Posted on 11/09/2006 2:14:10 AM PST by NapkinUser
President Bush yesterday said he will team up with Democrats to pass an immigration bill with a guest-worker program that his own party blocked this year, and his Republican opponents predicted a bloody intraparty fight but said they cannot stop such a bill from passing.
"We will fight it, we will lose. It will go to the Senate, it will pass. The president will sign it. And it will happen quickly because that's one thing they know they can pass," said Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, who had led the opposition to a guest-worker plan. "I am absolutely horrified by this prospect, but I have to face reality."
Mr. Bush supported a bipartisan majority in the Senate this year that passed a broad immigration bill including a new worker program and citizenship rights for millions of illegal aliens. But House Republicans blocked those efforts, calling them an amnesty, and instead forced through a bill to erect nearly 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Yep. :(
Amnesty is SUCH a bad idea.
The question, how important is his illegal alien plan to him?
Make the new Democrat congress go on record by voting for it so when the recently elected Democrats from Republican districts (like Lampson) run in 08 they can't claim to have been tough on immigration.
Bush offers Democrats perpetual power- a massive and rapid increase in the Democrat voting base.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I think The import and regularization of Democrat voters/illegal aliens has been Bush's highest priority since 2004 at least.
Lampson might as well vote for it. He is nothing more than a two year rental for the democrats, that seat is a sure republican pick-up in 2008 when a republican not named Tom DeLay is on the ballot (and no write-ins.)
What does he have to lose?
Mexico will win. (?)
Without firing a shot.
(But that's what you wind up with when you have a President getting policy advice from his housekeeper.)
Maybe ....
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Bush is safe. The democrats don't want Cheney as president.
By the time they take office he'll have less than 2 years left and they hate Cheney more than the President. There won't be an impeachment -- just lots of investigations and a couple resignations.
Bush finds a silver lining to the democRAT's win - another attempt at amnesty for all the illegals.
If Bush pulls that stunt, then I will no longer support him.
From his perseverance and bringing up this incendiary topic topic just before the election and on the day after the election debacle, it is appears that it is more important than almost anything else. He is rushing to import and legalize millions of dependent Democrat voters. As he moves left to make nice and govern with a Democrat Congress, we may wonder if he is still a Republican. It is going to be quite a ride.
If Bush pulls that stunt, then I will no longer support him.
...and?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
GW Bush is not, and never has been a conservative but he is well on his way to destroying the Republican Party through an ill-conceived and unnecessary foriegn war, idiotic uncontrolled domestic spending and an inane desire to please the political opposition while poking his finger in the eyes of the folks who supported him.
I'm not quite sure how much farther to the left he can move on this issue. Illegals (the ones that aren't already voting illegally) will present a supermajority for the liberals since they fit perfectly within the demographic description of a democRAT. They are predominantly low-skilled freeloaders, living off the taxpayer-funded benefits just like the rest of the democRATS.
One of the results of the Republicans trying to "make nice" with the enemy is that the Republicans have given up the majority.
ouch!
I didn't write that -- follow the thread up one.
You can count me in.
I'm real glad that message was sent to the republicans.
What a great message to stab in the back the congress that blocked bush's amnesty.
So now we have amnesty and the dems will block conservative judges.
This is a great lesson in being careful what you wish for.
Some conservatives said what is the big deal losing the house for two years. But that sentiment also took down the senate.
If you look at the 08 election I see very few seats changing back. Gop districts are far less partisan than dem districts. Those new members will stay no matter what pelosi does. They can vote against bills with the majority they have now and pick off some rinos.
Sending a message will give pelosi leadership for a decade.
It took 12 years for the dems to get back the house.
Be careful what you wish for a message can turn into a long national nightmare.
Now looking at the senate I don't see two pickup oppurtunities. We will be even in a worse situation defending red seats in blue areas.
This was bush's last chance to get judges through committees. Ted Kennedy will tie up all of bush's judges the next two years.
Conservatives that stayed home in virginia and montana didn't think about the judiciary.
If Allen and Burns had high turnout in conservative areas they would have won.
Oh, sorry. Most folks use italics for quotations. My apologies, though.
This is an outrage. The country is being destroyed, filled with people who do not respect its ideals. This amnesty is a betrayal of the first order.
I'm horrified,too. I strongly believe that if action had been taken against ILLEGALS, we would have held on because the base would have known their reps would have been responsive to the will of their constituents.
Sadly, if he does this, whatever good the man has done will not be remembered, and this will end up one of the biggest parts of his "legacy".
Boy, those "real conservatives" who decided to stay at home to "teach the Republicans a lesson" sure showed us, huh?
I hope they all note what happens when REAL liberals take over Congress.
I think IF Senate had passed strong immigration policy before the election it may not had turned out this badly!
I am in Italy right now and they are commenting on our elections.Their comments are that we lost because of the Iraq war.
In England the Conservative Party is passing very STRONG Immigration policies against all illegal immigrants and putting a cap on all immigrants entering their country while our country allows anyone to enter with no caps, big mistake!
Here in Italy I only get to see about 3 TV shows in ENGLISH
everything else is in Italian. Newspapers are in Italian.
I liked London because everything there was in english.
We get CNN international here in english.
Euro's here in Italy are better than the pound.
Quite costly in both countries.
If anyone else on FR knows of some anti-amnesty winners, please list them. We just may have a fighting chance of defeating GWB's dangerously misguided love affair with criminals. Of course, Pence is running for minority leader, and he favors an amnesty-in-disguise plan. We must be vigilant!
Regards . . . Penny
interesting.
If the 86 amnesty can be an example of what will happen in the future, another amnesty will not only be granted to those that reside here illegally. Any and all illegals that enter before the filing deadline regardless of whether or not they crossed the day before or five years prior will be granted amnesty.
That will surely endear him to conservatives. NOT
Your analysis/comments are excellent.
I had not even had my morning cup of coffee Wednesday morning, after staying up to 3AM watching returns, when the first thing that I heard yesterday morning was "Immigration Reform". I had not heard that term in weeks.
I think you named three Democrats who oppose Amnesty. I will make a cyber bet with you. When the vote comes---they will vote for it. Byrd too.
Like he gives a damn.
I knew this was coming, I can not believe how tone death thsi president is.
Maybe not, I have heard rumors that the state party is thinking of seeing if he would switch parties. If he does they will support him, if not he is toast.
Our first priority must be to secure ports and borders to keep out terror threats, illegal drugs and illegal immigrants. Jon Tester opposes amnesty for those who are here illegally. People who want to come to America should follow the rules — and we should enforce them. There should be no cuts in line. Moreover, hiring illegal aliens is no joking matter. Tester believes we need to enforce the law on employers who hire illegal immigrants no matter who they are. It’s not just a matter of fairness — it’s a question of national security.Brown also has a slightly better voting record on amnesties than DeWine did.
Well, for all you Repubs who wanted to send a message to the Repub party by voting 3rd party or not al all...here it comes-amnesty for illegals. The house was the only things standing in the way of Amesty legislation. Now you can bet the program will be in effect by next year.
Oh, goody...
The Republican Party can either stand for something or nothing. If they wish to survive, perhaps it's time for the Republicans to philibuster their own President. If they look carefully, they will see he isn't running for anything any more.
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