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President touts alien citizenship
By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published October 7, 2006

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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.
The fence is already stirring the political pot, even before construction begins.
Mexican officials sent a diplomatic protest to the Bush administration this week and have said they doubt the fence will ever be built. A report in The Washington Post yesterday seemed to concur, stating that the wording of the fence and spending measures gives the Bush administration so much leeway that it is unlikely the 700 miles will be completed.
But Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, who wrote the fence provisions that passed last year as part of the House's enforcement-only bill, said yesterday that building the fence is not optional.
He held a press conference yesterday on the U.S.-Mexico border to address the report and said the language in the bill means the administration "shall" build it.
During the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Mr. Bush praised U.S. troops who are Hispanic, noting that more than 200,000 are in uniform now.
He also urged that the immigration debate not turn nasty.
"We are a land of immigrants, and as we debate immigration policy, we must always keep that important fact in mind," Mr. Bush said.
It is the first time the president has used the phrase "earn citizenship," a description popular among groups that lobby for granting rights to illegal aliens. But many critics, including Republican leaders, equate that concept with amnesty.
Mr. Bush had some fun with one of yesterday's visitors to the White House, retired Lt. Col. Consuelo Kickbusch, winner of the 2006 Hispanic Heritage Award for leadership.
"Interesting name, 'Kickbusch' -- sounds like a political campaign," the president said.

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I am growing very tired of George Bush and the rest of the amnesty crowd constantly saying that we can't kick 12 million people out of the country. Mexico figured out a way to get 12 million unwanted people to leave, so I think the USA should also be able to do it. Just make sure that can't get a job, education, or benefits in the US - just like in Mexico. Enforcement through attrition will work, but it is obvious that is not his intention.

ALC,
Welcome!
I am also very sick of Jorge BOOSH and the amnesty saying this crap.
FDR did it in the 50's and deported 3 million illegals. Our transportation system is better now. There's no reason we couldn't.
But remember, this would go against the NAU plan, and Jorge wants the hispanic votes and the Mexican oil so bad he can taste it.

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.

Well well Jorge, what a surprise. Like we didn't see that one coming!!!

"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."

If they're lawful?? I would love to understand why our president and the pro amnesty group cannot understand that just by being here in the country illegally, they are NOT BEING LAWFUL. And if they contribute? Jorge obviously cannot read either. There's more evidence supporting they are hurting the economy rather than helping it.

WHEN are we going to get this Maniac OUT OUT OUT of our American White House?

What if we bought him a hacienda in Mexico next to Vincente so they can bask together under a banana tree, do you think he RESIGN then? It would be much prettier than that scrawly brush covered thing in has in Crawford.

I'll chip in for a portion of the hacienda and throw a couple of Margaritas in to boot...you know sweeten the pie for him. (We would of course require that in return he forfeit his US Passport).



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"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."

Well, I've got news for you. He doesn't think there is any debate going on about a guest worker program and amnesty. He has made up his mind and he is trying to tell you that ! And me that. And all of US that.

He just told you up there in that comment that "you can't". He is not using a figure of speech, he is dead serious. He's telling everyone you cannot, you will not and soon he will add warnings that you better not even try.

Another thing, when he uses the word "must" instead of "need to" that means "we are going to". He used that term right before the Iraq war a lot to us and to the Iraqi people. He would say "the Iraqi people must......" "The American people must....."

Certain presidents don't say too much so you have to learn how to understand the code words they use and I can see good and well what he is saying.

And another thing......next will be Karl Rove telling him to start waiving the Patriot Act around to scare us from going against his will and his agenda.

This is going to be real interesting and I'm not looking forward to it.

[quote:114v87qn]Another thing, when he uses the word "must" instead of "need to" that means "we are going to". He used that term right before the Iraq war a lot to us and to the Iraqi people. He would say "the Iraqi people must......" "The American people must....."

Certain presidents don't say too much so you have to learn how to understand the code words they use and I can see good and well what he is saying.

And another thing......next will be Karl Rove telling him to start waiving the Patriot Act around to scare us from going against his will and his agenda.

This is going to be real interesting and I'm not looking forward to it.

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Very perceptive, LegalUSCitizen.

And you're so right. It's going to be real interesting and I'm not looking forward to it either.

Yes, I bet every time we call him the Wackident or Jorge Boosh or an idiot or anything else we get a mark next to our name on "the list".


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Originally Posted by LegalUSCitizen

Yes, I bet every time we call him the Wackident or Jorge Boosh or an idiot or anything else we get a mark next to our name on "the list".


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Oh man JP !! You better lock your doors American Brother !!!

One more X and the UN will authorize Jorge (oops) to hand you over to Vicente !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yikes !!!!!!!!!!! :P