[LS]

And I totally disagree with that last statement. Bush has staked his CAREER on the fact that the voters are ALWAYS smarter than the Dems. And despite your apparent hostility to Hispanics, there IS a certain element of family values associated with the "amnesty" issue. I don't agree with Bush's position, but you are a fool if you disregard what THEY view as a legitimate concern.

I don't deny that the GOP is squishy on immigration, especially Mexican immigration. My concern is that FAR too many wild-eyed anti-Hispanos think they are somehow going to stop all peole of color from entering the country. Don't kid yourself: there is a HUGE neo-confederate "white is right" contingent that views all races except white as inferior. Most of them in this forum cloak their words very carefully, but I think an objective person can discern intent.

The job of the GOP is to simultaneously weed out THESE people while on the other end changing the terms of the debate to manageable, LEGAL immigration. And there is no one better able to pull this off than Bush. Certainly someone like Buchanan wouldn't begin to even start a dialogue before being laughed off the national stage.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

There was an amnesty under Reagan. It was called Simpson-Mazolli and it was adopted because it promised to end all illegal immigration by absolutely prohibiting the hiring of illegals in the future, ever. Why do we need an amnesty now? Simply enforce Simpson Mazolli and refuse to hire illegals. Then kick them out when they show up at the welfare office.

Anything wrong with that?