Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread: The Border and the Ballot Box
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Hybrid View
-
03-02-2008, 08:38 AM #1
The Border and the Ballot Box
March 2, 2008
Counting Heads
The Border and the Ballot Box
By DAVID LEONHARDT
ON June 7 of last year, a bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system — a bill supported by President Bush and the Democratic leaders of Congress — died in the Senate. It died mostly because of grass-roots opposition, and its downfall appeared to serve as an announcement of the issue’s new political potency. For much of 2007, immigration seemed certain to play a dominant role in the 2008 presidential campaign.
After the bill failed, Senator John McCain, the early Republican front-runner whose championing of the bill had made him look soft on illegal immigration, faded in the polls. The new Republican front-runners, Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney, were trading accusations over who had been nicer to illegal immigrants in the past. “It’s been wonderful,â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
Bill Melugin-New CBP Data Reveals Over 434,000 Illegals Flown...
05-19-2024, 07:13 AM in illegal immigration News Stories & Reports