Bush: Immigration bill will enforce borders, workplaces

CNN ^ | June 12, 2007

[Shermy]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- During a rare meeting on Capitol Hill, President Bush pushed lawmakers Tuesday to move forward on immigration legislation that he said enforces U.S. borders and workplaces.

"This is a highly emotional issue," Bush said after a luncheon with Senate Republicans.

"Now's the time to get it done. It's going to take a lot of hard work, a lot of effort."

"I believe without the bill, it's going to be harder to enforce the border," Bush said. "The status quo is unacceptable."

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said passing the bill is up to the Republicans, who "do not support their own president's bill."

"Eighty percent of the Democrats support this immigration bill. We've done our job," Reid said. "I don't have to twist an arm. I don't have to pull anybody into a room."

.... "Frankly, I think the president is wrong to push this piece of legislation so hard after we demonstrated the flaws that are in it," Sessions said. "He needs to back off."

...Georgia Republicans Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday urging him to send an emergency supplemental spending bill to Congress to fund border security. The letter called on Bush to restore "the confidence of the American people in the federal government's commitment to border security."

The chief GOP architect of the bill, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, called the next few weeks the last chance for Congress to pass such legislation.

"I think all of the experts agree that thereafter we get into the presidential/political season," Kyl said. "Next year it's not going to be possible."

"I think the president understands that this is really our last best hope to get legislation through, that we just cannot sit by and do nothing."

[Shermy]

Lie:

"I believe without the bill, it's going to be harder to enforce the border," Bush said."

Truth:

"On its own, the decision to combine border security with naturalization of illegal immigrants has always been the President's way of holding a national priority (security) hostage to a policy (legalization) that he views as desirable." Robert Novak

[VU4G10]

Fetish.

[The Blitherer]

American People: No It Won’t

[umgud]

Dear Mr. President,

Even if I believed that this bill could do everything it says, and I don’t believe it, I still don’t want this bill.

[K-oneTexas]

"I believe without the bill, it's going to be harder to enforce the border," Bush said.

One thought:; 'El Toro PooPoo"

[TSchmereL]

George W. Bush is lying about this amnesty bill.

[drpix]

Now, I finally understand what he meant by a "compassionate conservative is":

An undercover LBJ Democrat.

[Shermy]

Here’s a new twist in the “border enforcement” con game:

“”Georgia Republicans Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday urging him to send an emergency supplemental spending bill to Congress to fund border security. The letter called on Bush to restore “the confidence of the American people in the federal government’s commitment to border security.””

These are two traitors, worse than McCain because McCain doesn’t flip flop here. I’ll give them a break, maybe, when Bush “announced” the grand compromise bill... when there was no bill...these two suckers might have been caught up in Rovian stampeding gamesmanship, “trusting” Kyl, whomever.

So does asking for additional funding absolve Bush, or focus blame on him...

[Shermy]

Here’s a new twist in the “border enforcement” con game:

“”Georgia Republicans Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday urging him to send an emergency supplemental spending bill to Congress to fund border security. The letter called on Bush to restore “the confidence of the American people in the federal government’s commitment to border security.””

These are two traitors, worse than McCain because McCain doesn’t flip flop here. I’ll give them a break, maybe, when Bush “announced” the grand compromise bill... when there was no bill...these two suckers might have been caught up in Rovian stampeding gamesmanship, “trusting” Kyl, whomever.

So does asking for additional funding absolve Bush, or focus blame on him...

[drpix]

CORRECTION: ..."compassionate conservative is":

[Texas Federalist]

"On its own, the decision to combine border security with naturalization of illegal immigrants has always been the President's way of holding a national priority (security) hostage to a policy (legalization) that he views as desirable."

No different than what the Dems are doing with the war funding bill. Notice El Presidante never visited Capitol Hill to get that bill passed.

[ex-snook]

Do three bills. All the sausage in one bill is indigestible.
1] securing the borders
2] previous illegals
3] future immigrants

[Red_Devil 232]

I wonder how much “pork” was served up at this luncheon?

[madison10]

Bull.

[The Blitherer]

What's that old joke:

This is not amnesty and if it is you are all bigots for rejecting it.

[pissant]

Jeff Sessions. AMerica needs you to topple this turd again.

[ChildOfThe60s]

"I believe without the bill, it's going to be harder to enforce the border," Bush said."

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

It’s BULLFEATHERS any way you slice it.

[Don Corleone]

Fool me once ,fool me twice, Not this time.