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Bush: Americans will realize need for aliens
The Washington Times ^ | July 20, 2007 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 07/20/2007 6:17:46 PM PDT by Baladas

President Bush yesterday said Americans will soon realize they need the immigrants and foreign temporary workers that would have been allowed by his immigration bill, which was defeated in the Senate last month.

Mr. Bush, in a town hall session in Nashville, Tenn., also refused to say whether he will pardon two U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a fleeing drug-smuggling suspect, saying the prosecutor was a friend of his who made his case to the jury that convicted the agents.

If Mr. Bush was hoping the immigration issue would disappear after his bill's failure, those hopes were dashed, as he was asked repeatedly about border security during the forum — meant to highlight his commitment to cutting the deficit.

"The bill failed and I can't make a prediction to you at this point, sir, where it's going to head," the president told one questioner. "I can make you a prediction, though, that pretty shortly people are going to be knocking on people's doors saying, man, we're running out of workers."

Mr. Bush said there are workers who will do jobs Americans aren't doing in the agriculture sector in particular, and without them the jobs will go unfilled.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderfence; caca; crimaliens; digitdeeper; georgebush; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; tr; unemployment; useconomy
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To: mamelukesabre
There are no mexicans working at the sewage treatment plant either. I’ve been there. They are all old grey bearded harley riders.

Hey...that describes ME!...I thought these were "jobs Americans won't do...."....???

261 posted on 07/20/2007 8:56:30 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("If you’re drawing flak, you know you're over the target".)
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To: APFel
Well Gorge, since you have added nothing to this thread other than your moronic admonishment for us ig-nant FReepers, please provide us with your opinion on the topic. I’m sure it’ll make me laugh.

Sorry. I forgot what the topic is!

262 posted on 07/20/2007 8:56:56 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: ken21

>>I guess you agree with me<<

Yup.

Of course we are all very upset about what this has done to our party. But, are we going to let this current Administration and Congress destroy us completely?

We must have the two party system to continue living in a democracy, under the Constitution. We can’t let that vanish.

I hope we can direct our frustration (and anger) to work for the benefit of our core beliefs.


263 posted on 07/20/2007 8:57:24 PM PDT by yorkie
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To: ronnie raygun

We need legal aliens, an increased birthrate, and greater technology and automation.

We want to be the world’s high wage economy not a third world stink hole where Mexican surfs are exploited like a new slave class for corporate interests.

Stop the exploitation: Fine and imprison employers that exploit Mexican nationals illegally in the United States!!


264 posted on 07/20/2007 8:59:59 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: Waryone

Right if hes pro-immigration.. make a plan to increase the number of legal immigrants we bring in. And or change the mix of immigrants we let in from mainly based on family.. to mainly based on economic factors. For example prioritize a bright young foreigner applying for citizenship, with her entire working career ahead of her, over an elderly family member.


265 posted on 07/20/2007 9:00:43 PM PDT by ran20
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To: bray
Our Troops do NOT support illegal immigration like you do so if you are going to spout this crap:

If you ate Food today, Thank a Mexican.

Then don't post this:

Pray for W and Our Troops

You cannot have it both ways braying ass.

266 posted on 07/20/2007 9:00:49 PM PDT by Eaker (Free The Texas 3 - Ramos, Compean and Hernandez)
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To: Jorge
Sorry. I forgot what the topic is! Right. You SHOULD be embarrassed of us.

When you find yourself in the restroom, do you frequently forget what you are there for and then cuss at the soap?

APf

267 posted on 07/20/2007 9:01:08 PM PDT by APFel (Regnum Nostrum Crescit)
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To: Baladas

Arrogance.


268 posted on 07/20/2007 9:01:26 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: yorkie

agree.

it’s just that i’m disappointed with bush and the pubbies.

i thought that bush was adding to reagan’s accomplishments,

not subtracting.

and now the democraps are back acting like it was the 1970’s again.


269 posted on 07/20/2007 9:02:18 PM PDT by ken21 ( b 4 fred.)
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To: APFel

No, he just washes his mouth out with it.


270 posted on 07/20/2007 9:02:51 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Socialism is NOT an American value.)
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To: bray

Ummm .. seems to me even NPR has mentioned the difficulty teens are having finding summer jobs — “immigrants” are taking them.


271 posted on 07/20/2007 9:03:04 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (If MY people who are called by MY name -- the ball's in our court, folks.)
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom

When I was a kid, I did LOTS of farmwork in upstate New York.

Now, my brothers kids sit around the house and get fat because there are no jobs. And yes, they have looked for them, but get turned down because the illegals have the jobs. True fact.


272 posted on 07/20/2007 9:04:21 PM PDT by djf (Bush's legacy: Way more worried about Iraqs borders than our own!!! A once great nation... sad...)
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To: APFel
When you find yourself in the restroom, do you frequently forget what you are there for and then cuss at the soap?

No. That must be you.

Please don't share anymore details of your very weird life.

273 posted on 07/20/2007 9:06:26 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Baladas
"President Bush yesterday said Americans will soon realize they need the immigrants and foreign temporary workers."

Many of us DO realize it, Mr.President, that's why we want immigrants THAT COME THROGH THE GATE UNDER OUR RULES, not this steal across the desert crap that you promote and protect.

274 posted on 07/20/2007 9:08:59 PM PDT by cookcounty (Famous Quotes: "I have not yet begun to fight!! ...and I'm so terribly exhausted!" --Capt Harry Reid)
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To: Irene Adler
Hey, I am supposed to be asking the questions :> . At any rate, here is a diagram showing the Indo-European Branches of the Language Tree. Apparently, even English is considered Germanic, but hey, I am 1/2 Celtic Scottish and only 1/4 Austrian. So we did end up speaking a Germanic language after all thanks to all those Angles, Saxons and Normans. Link to Indo-European Language Tree
275 posted on 07/20/2007 9:09:29 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Jorge

You should have responded “I know you are but what am I?” It would have amused me more.

Look, if you are going to be a complete RINO clown, please be funnier. My time is finite.

APf


276 posted on 07/20/2007 9:09:48 PM PDT by APFel (Regnum Nostrum Crescit)
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To: rottndog
He has a super secret plan again! just like always. Just like Miers and the ports deal and election 2006. Rove you magnificent bastard.
277 posted on 07/20/2007 9:10:12 PM PDT by TeddyIke
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To: Mad_as_heck
We want to be the world’s high wage economy not a third world stink hole where Mexican surfs are exploited like a new slave class for corporate interests.

"the world's high-wage economy" We use to be just that....but this move towards socialism, a NAU.. and globalization will do nothing but drag us down ...if you are a third-world country you stand to do nothing but benefit....if you have a boat and are surrounded by "boat-less" swimmers worse off than you..and you start pulling them on-board there is a benefit to them but not to you...and if you pull enough on-board you will sink your own situation....

278 posted on 07/20/2007 9:12:43 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("If you’re drawing flak, you know you're over the target".)
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To: Baladas
Thank you Mr. Bush, for finally helping me to fit in with all my liberal Seattle neighbors who've hated you for years while I stood by you.

Although they can't stand you because you're "Conservative", I can't stand you because you're not.

But we have the common understanding that enough is enough and you're leaving office won't be "too soon".

279 posted on 07/20/2007 9:12:57 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Jorge
"That picture doesn't represent the majority of hardworking family oriented illegals and you know it."

But I think it may fairly represent the large contingent of unattached Mexican (and perhaps other illegal, Latin American) young men. It certainly seems that that age group is a very large component of the problem we have with illegal aliens commiting violent crimes and driving drunk. I'd be thrilled if our government would at least honestly commit to ridding the U.S. of the criminal element among our illegal alien population, but they won't even do that.

280 posted on 07/20/2007 9:13:46 PM PDT by Irene Adler (')
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