Posted on 05/12/2006 7:31:27 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - President Bush plans to address the nation Monday night on the immigration debate, trying to build momentum for legislation that could provide millions of illegal immigrants a chance to become American citizens.
The White House said it was seeking time from television networks for the president's remarks.
"This is crunch time," Tony Snow, the new White House press secretary said Friday at his first off-camera, or informal, briefing.
On Thursday, Senate leaders reached a deal to revive a broad immigration bill that had appeared doomed just several weeks ago.
Key to the agreement is who will be negotiating a compromise with the House, which last December passed an enforcement-only bill that would subject the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States to felony charges as well as deportation.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the Senate will send 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats to negotiate with the House, with seven of the Republicans and five Democrats coming from the Judiciary Committee. The remaining seven Republicans will be chosen by Frist and remaining seven Democrats chosen by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
I believe we will see some strong overtures toward conservatives ... I can think of no other good reason for this speech.
What's going on? This passed LAST DECEMBER?
WHY isn't it being enforced NOW
Read it again. Sounds like it passed the House but not the Senate. We don't know that the President would have signed it.
Don't get me wrong. I am with you.
I'm not anti-Bush, and politics is a little more complicated in the real world.
makes me wonder whats wrong with the editors...
LOL.
Yer gonna need a lot more than air to purge the poison from this bunch...metaphorically speaking of course.
I agree. Let the man speak.
Congre$$ is already actually talking about building some fences finally, actually paying more attention to the borders and committing additional resources.
We need to remember Our gubamint is a big clumsy thing of a ship and takes a while to change directions.
Like I said...amusing.
Even if I misread it, we have OOLDES of OTHER LAWS that OUTLAW illegal aliens.
WHY do we need more and more laws, saying what we already have on the books and they're NOT enforced. It's a joke.
"Bush to Speak About Immigration on Monday , 5/15/06"
Presidents ratings to fall on Tuesday.
I hope someone who has his ear will tell him, enforcement first. Secure the border, then we can talk about what to do about the illegals already here. Let him know no plan will work if the border is not secured first.
I personally think President Bush has been getting terrible advice about the border issues. He needs to find someone else to advise him.
I also hope someone will clue him in on what NOT to say- I for one will scream if he says "jobs Americans won't do" one more time. I feel like he is slapping me in the face every time he says that. He is seriously out of touch if he believes Americans won't do certain work. Americans do hard, nasty jobs every day. I myself have done most of the jobs he and others keep saying Americans won't do. I have many friends and relatives that have done or are doing those jobs right now. How does he think the Americans doing those jobs feel when he says that? Is he saying they are not Americans? Is he telling them illegals will do their job better?
I've got to pay off the Jeep somehow. The kids say we're going to be rich! I'll settle for not soaking wet.
Maybe a case of Ex-lax?
Dear God, please let him get it right!
Build a canal on the border give panama a run for the money and solve the fence idea.
Have a nice weekend !
the Gelding Old Party is S.O.S. regarding illegal immigration.
It is your burden to prove that I am "anti-bush", because you made the accusation.
Your proof is because I made a "snarky comment"?
I read the same crap from Michael Savage fans when they accuse people who are critical of Savage as being "Bush-Bots". Both sentiments exhibit a lack of intellectual honesty and an overabundance of intellectual laziness.
Some of us are absent of political humor, but I'm not pointing fingers.
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