Notice something funny about the Immigration Bill???

Question

Bush desperately wants to pass this bill, he is republican......
the republican senators are fighting it desperately -they don't want it
the democrats are supporting this agenda, and want the bill passed

why are the democrats supporting Bush's agenda? something seems odd about this

Answer 1

It's very odd.

Answer 2

If you had been paying attention you would know...

1. Bush has vowed that he will deal with the immigration issue before he leaves office.

2. The House currently has a Democrat majority, meaning any bill he hopes to get passed will have to be appealing to Democrats.

3. Republicans are against the bill because of a lot of reasons. The frontrunners being: the Republican community doesn't like the bill, and they are supposed to represent their constituents & they don't believe in granting amnesty, no matter how dessed up, to people who have already broken the law by being here illegally. Lots of other reasons, but that's another question.

Hope that helps you understand the reasoning of all of these politicians a little better.

Answer 3

The key to this bill is that it has teeth first, benefits later. Bush is playing the risky game of maybe we can do the teeth part with little or no benefits. Democrats think they can subdue the teeth and get just the benefits. That's also why Bush wanted it fast...so he could set up the teeth before he exits - if the bill is passed right as Bush exits, the next president won't enact the teeth.

If the bill gets held up too long, we'll probably see Bush actually veto it for the reason mentioned (although it will be labeled as not being the original intent that he agreed to sign and the media will point to him as a liar, when in actuality it's just that his agenda isn't possible at that point).

Immigration reform will not be solved in this presidency and will be a huge issue in the debates. Expect the Republicans to be painted as inhuman monsters who want to break up families and abuse poor people by the media.

Answer 4

Why the Republicans are fighting the bill is obvious: they are continuing to bow to the right-wing "base" who don't want ANY immigration bill (unless you count their fantasies about border fences and deporting 12 million people).

The Democrats are for it because we HAVE to fix this problem--and if the bill is flawed, at least the biggest hurdle is past. Any flaws can be lblamed on Bush and the GOP-and can be fixed easily after 2008--and they get the credit.

Bush is another matter. I'm not sure--but I think his handlers (Cheney and the various corrupt corporations that tell Bush what to do) have figured out that if they don't do anything, in 2009 they're going to get an immigration reform bill that they don't have any say in--and about 10 years after that about 12 milllion new voters who will therefore be mostly Democrat.

And the X factor: given the inaction ofthe GOP on this issue, if so much as 1 terrorist with nothing but a BB gun comes across the Mexican border (God forbid, but it's a real danger)--it will be a cold day in hell before the GOP EVER recovers from the political damage. And Bush would go down in history as the President who let it happen.

Answer 5

well during the first vote there were a good number of democrats who voted against it too. I believe the vote was 61 against it out of 96 who voted. If i remember right 49 republicans and 47 democrats voted so thats 12 of the 47 dems voting no also.

if im slightly off on numbers was doing that from memory but its pretty close

Answer 6

It is a Kennedy Bill, it is always Kennedy who has brought this immigration bill up for years. Kennedy is the one who wants to cramp 20 million more illegals down our throat. Kennedy is a democrat, that is why more democrats than republicans want it passed. Bush apparently has changed sides. yuk.

Answer 7

If you haven't heard this before, some of us Republicans insist Bush is a Liberal. He decides to enter a war to bring democracy by occupying a country. He increase the size of our government. He Centralize power around himself. The founding principle of the Republican party is freeing the slaves and States rights. If you don't believe that some of my fellow Republcans feel as I do, look at BUshes poll. Less tahn 30% approval. That means more tha half of The Republicans don't like him either.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

the Democrats are compassionate towards the migrate workers (a little naive and misguided as it may be) It fits with a Liberal agenda.

Bush backing it worries me though, amnesty for illegals doesn't fit the Republican profile.

I wonder if he worked a deal with Fox to let him into Mexico when the next president sees all the garbage he's done to this country and starts a criminal investigation.

Answer 10

Everyone agrees it is lousy legislation. No one knows how much it will cost. No one knows if the federal government will enforce it as they did not enforce the legislation in 1986. Real serious issues.

Answer 11

This idea is going nowhere. Wealthy interests want cheap illegal immigrant labor. Neither democrat nor republican truly want to upset the status quo on this.

This bill is just a deliberate distraction.