Clinton Kept the Borders Open and TRIPLED Illegal Immigration.?

Question

Why do Dems criticize Bush when he does the same as Clinton?

Interestingly, no Dem in Congress cares to shut the borders. Yet, Libs on YA will moan about the border being open. The Dems in Congress seem to totally disagree with YA Libs.

That makes a person wonder if Dems are stupid in voting for people who don't agree with them.

Answer 1

same old same old- they hate the war and vote for it

Answer 2

The pseudoconservative Republicans don't do anything either.

Answer 3

Majority of which came to work for Bush in Crawford or are either related to him.

Answer 4

Luckily I didn't like Clinton...or either Bushies...but Bush is so dumb it's unbelievable.... I mean stumps are smarter than him!

Answer 5

What are you talking about? Reagan gave amnesty to 9 million illegals....the last Prez to do so....look it up slappy

Answer 6

Today, President Bush addressed the issue of immigration at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico. He is also scheduled to make a stop in Laredo, TX. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on President Bush's failure to lead on the issue of border security and his inability to stand up to anti-immigrant policies being promoted by the right-wing of his own party: Seems like Conservatives vote for people who don't agree with them.

"For the last five years, President Bush has failed to secure America's borders. While our northern border remains vulnerable, highlighted by the recent breakup of a terror plot in Toronto just one hundred miles from Buffalo, the President is resorting to more photo-ops along our southern border today.

"Instead of showing real leadership, President Bush's southwest tour today highlights his ongoing failure to stand up to anti-immigrant rhetoric and misguided policies from the far-right of the Republican Party. Their latest ploy, which is being considered today in Congress, is to deny citizenship to children born in the United States, an issue the President avoided. President Bush must reject anti-immigrant and un-American provisions, some of which ended up in the House bill, if he wants a bill on his desk from the conference committee worth signing.

"Democrats will continue to fight for immigration reform that strengthens our borders, protects U.S. workers and their wages, reunites families and allows hard-working immigrants who pay taxes and obey the law the opportunity to earn the right to apply for the responsibilities of citizenship."

Bush Administration and Republican Congress Underfunded Border Security Called For By 9/11 Act. The Republican Congress has broken the promises it made on funding additional Border Patrol Agents, immigration enforcement agents and detention beds. In 2004, Congress enacted the 9/11 Act, which mandated an additional 2,000 Border Patrol agents being hired over each of the next five years, but the Republican-led Congress funded only 1,000 additional agents. The 9/11 Act mandated an additional 800 immigration enforcement agents over each of the next five years, but in FY 2006, the Congress funded only 350 additional agents. The Act also mandated an additional 8,000 detention beds, but in FY 2006, the Congress funded only 1,800 additional detention beds. [Third Way, 5/14/06]

Under Bush Administration, Apprehensions of Illegal Immigrants Have Dropped, Deportable Aliens Have Declined, and Audits of Employers Have Dropped. Despite doubling the number of border agents over 10 years and massive illegal crossings, apprehensions of illegal immigrants have dropped under Bush by 30%. The number of deportable aliens located in states other than TX, NM, AZ and CA declined by 36% under Bush, reaching an all-time low of 21,113 in FY 2004. Under the Bush DHS enforcement rate, it would take 228 years to apprehend all of the illegal immigrants currently residing in the non-border states. Audits of employers suspected of using illegal immigrants have dropped from 8,000 under Clinton to less than 2,200 in FY 2003, and only 46 employers were convicted of illegal immigrant employment in FY 2004. [Third Way, 5/14/06]

Congressional Research Service: Border Security Less Effective Under Bush. "The U.S. Border Patrol increased at a faster rate and apprehended more illegal aliens per year under President Clinton than under President Bush, according to statistics from a new, unpublished congressional research briefing report. Mr. Bush trails his predecessor on a series of measures of border security, says the briefing from the Congressional Research Service to the House Judiciary Committee, which was based on Department of Homeland Security data. Mr. Clinton increased the number of Border Patrol agents and pilots by 126 percent over his eight-year term, or an average of 642 per year, while Mr. Bush has averaged 411 new agents per year through 2005, for a total increase of 22.3 percent over his tenure. Although Mr. Bush last week said his administration has caught and returned 6 million illegal aliens, that's actually a drop from any five-year period during Mr. Clinton's administration, the briefing says." [Washington Times, 5/25/06]

House Republicans' Anti-Immigrant Push Today: Denying U.S. Born Children Citizenship. In the House of Representatives today, extremist Republicans are using the Homeland Security Appropriations Act to further their anti-immigrant agenda. Among the amendments being proposed, House Republicans are trying to penalize states and localities that encourage immigrants to report crimes without fear; reducing LEGAL immigration; and most egregiously, a mean-spirited measure denying citizenship to the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants, which would turn innocent children into stateless minors forcing them into the shadows of society. [National Immigration Forum, http://www.immigrationforum.org/]