Doing otherwise merely slows the assimilation process.

Regards, Ivan

[Neenah]

Thanks Mad Ivan !

[shaggy eel]

It is not the government's job to be the lender of last resort nor level economic inequalities in society. That's the end of that - it has been tried many times and led to utter disaster. If Bush wants to assimilate these people then a policy of "tough love" is necessary. Previous immigrants had to learn English and go to work for themselves. Why should this batch be any different? In truth, it shouldn't.

,,, neither you or I are US citizens/taxpayers. It looks like policy direction indicates the opposite of what you would do, when you get the chance to steer policy. You say "Bush wants to assimilate these people" - honey, he doesn't have a choice. Look at the issue outside this box - the US gives away vastly more money in foreign aid.