Just curious: does anyone agree with BOTH Bush's Iraq policy AND his immigration policy?

Question

These seem like the two hottest issues at the moment, and could be the two most important of his presidency.

I generally support Bush on the first (Iraq, anti-terrorism, etc.), but not the second. Frankly, I think they are contradictory in terms of national security. Why lock and bar the windows if the front door is wide open?

But what I'm interested in is any possible explanations of the philosophy or worldview underlying both actions. It would be interesting to hear from someone who agrees with him on both, if such a person exists.

Or, what do you think explains both positions. (I can't wait to see the answers to this one!)

If Bush himself has explained it, I missed it. So I have to ask. Thanks!

Answer 1

I doubt that you would find anyone but the most political hack who would. One goes more for the far right, the other for the far left.

I honestly believe that it's simply a case where Iraq is a lost cause for the Bush legacy, at least in the near future, and amnesty would at least give him something that the left would praise him on.

Oh, and I am a life-long Republican. While I disagreed with Reagan's amnesty, Bush's attempt is inexcusable because we KNOW exactly what will happen. We have seen it already. This bill does nothing that the 86 amnesty didn't promise too. Well, maybe a little bit more, but no one can explain why I should believe that this amnesty is different than the last one, which I disagreed with in the first place.

Just as when I was ashamed to be an American when I was stationed in South Korea, in a room with about an equal mix of ROK and US forces, and having Slick Willie, my commander-in-chief and leader of the free world, sit there and say through that TV in front of the world, "Well, that depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is," Bush is well on his way to making many of us ashamed to be Republicans.

Man, I really miss Ronald Reagan. I am glad he's dead so he doesn't have to see what the party he helped really build during the 1980s has turned into at the highest level. It would break his heart.

Answer 2

Oh yeah I still remember how this work we embargo the Japanese because they are invading their neighbors in a quest for natural resources Japan didn't have so then they declare war on us attack Pearl Harbor. Move to modern era at the end of WW 2 there isn't much cohesion among Arab nations or people and as some of the countries had sided with the NAZIs ( strange how people like to forget that part) the allies particularly Britain changed a few boundaries and installed a few rulers to try and stabilize this place. Yes we had a hand in this also. Did we slaughter these guys whole sale no that is something they are much better at than we could ever aspire to be? Yeah we have dabbled in their politics, is someone claiming they have stayed out of ours. And by the way if it weren't for BP, Standard, Amoco and some others where would these freakin camel jockeys be anyway. Mostly still living in tents and raiding each other for women and supplies. But I do understand the question: If you flip me off I kill you and everybody in the vehicle with you even if it's a school buss full of children. If I step on your toe at the mall you must annihilate every one in the mall to redeem face and please ALLAH. In other words the Judaists can do anything they want to for any insult real or imagined and WE (being the ones they are doing this insulting) must sit idly by or even help them by exposing our security to them in the media so they could slaughter us a little easier. HEEELLLL NNNOOO I don't want to fight any one but if they insist then we must oblige. For decades even our most useless leaders have tried to have dialogue with these people and most of them continue to teach their toddlers to murder us whole sale.

Answer 3

i hate all these people that thinks america should shun away immigrants.... the country was built on immigrants.... where did you great grand parents come from???

trying to say no immigrants into america is like trying to make hot ice cream.... his immigration policy is great, he´s trying to tackle a problem that has faced this country for years....

as far as support the policy, i don´t know, i´m sure the war could be handled a better way but i don´t have any solutions, therefore i can´t talk bad about it....

people that don´t like the immigration policy need to take some courses on american history...... what are you afraid that what happen to the "native americans" is going to happen to you?

Answer 4

I support Bush's Iraq policy but not his immigration policy.

We knew it when he was in Texas. It was a non-issue, because our Republicans in Congress never passed an amnesty bill!

Now it is an issue, because the Liberals have cooked a scheme. Our Republicans in Congress will vote against this bill, but it is 600 pages of convolution that they first must delve through.

So watch the votes on this one. If it makes it to the president's desk, pray. The Democrats are showing their desperation. Instead of doing what is best for the US, they are gambling on taking down the Republican party.

This ought to concern even Liberals.

Answer 5

There are a few folks who agree with Bush on these two issues. They are:
Laura Bush
Dick Cheney
Carl Rove
Rush Limbaugh
Bill O'Reilly
Sean Hannity
Pee Wee Herman
Charles Manson

Answer 6

suprisingly, the immigration policy is the ONLY issue where I even come close to agreeing with the little twerp.

compromise is usually the best solution.

Answer 7

No I know I don't. I support the war and Bush's refusal to surrender to terrorist. But he is flat out WRONG on immigration. His views disgust me.

Answer 8

I don't support either.

I don't think "just keep sending U.S. troops and throwing U.S. dollars at it until it goes away" is a good policy for ANYTHING, much less a war on an ideology.

And I think his immigration policy is for crap.

Answer 9

no...but his bipartisanship on the immigration bill will be one positive on his record, regardless of what the policy states.

Answer 10

No one I know of

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