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"Hurray, Mr. President" Lou Dobbs/CNN aired 4/26/05

Our quote of the day tonight is from a Bush administration official,
who today said the White House now supports attaching the Real ID Act
to the emergency spending bill for the war on terror. Real ID would
require proof of legal status in order to obtain a driver's license in
this country. It is one of the most important issues before the
Senate.

Joshua Bolton, director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote
a letter to the lawmakers leading that Conference Committee
negotiation on the emergency supplemental. In that letter, Bolton says
and we quote --

"the administration strongly urges the conferees to include the Real
ID Act of 2005 in the final version of the bill. This important
legislation will strengthen the ability of the United States to
protect against terrorist entry and activities within the United
States. In particular, the legislation tightens procedures for
non-citizen entry and presence in the United States, facilitates the
building of physical barriers where appropriate to protect U.S.
borders, and facilitates the strengthening of state standards for the
security and integrity of driver's licenses."

Hurray, Mr. President.

Well, some residents of Southern California may be wondering if Los
Angeles has been officially annexed by Mexico. A billboard on an L.A.
freeway now says "Los Angeles, Mexico," instead of "Los Angeles,
California." The billboard is for a Spanish language newscast based in
Los Angeles. Los Angeles, California, we might point out.

California hospitals are now on the verge of a financial collapse, in
part because of the huge influx of illegal aliens. Last year, the
California hospitals were forced to close, nine of them, primarily
because that state has the highest percentage of uninsured patients in
the entire nation. California officials estimate that of its seven
million uninsured residents, a third, they estimate, are illegal
aliens, but acknowledge that it could be higher. The hospitals are
also required to implement earthquake safety measures that the Rand
Corporation now estimates will cost those California hospitals $41
billion. That's more than the value of the entire California hospital
system.

Taking a look now at some of "Your Thoughts" on the immigration crisis
in this country.

Brendan O'Reilly, from East Patchogue, New York writes to say, "Lou,
I've been wondering about something for a while, and I was hoping you
could help me out. I believe that the federal government should be
securing our borders. Now does that make me a Republican or a
Democrat? I can't tell, because neither party is doing anything about
it."

Bobbi in New Lennox, Illinois, "Anyone who wants to legalize illegal
immigrants should go to Mexico with them. We are getting tired of
paying for their medical care, lawyers, and jail time. Not be able to
ask if they are legal is B.S. and it's time to stop pussyfooting
around with the issue."

Eileen Dunn in Canton, Ohio, "The only thing more ludicrous than the
corrupt Mexican government foisting its citizens on the United States
is that the United lets them do it."

And Katherine in Oklahoma City, "Mexico does not need a plan to better
the lives of its citizens. Mexico's plan is to send their citizens
here to send the money back home. The U.S. taxpayer is Mexico's
economic plan."

Sean Allen in Atlanta wrote in about our poll question last night in
which we asked should the United States hold Mexico responsible for
its citizens illegally crossing our border?

Sean said. "I voted no on last night's question. We should not be
holding Mexico responsible for our border" patrol -- "border problems.
We should be holding our senators and representatives responsible. All
of us Americans should let our elected officials know they have very
little time to not only address the problem, but fix it. Otherwise we
will take back our country, not from illegal immigrants but from our
ineffective legislators."

Al Nagengast from Payson, Alaska wrote to say, "Lou, illegal aliens
are entitled to only one right: deportation!"

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