President Participates in Meeting on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Here is a recent article on immigration by the president....
Excerpt:
THE PRESIDENT: I've just had a very constructive and important dialogue with members of the agricultural community, the faith community, the concerned citizen community about immigration. Ours is a nation of law and ours is a nation of immigrants, and we believe that we can have rational, important immigration policy that's based upon law and reflects our deep desire to be a compassionate and decent nation.
President George W. Bush speaks with participants in a meeting on immigration reform Thursday, March 23, 2006, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper Our government must enforce our borders; we've got plans in place to do so. But part of enforcing our borders is to have a guest worker program that encourages people to register their presence so that we know who they are, and says to them, if you're doing a job an American won't do, you're welcome here for a period of time to do that job.
The immigration debate is a vital debate for our country. It's important that we have a serious debate, one that discusses the issues. But I urge members of Congress and I urge people who like to comment on this issue to make sure the rhetoric is in accord with our traditions. I look around the table and I recognize that we've got people from different backgrounds, different heritages. We all may have different family histories, but we all sit around this table as Americans.
And, therefore, when we conduct this debate it must be done in a civil way. It must be done in a way that brings dignity to the process. It must be done in a way that doesn't pit one group of people against another. It must be done in a way that recognizes our history. I think now is the time for the United States Congress to act to get an immigration plan that is comprehensive and rational and achieves important objectives.
yes I read it... it is on another post on FR right now about Bush wanting a civil debate. I want a civil debate as well as a civil de-fence. Haha... a word play on the Minutemen AND border fence.
That is a real nice article Force of One... real nice... real real...zzzzzzzzzzzz. Oh. Sorry I nodded off there. Anyhow, we are a couple weeks away from another rendevous between Bush and Fox. Hopefully they won't... uh... forget it. Hopefully President Bush will get focused on this problem. Right?