What is it about the term "illegal" Ridge and others don't seem to grasp? Speaking as a former Canadian, now U.S. citizen, honorably discharged from the Marine Corps (number of years ago) who took the citizenship test, and was sworn in as a U.S. citizen. Every step in the process was legal and above board ... granting illegal aliens amnesty & eventually citizenship serves only to diminish the meaning of U.S. citizenship for all, both those born here and those of us who chose to become U.S. citizens legally.
Those "others" are GWB and his administration. Do you think our Homeland "Security" chief would say something this controversial without the full backing of the President?