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| President Bush touts alien citizenship |
| 2006-10-08 |
| On the heels of signing a bill to boost border security funding, President Bush yesterday said immigration reform requires granting citizenship to current illegal aliens. "You can't kick 12 million people out of your country," Mr. Bush said at the White House celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. "We must figure out a way to say to those that if you're lawful and if you've contributed to the United States of America, there is a way for you to eventually earn citizenship." Since this spring, Mr. Bush has been a supporter of allowing some illegal aliens to earn citizenship, and he backed a Senate plan that divided immigrants, giving longtime illegal aliens a chance for citizenship while withholding that chance from less-entrenched illegal aliens. Any action on immigration will have to wait until Congress returns, either during a lame-duck session after next month's elections or next year, when a new Congress is sworn in. But in the meantime, Mr. Bush will soon sign a bill authorizing 700 miles of fence to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border. This week he signed a spending bill that included the first installment of money for that fence, as well as for other infrastructure such as vehicle barriers and ground-based radar. and it's one two three what are we fighting for? |
| Posted by:Omigum Theash8186 |
| #4 Didn't we try this once or thrice before - and each time the problem just got tenfold larger? Lets try the exact same thing again and perhaps this time we will get different results? Insane. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-08 22:05 |
| #3 It's only on account that the demoCraps are so bat shit evil that The Prez and the repubs are able to go against their base on immigration. And this is precisely why I think we need to give the GOP a big kick in the balls, and the country a generous taste of what the DemonCraps are all about. Then, when we let the GOP come in from the cold they'll think twice before they abuse the base again, and, all the idiots that can't see past the end of their nose or think socialism is "kewl" will have changed their mind. I do not remember the name of the Soviet dissident who made the statement, nor can I recall the statement verbatim, so I'll paraphrase: It is interesting that those in the West that are so enamored with Communism, have never actually had to live under it. I encourage them to try it. If anyone can shed some light on who made the statement and the exact quote, it would be appreciated. |
| Posted by: NoBeards 2006-10-08 20:08 |
| #2 It could be pandering but I think our President is sticking to his convictions on this issue. Although I've voted repub for the last 25+ years and will do so in Nov. it's getting harder to pull the lever with any confidence. It's only on account that the demoCraps are so bat shit evil that The Prez and the repubs are able to go against their base on immigration. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-10-08 17:30 |
| #1 The surest way to get more of something you don't want, is to subsidize it. Bush can't go soon enough for me. |
| Posted by: NoBeards 2006-10-08 16:22 |