August 29, 2005
Border Controls: About F'ing Time
It's about time Mr President.
- "I understand it's putting a strain on your resources," said Bush. "It's important for the people of this state to understand, your voices are being heard in Washington, D.C."
Bush, a former Texas governor, told a crowd dominated by retirees that he will work with Gov. Janet Napolitano and other border governors to address the problem, declaring: "We have an obligation to enforce the borders."
More people, detention space and resources will be made available in border areas, Bush said.
Of course, it's easy to say something, another to do it.
Let's get on with it.
- U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said Bush has not been getting credit for addressing border issues.
"I have no doubt that he is clearly at this point strongly embracing immigration reform that would secure our borders," Franks said.
The issue of security should be addressed first, he said, and after that, questions about guest worker programs, illegal immigrants who are already here and employer sanctions can be addressed.
"Until we secure the borders, we cannot even begin that debate," Franks said.
Exactly right. However, Bush hasn't recieved the credit, because NOTHING has been done. Second Bush Administration Posted by AlexC at August 29, 2005 9:00 PM
I completely disagree. I actually typed an eight letter word that begins with B and ends with T but thought better of it.
President Bush has made the first realistic and viable proposal for the border we have seen in some time. Unlike President Clinton's "amnesty" and Tom Tancredo / Bill O'Reilly military solutions, W's guest worker program meets the needs of the business community, supports the exigencies of millions of current workers, and allows for more enforcement down the road.
Just because the GOP legislators are ineffective and the Democrats are intransigent does not mean the President has done nothing.
Posted by: jk at August 30, 2005 12:15 PMNo, but the fact that he has done nothing DOES mean that the President has done nothing. Notably absent from your brief list of the President's "proposals" is anything at all having to do with SECURING the border.
The lawful and honorable efforts of free Americans living along that border haven't even been enough to persuade the "law and order, make America secure" president to even make a PROPOSAL for securing the border. Instead he calls them vigilantes. Disgraceful.
Posted by: johngalt at August 30, 2005 3:04 PM | What do you think? [2]