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    President Talks Immigration In Miami

    This is somewhat humerous as the graduate's parent(s) most likely don't speak English. The president then talks about Cuba when most Cubans go to university as they have lots of scholarships for Cubans. Infact many Cubans go to U of M which is private and many of us can't afford to go to or send our kids there.

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    President Bush talks immigration during commencement speech in Miami

    By Jennifer Loven
    Associated Press Writer
    Posted April 28 2007, 6:04 PM EDT


    MIAMI -- President Bush, pushing for a hard-to-find breakthrough on a broad immigration overhaul, appealed to graduating college students in this diverse city Saturday for help in persuading Congress to produce a bill.

    Bush gave the commencement address at Miami Dade College, where more than half the students were raised speaking a language other than English. He gave the Class of 2007 an assignment: Tell their elected representatives in Washington to get going on immigration overhaul.

    ``You see every day the values of hard work, and family, and faith that immigrants bring,'' the president said. ``This experience gives you a special responsibility to make your voices heard.''

    Bush said the immigration system is deeply broken: Employers are not held accountable enough; borders are not secure enough; businesses need workers willing to do low-paying jobs; and the 12 million people estimated to be in the U.S. illegally cannot all be deported and so must be dealt with ``without amnesty and without animosity.''

    ``We must address all elements of this problem together _ or none of them will be solved at all,'' Bush said.

    The president also chose the setting of Miami, a center of Cuban exiles opposed to the communist regime of Fidel Castro, to predict that the ``day is nearing'' when ``the light of liberty will shine'' again in Cuba.

    ``In Havana and other Cuban cities, there are people just like you who are attending school, and dreaming of a better life. Unfortunately, those dreams are stifled by a cruel dictatorship that denies all freedom in the name of a dark and discredited ideology,'' the president said to loud cheers. ``The reign of every tyrant comes to an end.''

    Castro temporarily handed power to his brother eight months ago because of illness. The 80-year-old revolutionary had ruled the communist island nation for 47 years.

    With Castro's condition and exact ailment a state secret, his future role has been the source of much speculation. Cuban officials have given increasingly optimistic reports about his health, and there is a growing expectation that he could soon make his first public appearance since falling ill.

    The takeover of Congress by Democrats was supposed to be a boon to Bush's goal of a comprehensive immigration overhaul. He wants to establish a temporary worker program for some illegal immigrants and to create a path to citizenship _ albeit a difficult one _ for many.

    After all, it was his fellow Republicans, conservatives who reject the president's approach as too lenient toward lawbreakers, that stymied his plans when they controlled Capitol Hill.

    But the Democrats' ascendance in January has not necessarily made easier the search for a bill acceptable to a majority.

    The Senate passed a plan last May that tracked closely with Bush's wishes. The proposal died in the House, where tough new border security measures were the priority. A get-tough bill authorizing 700 additional miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border was Congress' only accomplishment on immigration.

    Since, the White House has highlighted the effectiveness of stepped-up border enforcement while quietly seeking compromise on broader legislation.

    So far, however, the only approach that has grown out of those initial talks would be tougher on illegal immigrants than the Senate bill. Its path to citizenship would require fines, trips back home, long waits and hefty penalties. Some conservatives still call this overly permissive.

    The president was hoping to give a lift to those efforts with the commencement address in Miami and also by devoting his weekly radio address on Saturday to the topic.

    Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., applauded the renewed attention from Bush.

    ``Only a bipartisan bill will become law, and we are prepared to work with the president and our Republican colleagues to get the job done and get it done right,'' said Kennedy, a leader for his party on the issue.

    Bush said the talks in Washington are beginning to bear fruit.

    ``I know convictions run deep on the matter of immigration. Yet I am confident we can have a serious, civil and conclusive debate,'' he said in his weekly radio address aired in the morning.

    Most national polls show people in the U.S. are overwhelmingly supportive of an immigration overhaul that would allow those already in the country illegally to stay, work and earn their way to legal status.

    In the late afternoon commencement speech at Miami Dade's Kendall Campus, he emphasized the strength in America's diversity. He spoke before 5,000 people, including 1,500 graduates, many of whom are immigrants or children of immigrants. This point was underscored when the names _ and flags _ of the scores of countries represented were announced to cheers at the beginning of the ceremony.

    ``Maintaining the promise of America requires that we remain an open and welcoming society,'' Bush said.

    Just outside the school, an anti-war demonstration that drew several hundred opposed to the president's Iraq policies.

    ``I want to do anything I can to bring the war to an end,'' said one of the protesters, 55-year-old Thomas Kreycik, a mental health counselor. ``We are throwing away money, we are throwing away the lives of our troops for no justifiable reason.''

    Earlier Saturday, over a $25,000-a-person lunch at the bayside home of developer Edward Easton on Key Biscayne, just outside Miami, Bush raised campaign cash for the Republican Party.
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    When I read that he told those kids to call their Reps., I exploded!

    He won't even listen to American citizens, concerning our views.

    I fired off another "hot" email to him.
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    Same Story from Bloomberg

    It sounds like we'll need to call next week to complain about the marches, walkouts AND to counter this crap!

    I guess there is no low he won't go to in order to screw the American citizens. If his speeches in Mexico didn't make you mad enough, this certainly should. What's he gonna do next, give beer and cigarettes to Junior High students to get them to call Congress?


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    Bush, in Miami Commencement Address, Urges Immigration Overhaul

    By Catherine Dodge

    April 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, addressing graduates at a Miami college, repeated his call for major changes in the nation's immigration system with the aim of securing the borders and keeping the U.S. an ``open and welcoming society.''

    ``We need a system where our laws are respected,'' Bush said in an address at the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade College. ``We need a system that meets the legitimate needs of our economy. And we need a system that treats people with dignity and helps newcomers assimilate into our society.''

    The Bush administration is working with lawmakers from both parties in the U.S. Congress to build support for a revamping of immigration laws that would combine a path to citizenship for undocumented workers and a guest-worker program with stricter border enforcement.

    With Democrats behind the president's approach, immigration may be the best chance Bush has for passage of major domestic legislation in the final 20 months of his presidency. First he needs to overcome objections from within his own Republican Party. The critics favor tougher border security and call Bush's proposal to create a path to citizenship for some of the 12 million undocumented workers in the U.S. akin to amnesty.

    Bush, in his speech, highlighted the accomplishments of several immigrants at the school.

    Hispanic Representation

    Miami Dade College enrolls and graduates more Hispanic students than any other college in the U.S., according to the school's Web site. The college's 165,000 students on eight campuses come from 150 nations. About 66 percent are Hispanic, and many are first-generation immigrants, said college spokesman Juan Mendieta.

    ``It says something about this college that more than half of the students here were raised speaking a language other than English,'' Bush said. ``This school has helped open the door of opportunity for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and that is why Miami Dade proudly calls itself Democracy's College.''

    House Republicans blocked Bush's plan last year when they controlled the chamber. Winning their support this year in a Democratic-controlled House is crucial because Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, told the president he needed to deliver a significant number of Republicans on the politically sensitive issue.

    Senate Debate

    In the Senate, where there's less resistance from Republicans, Majority leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, has set aside the last two weeks of May for debate. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff have been meeting for several weeks with lawmakers to reach consensus. The Senate last year passed a measure similar to Bush's approach.

    ``I support comprehensive immigration reform that will allow us to secure our borders and enforce our laws once and for all, keep us competitive in a global economy, and resolve the status of those already here without amnesty, and without animosity,'' Bush said.

    Immigration reform also was the subject of the president's weekly radio address. In it, he said that his proposals are gaining support in the Congress.

    Before the speech, Bush attended a Republican National Committee fundraiser at a private home in Key Biscayne with 52 attendees that raised $1 million, according to RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt.
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    swatchick wrote:

    This is somewhat humerous as the graduate's parent(s) most likely don't speak English.
    Well, why the hell didn't Jorge resort to his native tongue? My goodness we wouldn't want them to feel uncomfortable!!!


    jecg_97030 wrote:

    It sounds like we'll need to call next week to complain about the marches, walkouts AND to counter this crap!
    Yep, right on!

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    Ironic that he mentioned Castro -- a dictator who is a law unto
    himself -- to talk about amnesty for illegal aliens who take it upon
    themselves to ignore our laws.

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    Illegal aliens remain exempt from American laws, while they DEMAND American rights...

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    Most national polls show people in the U.S. are overwhelmingly supportive of an immigration overhaul that would allow those already in the country illegally to stay, work and earn their way to legal status.
    What a load of crap!
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    I think it is the opposite and people would rather see those here legally rewarded for their honesty.
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