Bush: It ‘may be fair’ to say that ‘Republicans don’t like immigrants.’

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/12/bush-immigration-republicans/

In an interview with Fox News’ Brit Hume last week, President Bush said that the Republican Party needed to be “compassionate” on issues like immigration reform so that the party isn’t “viewed as anti-immigrant.” Asked about that sentiment at a press conference today, Bush said that it might be “fair” to say that “Republicans don’t like immigrants”:

BUSH: Take, for example, the immigration debate. That’s obviously a highly contentious issue. And the problem with the initial outcome of the debate was some people said, “well, Republicans don’t like immigrants.” Now, that may be fair or unfair, but that’s the image that came out. And if, you know, the image is “we don’t like immigrants,” then there’s probably someone else out there saying, “well, if they don’t like immigrants, they probably don’t like me as well.”

(end snip)

I view Rethuglicans as racist pigs. And it is more than just as image I have of them.

[Phred42]

1. They like the low wages many immigrints represent

especially the illegals

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. Yep. The GOP here is AZ is completely fractured over immigration

The Country Club Republicans want cheap labor and want to bust unions while the bigoted xenophobe wing wants to "secure the border" and "round 'em all up".

[ananda]

2. It may also be fair to say that ..

.. immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment
is the new wedge issue that brings hardline
rightwingers into power even after people
have learned that fascism isn't in their
best interests.

[Maine-i-acs]

3. "'cept for doin' the gardenin' an' babysittin' the kids" he added.

Then they have no problem with immigrants ...

[YOY]

4. Funny how an immigrant's kid just became president elect.

Republican assholes...