Posted on 01/10/2009 8:33:16 AM PST by bimboeruption
Edited on 01/10/2009 8:35:13 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
President George W. Bush told a group of Texas reporters Friday that he regretted immigration policies were not reformed while he was in office.
"I'm very disappointed that it didn't pass," he said in an interview with correspondents from his home state. "I'm very worried about the message that said, 'Republicans are anti-immigrant.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
The people are glad Bush is gone.
Ten more days until we don’t have to put up with this crap anymore.
I can hardly wait.
Such a promising start. Such a pathetic finish.
You would think he would get the message that there is a difference between IMMIGRATION and ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
The second one is what conservatives are against.
Idiot.
Don’t worry, everybody. You’ll get immigration reform soon enough.
“Ten more days until we don’t have to put up with this crap anymore.
I can hardly wait.”
Yeah. Just think. If “reform” had been passed, unemployment could be at a “historical” 25% or maybe even higher. The people living in the country are really into making “history” these days.
You'll get worse crap then. At least you won't have people here pretending that it is good for the country because of the "R" next to the name.
Exactly President Bush.
Illegal Aliens are the same thing as Legal Immigrants who did it the right way.
-self censor-
No Mr President, Republicans are anti-amnesty
Perfectly stated - your 8 words are a spot-on description!
Yeah, Bush has no clue.
Anti Immigration...republicans?
Go join McCain south of the border, Pres. Bush.... the people you seem to identify with. It’s certainly not the people of the USA who are being destroyed by this incursion you pushed.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162179/posts
Life on the Border
[snip]IMPERTINENT AND ILLEGAL
To add insult to injury, the Johnsons say the attitude of many illegals they have encountered on their property leaves much to be desired. For example, after a vehicle barrier was constructed about a mile long on the north side of their fence in 2005, Teresa says that in a matter of days the people on the other side of the border rolled up that mile of their fence, apparently thinking they had abandoned it. So she and her husband had to rebuild that stretch of fence to keep their cattle in.
“It was very expensive to replace that fence, and while my husband and I were building it, busload after busload of people were coming out of Palomas, which is the village south of Columbus, “ Teresa explains. “They were crossing right in front of us. They had no fear. There would be 80 or 90 people get off this bus, urinate right in front of us, say all kinds of obscene things to us, give us the finger.”
“I’m sorry, but I think if you want to come over here, we’re definitely not welcoming you with open arms with that kind of attitude,” she says. “Used to, when they came through, they were half-starved, and you would feed them. That’s just what you did. And then you would call the Border Patrol.”
“But now,” Teresa says, “they are demanding, and they want a ride—which we would never do. It’s a totally different type of person coming across. It’s so dangerous, not just for us but for them, too.
Thanks, for keeping us safe, other than that you were the GOP version of Jimmy Carter. Farewell, Jorge.
Pressure?
What pressure?
The Senate is filled with spineless RINO's.
I feel like a German that under the circumstances supported Hitler.
I was hoping for the best, even though I knew he was a Bush( East Coast libtard Republicrat ), and he started with his ‘Commpasionate Conservative’ crap. I sort of hoped it was a tough love thing, but turned, as I in my heart new it would, into a Ted Kennedy love fest. GW will probably attend the Hero of Chappaquiddick spring funeral and give a eulogy and cry.
Anyways, Bush was less worse, less punk’d the country then AlGore, or Yon Kerry the Duke de Ketchup.
So, Algore/Kerry or GW? I’d vote again for GW, even now.
“What pressure?”
The pressure from Republicans that stopped president Bush’s amnesty plan.
I am sure that you remember that, when talk radio lead the charge?
The rino is a fool as most democrats and republicrats are and are neo liberals and prove once again that there is none so blind as those who will not see.
The men of the RNC who now control the dead GOP are as liberal and as stupid as the left wing communist democrats are.
They kill the golden goose and are too stupid to know it.
My family is from the former Soviet Union--we didn't have the luxury of just walking across the border. However, I guess the Mexicans are special, and we shouldn't worry their pretty heads with rules and the law.
President Bush, how about you pardon those two Border Agents.
Thank you Sir.
The overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens. Amnesty is supported only by politicians who are vying for the Latino vote.
As the job market dries up in America, illegals are going back to Mexico. It’s an historic pattern: come to the U.S. to make more money, go back home when you’ve made enough, or there’s no money to be made.
I regret your not try more to stop ILLEGAL immigration, Presidente.
Even though he has pissed off conservatives, I have a feeling we'll be missing him sooner rather than later...IMO, it's gonna get very bad before it gets better.
(No Mr President, Republicans are anti-amnesty)
If you know the GOP politicians who are in political offices nowdays, the republicans are as pro amensty as the marxist democrats are.
BDS, I’m glad you don’t suffer from it. The definition being someone who doesn’t see what is real, and you do see Bush as he really is, a republican socialist scumbag.
I also say good-bye to the moroon.
I didn't vote for King Bush I or II -- voted 3rd. party.
If I had to make the choice between only Gore, Kerry or Bush I or II, I'd move to Ireland.
Still unable to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration, I see. Had this administration effectively communicated the difference between the two, the GOP wouldn’t be at risk of appearing “anti-immigrant”. Of course, this administration didn’t effectively communicate anything, so I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised.
Bears repeating
I’m not going to miss this jerk....until late January.
I'm concerned about the message (out of the WH) that said, "you'll be rewarded for your lawbreaking."
Yes, Mark, I remember that. Thank God for the fearless House members who stood against it.
I have not been amused from the first day "SALON" selected him(Bush) as possible republican candidate..
"I'm very disappointed that it didn't pass," he said in an interview with correspondents from his home state. "I'm very worried about the message that said, 'Republicans are anti-immigrant.'"
Unfortunately, Bush still does not get that people are not stupid. In 1988 the USA gave amnesty to over 2,000,000 illegal immigrants, promising that we would never again have to do that because we would close our borders and enforce immigration laws on the books. Fast forward to today, the USA wants to give amnesty to at least 20,000,000 illegal immigrants because the 2,000,000 told their friends and family to come on in. In the meantime, Polish and other legal immigrants face a closed door and insult as well.
I do not want to do it again. I want my government to keeps its promises and its integrity. I want to see my government close the borders as it promised in 1988. Then we can talk about what is best for the illegals now in this country. Why do we not treat illegals just like Mexico treats its illegals?
Bush is a One-World, open borders policy advocate who refuses to pardon Ramos and Compean, put in jail for doing their jobs of guarding our borders, something the majority of Americans want, instead of awarding pardons to those with political connections and donation dollars, IMO.
“Ten more days until we don’t have to put up with this crap anymore.”
But we may be jumping out of the frying pan, into the FIRE.
He has greatly dissapointed me also, but remember what the US is about to put in office.
THE MORON pardoned drug dealers, but couldn't pardon 2 loyal Americans who were protecting us?
Bush sucks big time.
Speak for yourself.
He really doesn’t like the peons, us I mean, does he?
EXACTLY! The RNC is so out of touch with what the base wants, it's unbelievable, which is why I'm praying for Ken Blackwell to become the new chairman.
OK, what has Bush done lately except destroy the Republican party and give us rampant socialism.
Bush’s I’m gonna be a punching bag strategy has been a spectacular failure for freedom and liberty.
Yes, I voted for Bush twice.
Vozda, welcome to the US.
Your are so right. My family is from Germany, came here LEGALLY. Not wading accross the river, ILLEGALLY.
That's like saying I'd miss having cancer.
Thank you! I will have been living in the US for seventeen years this May.
“As the job market dries up in America, illegals are going back to Mexico. It’s an historic pattern: come to the U.S. to make more money, go back home when you’ve made enough, or there’s no money to be made.”
After Obama becomes President illegals will just bring their families to the US and put them into the Job Corp (or whatever Obama calls it) to earn a living here. They will get all of the benefits that they need.
NONE of the elitist politician's running this country do! They've got trust funds and tax shelters so they don't have to pay taxes but us peasants (and that's EXACTLY what they think of us!) do!
Nancy Pelousy was talking about raising taxes on the rich the other day. The rich don't pay taxes! I earn about 30 grand a year and its unreal how much I pay and I'm far, far, far from being rich!
Yep, I hate to say it but that mean and piggy-eyed Clinton was more of a Conservative than THE MORON.
If Bush had another term, I'm sure he'd do the same.
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