Bush Takes On Opponents of Immigration Deal

I think this bill does provides to much freedom for illegal immigrants in this country right now, even though Bush claims that the purpose of this bill isn’t amnesty for illegal immigrants he surely doesn’t say that it is not an added part: “a path to citizenship for some 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country.” This bill also shifts the system for awarding permanent residence status to give more weight to education and skills and less to family reunification, while conservatives have derided the plan for allowing illegal aliens to legalize their status. On the other hand if this bill was to pass I think it would make immigration issues in the United States a clearer cut issue, in which those who provide a service to this country are allowed to stay and those who don’t are sent back to Mexico.

I think this sums up all the problems that are going to appear due to this bill:

“But Mr. Bush and his allies on Capitol Hill are at a significant rhetorical disadvantage: conservative opponents can capture their objection to the bill in a single word — amnesty — while supporters are forced into the complex weeds of policy and the nuances of legislative language.”

Read the story for yourself:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/us/29cnd-immig.html?ei=5065&en=14d081ab7d03c8a7&ex=1181102400&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
Bush on the immigration bill:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nSdm_c07uUU