Thread: Bush Presses Congress on Immigration Plan

Bush Presses Congress on Immigration Plan
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
43 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to embrace his plan for a guest worker plan for foreigners while talking tough about illegal immigration and a need for secure U.S. borders.

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"Those who enter the country illegally break the law," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address.

"In communities near our border, illegal immigration strains the resources of schools, hospitals and law enforcement. And it involves smugglers and gangs that bring crime to our neighborhoods. Faced with this serious challenge our government's responsibility is clear. We're going to protect our borders."

This week, the president made appearances in Arizona and Texas that focused on border security and immigration, two items he says will top his legislative agenda next year.

His goal is to catch more foreigners crossing the border while increasing the number of temporary work visas for those who will take jobs that Americans are unwilling to fill. He is trying to appease social conservatives who take a hard line against illegal immigrants and business leaders who want to hire foreign laborers.

Bush already increased the number of Border Patrol agents but said in the broadcast that he wants money to hire more of them, along with high-tech aerial drones and other technology.

"Since I took office we've increased funding for border security by 60 percent, and our border agents have caught and sent home more than 4.5 million illegal immigrants, including more than 350,000 with criminal records," he said. "Yet we must do more to build on this progress."

The president said his administration is committed to promptly returning every illegal immigrant caught at the border with no exceptions.

"For illegal immigrants from Mexico, we are working to expand an innovative program called interior repatriation, in which those caught at the border are returned to their hometowns, far from the border â€â€

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"I oppose amnesty," he said. "Rewarding lawbreakers would encourage others to break the law and keep pressure on our border. A temporary worker program will relieve pressure on the border and help us more effectively enforce our immigration laws."

We already have 15-20 million illegal aliens here. If there is ANY proposal for a guest worker plan, it will bring in another 10-15 immediately. No one has stopped them from coming and no one will, until we put the military on the border, and imprison employers who constantly hire illegals. Otherswise, say BYE BYE TO AMERICA! It will look like crap in just 10 years. Americans will be scrounging for food and looking for jobs in their own country. Its pitiful how the Bush Administration just doesnt give a damn as long as it doesnt affect them!

IS there another thread on this topic?? I KNOW I posted on one that SEEMED to be the exact same one but I don't have a post on this one.

Anyway, all of it is BUNK! It is AMNESTY. And, we are NOT going to sit back and CONTINUE to watch this WACKIDENT, QUACKIDENT ruin our country. He has CREATED more problems than he ever HOPED TO SOLVE.

"In communities near our border, illegal immigration strains the resources of schools, hospitals and law enforcement. And it involves smugglers and gangs that bring crime to our neighborhoods. Faced with this serious challenge our government's responsibility is clear. We're going to protect our borders."

This statement shows just how out of touch with the public this man actually is. NC's nowhere near the border and our school, hospitals, law enforcement are strained beyond the limits. Lawmakers here have their heads in the sand and refuse to even admit we have a problem. This state welcomes illegals as evidenced by our lax requirements for drivers licenses.

Reassuring his conservative supporters, the president said his program would not create an automatic path to citizenship, and would not provide amnesty.

And if you believe this, I've got some oceanfront property in Arizonia I'd like to sell you.

I don't think I am going to buy the property, had_enuf! BAD investment.