Bush Brushes Off Criticism of Immigration Bill
"It's merely a flesh wound!"
Posted on 06/02/2007 9:59:19 AM PDT by BornInASmallTown
President Bush has not been hindered by heavy criticism of an immigration bill that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants. Instead, he pressed harder for its support on Friday ahead of his departure for the Group of Eight summit on industrialized nations next week. Conservatives and liberals, activists and analysts have all had their say on what is wrong with the comprehensive immigration bill before the Senate. Yet Bush remains steadfast in his conviction that despite its weaknesses the bill is still worth passing.
“No matter how difficult it may seem for some politically, I strongly believe it’s in this nation’s interest for people here in Washington to show courage and resolve and pass a comprehensive immigration reform,” Bush said on Friday, according to The Associated Press.
“This bill isn’t amnesty,” countered Bush. “For those who call it amnesty, they’re just trying to, in my judgment, frighten people about the bill. This bill is one that says we recognize that you’re here illegally and there’s a consequence for it.”
“No one will get everything they want, but everyone will get something, and in the end, what we come up with is better for the country, and we all have to see it that way,” said Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who helped with the agreement, on Friday, according to AP.
"We propose that Congress pass comprehensive immigration reform that reflects the American commitment to the three formative pillars of our nation: the rule of law, our faith value system and the pursuit of the American Dream," (Rev. Samuel) Rodriguez (president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference) had said at the launch of the Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform campaign earlier in May. His organization, which serves 10,700 Hispanic evangelical churches with 15 million members, is America's largest Hispanic Evangelical organization.
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Actually, those guys should be prosecuted for violating the anti-slavery statutes and then sent to a hard-times prison busting rocks with a hammer.
"W" and his cronies best get over the idea that being sent back to Mexico is some sort of punishment ~ it really isn't ~ on a world scale. Mexico is still one of the better places to live ~ beats the devil out of Sudan (for example).
We brush off his presidency.
What Jorge Boosh is telling us is, “we do not matter - it is no longer our country - we are the mindless masses - just shut up and watch our stupid television”!
Fixed it.
GRRRRRRR..............
In any event, this is all hardly of any importance anymore - we have more important things to worry about now.
It was foreordained to pass years ago by the Star Chamber. Criticism is irrelevant.
That Rev. was lucky a bolt of lightening didn't strike him when he spoke that lie. Anyone know if he strangled on it when he said it?
Must be some awfully terrible consequences, what with the illegal alien lobby pushing so hard to pass this bill.
I feel it, George! I feel what I'm getting already!!
(It feels a lot like my doctor's prostate exam, only more persistent, and it hurts a lot worse.)
Bush brushes off the remaining 30% of voters...
Heck with them.
They only put him in office. What do they know.
Has anyone began to wonder if we made a mistake in 2000 by not going with someone else? Lamar Alexander, Alan Keyes, or even Lizzie Dole would have all been better in the long run than the big-spending, non-vetoing, presider over corruption and shamnesty, Senor Jorge Bush.
When Gore tried to hijack the Presidency
The "Bush lied" campaign
2004 National Guard stories
The War in Iraq
SS reform
We overlooked his record spending, his "reaching out" to the Democrats, his failure to respond to his critics...
Certainly we need better border enforcement, but the real key is to enforce our internal laws.
Fine and punish the employers.
No school, health benefits, or welfare payments to illegals, beyond limited emergency services.
The problem is not just the border, but the financial incentives to come here. We need to lean on the politicians at every level to enforce the laws.
I assume Bush is also planning to give amnesty to the illegal immigrants plotting terrorist attacks at Fort Dix in NJ and Kennedy Airport in NY?
There are hundreds of thousands of illegal MUSLIMS in this country. These Muslim illegals also qualify for amnesty.
And recall you can’t send somebody down to Gitmo once they have the “rights” of citizenship.
None of those listed had a realitic chance to win.
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