Heck, I've said for some time it is critical to re-elect the GOP House members this year. And vote for conservative Senators (please never ask me to vote for Arlen Specter). And my point has been that Bush's stance on wanting a guest worker program now is harming the chances for the GOP to hold the House. That is why I am so vehement about this. For some reason, folks equate opposition to Bush on this issue to opposition to the larger House GOP. When the opposite, IMO, is the case.
That's where I think both sides are missing the boat. There needs to be a LEGAL, DOCUMENTED guest worker program, and perhaps some of those who are here illegally could apply to become legal, documented guest workers. I think that is where the President should make his proposal: Those who are here illegally can apply to become legal guest workers, but if people here illegally are identified and have not applied for legal status then they should be deported and ineligible to return to the US. Come up with a plan that becomes workable, but don't reward people with shortcuts to citizenship just because they have gotten away with breaking our laws for a long time. There has got to be middle ground between the "round them all up and march them back across the border" side and the 3-tiered amnesty-lite plan in the senate bill.