What is the "prez" up to?

Question

Heres an article from Yahoo news.
CRAWFORD, Texas - With 6,000 National Guard troops deployed to Southwestern states, President Bush said Saturday he has fulfilled his pledge to help beef up border security and challenged Congress to give him legislation that will welcome more foreigners into the country. Speaking in his weekly radio address, Bush said immigration reform can only be successful if the get-tough border security to keep people from sneaking in is combined with opportunities for more immigrants to enter the country legally.

"By passing comprehensive immigration reform, we will uphold our laws, meet the needs of our economy and keep America what she has always been — an open door to the future, a blessed and promised land, one nation under God," Bush said Saturday. He recorded the remarks Friday from his ranch near Crawford, Texas, where he is on a 10-day vacation from the White House.

Bush wants to provide more temporary worker permits for foreigners willing to take low-wage jobs and allow illegal immigrants working in the United States for some time to become citizens. But Congress has been unable to agree on such legislation.

Conservatives in Bush's party have stood firm against his plans and say the U.S. should instead strengthen security along the border to keep illegal immigrants out.

In an attempt to appease them, Bush announced in May that he would send 6,000 National Guard troops to the border by Aug. 1.

"The arrival of National Guard units has allowed the Border Patrol to move more agents into front-line positions, and this additional manpower is delivering results," Bush said in the radio message. "With the support of the National Guard, Border Patrol agents have seized over 17,000 pounds of illegal drugs and caught more than 2,500 illegal immigrants since June 15th."

Bush didn't mention that only about half of the troops assigned to the four states bordering Mexico are on duty along the border. Many are still in training, the Guard said Monday.

Bush said, "Rational and comprehensive immigration reform must begin with border security, and we have more to do." He said he asked Congress to fund increases in manpower and technology, including high-tech fences, motion sensors, infrared cameras and unmanned aerial vehicles to prevent illegal crossings.

But he said immigration reform must include four other goals to be successful:

_A temporary worker program.

_More ways for employers to verify whether workers are in the country legally.

_A path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already working in the country.

_Tools to help immigrants learn English and otherwise assimilate.

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Answer 1

your question is too long.

Answer 2

The really cool thing about National Guard troops from Bush's point of view, totally apart from the fact that they aren't allowed to do anything useful, is that they are by their nature temporary and will go away in a year and a half, tops.

That is hardly a 'border solution'.

Is that really the best he can do?

I think he is feeling his political clock ticking, personally. All he is doing is further undermining his credibility, however.

I guess we had better write to our Congressmen to make sure they know how we feel on this topic.

Did you know that earlier this month National Guard troops witnessed people in Mexican Army uniforms with arms crossing the border in an unauthorized incursion? Because they weren't armed, all they could do was to call the Border Patrol.

However, the nice thing about having them there is that when they say what we have been able to read on 'free republic' for some time, mainstream press listens.

I got that off of a television news program web page.

Answer 3

Do you really want to know? Bush is preparing the United States for the eventual (many statisticians are estimating the year 2008) erasure of the sovereign U.S. borders in order to form the North American Union with Mexico and Canada.

Notice he doesn't just want more "immigrants". He wants Latino immigrants. Every "comprehensive" plan includes amnesty. Why? If it's just more workers and consumers they want, they could get them from anywhere in the world.

No, they want millions of Latinos in the US. That has been the plan all along. Let in 20 million Latino illegal aliens, then legalize them. Plus pay them to have lots of anchor babies. Since that's not enough, claim our economy needs all their relatives. By the time you have about 100 million Latinos living in the US, the NAU is a done deal.

When Bush and his cohorts go to sleep at night, Mexicans are what they dream of. Not Europeans -- if 10 million Europeans started flooding in here he'd stop it in a minute. Not Asians, not even, I suggest, Latin Americans from the big South American countries (too fractious, too revolutionary).

Nope, no other group can satisfy like millions of Mexicans: submissive, non-ambitious, anti-academic. Give them a minimum wage job and easy access to fast food and beer and they'll never ask for more. They are the "Dream Immigrant" for American uber-millionaires.

They are less likely to vote, meaning that with the exception of the radical activists whose strings are being yanked by the socialist and communist provocateurs such as Answer L.A. (without whom, the May 1st walkouts would have never occured) the majority of those Bush is pushing to overpopulate our country with, will never become politically savvy nor politically active.

Thus Bush's globalist ambitions of a North American Union between Mexico, Canada and the former United States will be more easily recognized.

Answer 4

What is the President up to? Appeasement, is my guess. Lip service is all it amounts to. By agreeing to Amnesty through work programs and visas (many visas that are disguised under other names), he makes his party look better to illegals & will (hopefully), gain support for the conservative base.

Both Conservatives & Liberals should be thrown out of office for not protecting their citizens. I do not understand, nor will I ever, why US citizens should have to pay for all the freebies they consume. Such as free schooling, food stamps, Medicaid, hospitals, medicine, housing, etc, etc. The list goes on & on.

Us citizens pay for these freebies through Federal, state & local taxes. And yet, we have no say in how our tax money is spent? Why is that? Our borders are not secure (or our ports). And never will be. Makes you wonder (as conspiracy theorists claim),
that 9/11 was a govt set-up, doesn't it?

Illegals lower wages in our economy. Who does that help? Large corporations who donate money to both Democrats & Republicans. That's the bottom line. Immigration = votes. That's what it's all about when polititians want to stay in office. It's corrupt, but our Govt IS corrupt. And it shows.

Answer 5

Quite simply trying to keep all the bleeding heart liberals and the ACLU happy

Answer 6

WE SECURED THE BORDER, NOW WE NEED TO MAKE A LAW TO LET THEM ALL IN OR IT WON'T WORK?


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

THROWING OPEN THE AMNESTY DOOR IS SIGNING DEATH WARRANTS!! 100,000 CIVILIANS AND COUNTING IN IRAQ, HOW HIGH HERE?? THE POINT BEING BUSH DOESN'T HOLD LIFE VERY HIGH!!

Answer 7

The prez is up to giving our country away to a bunch of Mexicans. He should be Impeached.

Answer 8

He just TRYING to convince the American people that he is actually DOING something about the border!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, ALL he's doing is saying (by his actions).is "ok i've sent guard to the border,now give me what I want"!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

What exactly is your question? You've already answered your ? about what the president is doing (See long lengthy article you copied and pasted)!

Answer 10

Socal is totally correct .. that's my take on the situation as well ... it's scary,but unfortunately the truth ....

Answer 11

a bunch of crap.he need to send 10.000 more troops down there