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    Bush visits ‘ground zero’ in immigration debate

    I want to puke! Who does Bush think he's kidding? GO SENATOR SESSIONS!!!!!

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12851381/

    Bush visits ‘ground zero’ in immigration debate
    Bush spokesman says president supports building 370-mile border fence


    YUMA, Ariz. - President Bush traveled Thursday to Arizona to refocus attention on his proposal for a guest-worker program and to witness first-hand federal efforts to control immigration.

    During a visit to one of the busiest crossing sectors, where he held a round-robin of interviews with television networks, Bush did not declare his support for either of two competing proposals in Congress — one approved by the House that would build 700 miles of fending and one in the Senate that would build half that. Instead, he said the Border Patrol should guide the decisions.

    “Right here, we’re at a place where we’re using fencing,” Bush told Fox News in an interview with a Border Patrol truck and fencing in the background.
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    “And it makes sense to use fencing here," the president said. "It doesn’t make sense to use fencing in other parts of the border. And the best people to help us design the program are those who are in charge of enforcing the border.”

    Call for better technology
    In an interview with NBC News' David Gregory, Bush underscored the need for enhanced technology — “we need fencing along parts of the border. We need infrared, we need motion detectors, UAV ... to help us secure this border.” — in concert with a wide-ranging program. “You can not secure the border, in my judgment, without a temporary worker plan,” he said.

    Earlier Thursday, Bush was described as supportive of a 370-mile long fence to seal off areas of the U.S.-Mexico border that are popular crossing points.

    Bush’s position was outlined by White House press secretary Tony Snow as the president flew to Yuma, dubbed “ground zero” in the immigration debate by one state lawmaker.

    Bush had signaled opposition to such widespread fencing in the past, but his support for the plan approved Wednesday by the Senate showed how eager he is to win over Republican conservatives who want to take a tougher approach toward keeping illegal immigrants out.

    “We don’t think you fence off the entire border,” Snow told reporters aboard Air Force One. But, he added, “there are places when fences are appropriate.”

    The Senate was following the lead of the House, which passed a bill last year that would have constructed 700 miles of fencing.

    Snow had said Wednesday that the White House would not comment on the fence proposal in the Senate, but he told reporters Thursday that “we supported the amendment” that included the fencing and was sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
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    I think Bush is having his Michael Dukakis moment here.

    It's like hell vomited and the Bush administration appeared.

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