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Bush an alien in his own party
By Dan Moffett

Palm Beach Post Editorial Writer

Sunday, January 22, 2006

President Bush is facing some fierce opposition to his immigration proposals.

His idea for a guest worker program has provoked opponents into an unusually heated state of outrage.

They promise that the fight will get ugly if he insists on going forward. Some of the rhetoric already has.

"Any guest worker plan that allows illegal aliens to remain and work in our country," the outraged opponents said, "will only result in more illegal immigration and increased crime in our country."

The president is under attack.

OK, that's nothing new. What makes this assault different is that it comes from the Republican National Committee. It seems that the debate over immigration reform is contentious enough to turn the choir against the preacher.

The RNC held its winter meeting in Washington last week and, naturally, there were plenty of cocktails and handshakes â€â€