Bush decries border project

[ylexot]

President Bush yesterday said he opposes a civilian project to monitor illegal aliens crossing the border, characterizing them as "vigilantes."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2200-6209r.htm

If I was one of the "vigilantes", my response to him would be "If you did your job and enforced the immigration laws, we wouldn't have to." I think this marks the first time I have actually been mad at Bush. Interseting that the root word of "vigilante" is "vigilant"...an appropriate name for these folks and one I'd be proud of.

[2ndAmendment]

Originally Posted by ylexot

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2200-6209r.htm

If I was one of the "vigilantes", my response to him would be "If you did your job and enforced the immigration laws, we wouldn't have to." I think this marks the first time I have actually been mad at Bush. Interseting that the root word of "vigilante" is "vigilant"...an appropriate name for these folks and one I'd be proud of.

Why don't you express your anger to him? president@whitehouse.gov

Just a copy and paste and a little edit.

[2ndAmendment]

Just sent this:

President Bush,
I voted for you, but I think you are the wrong person for the leadership of this country. You are out of touch with the majority.

You called civilians monitoring illegal aliens crossing the border "vigilantes." Interesting that the root word of vigilantes is vigilant. Someone needs to be vigilant of our borders since the government is not. We are tired of the invasion of our country and want it repelled. You want the Congress to further loosen immigration law. Wrong! That is not what the people want! We want the laws tightened and illegals deported now.

Good thing you can't run for a third term. You'd have lost my vote and many others.

Sincerely,
name address stuff

[ylexot]

Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

Why don't you express your anger to him? president@whitehouse.gov

Just a copy and paste and a little edit.

I decided to do a complete re-write:

Mr. President,
I have agreed with many of your policies throughout your Presdiency. However, I do not agree with your stance on illegal immigration. The key word is "illegal". Illegal immigration costs the citizens of this country Billions of dollars each year. Your idea for a immigrant worker program may work, it may not. But it does not matter because it is not the current law of this country...the laws you are sworn to uphold...the laws your branch of government is charged with enforcing. These laws are not being enforced and you are failing to do your duty in this regard as President of the United States of America. The enforcement of our immigration laws is so lax that private citizens are now patrolling the border and you have the gall to call them "vigilantes"...for doing the job you are supposed to be doing. You should not look down on these people. Vigilatism is not the problem. It is meerly a sign that the laws are not being upheld.

I hope you will see that these laws need to be enforced. It is your sworn duty.

Sincerely,
Name and location

[vraiblonde]

And, PS, Mr. President, you're overstepping your boundaries and creating a dangerous precedent by getting involved in the Terri Schiavo situation.


What the hell has gotten into him????? Wanting to let illegals come waltzing into our country unfettered is supposed to be what Democrats do, not Republicans. I'm trying to figure out his angle on this illegal immigration thing and it's just not coming to me.

[AC/DC]

Dear Mr. President,

Though I have agreed with you many actions as president, I would like to highly suggest that instead of posting civilian lookouts on the border that you would consider leaving water bottles lying all along the border laced with Arsenic. This would lower the number of break-ins of homes looking for water and food, not to mention the fact that the immigrants would be in a better place all together.

Rock on……AC/DC

[soul4sale]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

What the hell has gotten into him????? Wanting to let illegals come waltzing into our country unfettered is supposed to be what Democrats do, not Republicans. I'm trying to figure out his angle on this illegal immigration thing and it's just not coming to me.

According to the infinite wisdom of BellaOnline (which I've never heard of), it looks like he's getting back to the party basics:

"Issues that further united the party were: (1) Repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act; (2) Support of a central route for the transcontinental railroad; (3) Support of the Homestead Act, and (4) Support of high protective tariffs and liberal immigration laws."

[Bustem' Down]

He tells us to be vigilant in watching for terrorist activities, but when it come to stopping people from illegaly crossing the boarder we're wrong?? He needs to make up his mind.

[alex]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

And, PS, Mr. President, you're overstepping your boundaries and creating a dangerous precedent by getting involved in the Terri Schiavo situation.


What the hell has gotten into him????? Wanting to let illegals come waltzing into our country unfettered is supposed to be what Democrats do, not Republicans. I'm trying to figure out his angle on this illegal immigration thing and it's just not coming to me.

The can think of two reasons he is doing this....

1 - VOTES - keep the latin vote in the GOP party.
2 - BUSINESS - cheap labor = big profits.

[Railroad (Premo)]

It's interesting that this obvious change in direction happened after the Mexican President paid a visit to Mr. Bush. I wonder what was discussed behind closed doors? What does he know about this that we don't?