Bush Amnesty Sparks Surge in Border Crossings

[seafan]

This astounding article is from *FOX News.com*, 2-19-04:

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On Jan. 27, the Copley News Service reported that shortly after President Bush announced his plans to amnesty millions of illegal aliens in the U.S., more than half of the Mexicans trying to sneak into the U.S. through San Ysidro (search) told authorities they were doing so to position themselves for the amnesty.

As one member of the U.S. Border Patrol (search) told me, “They believe that they are only responding to an invitation.”

The percentage suggested by Copley probably does not come close to the actual number of people who are running for the American border as word of Bush’s immigration plan (search) spreads through Mexico -- and indeed throughout the world. Mexico, it seems, is now regarded the world over as the doorway to the United States.

In the last several weeks, a staggering 90 percent of all illegal aliens intercepted in one sector in southern Texas claim they’ve come for the amnesty.

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Like a loss-making business that is kept alive by its corporate parent so it can be used as a tax write-off, the Border Patrol remains deliberately undermanned and hogtied while the administration tries to keep up the appearance that the borders of the United States actually mean something.

At a Democratic rally in Tennessee, Al Gore dumbfounded observers when, in criticizing President Bush's invasion of Iraq, he baroquely claimed the president had "betrayed his country." Right now, thousands of registered Republicans -- particularly those in border states -- are experiencing a tangible sense of betrayal. Some things are sacrosanct to the modern Republican, and along with such values as a strong national defense and limited government, one is a secure national border. That disappeared with President Bush’s amnesty proposal, just as if he had announced that the GOP is no longer interested in reducing taxes.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,111818,00.html


Considering that this piece is from FOX, it is a very good indicator that Bush's base is hemorrhaging away quickly now. This issue is very near and dear to Republicans and now they find themselves twisting in the wind. They see now that they have been sold out by the man they rallied behind and it's ripping away their resolve. Bush's betrayal is finally hitting them where they live.

We will rescue this country and our people YET! Keep it up!


(Sorry for all the metaphors...)

[FloridaPat]

1. I thought a lot of the manufacturing jobs went to Mexico.

Why are they coming up here? We should be going down there.

[seafan]

2. An unabashed kick...

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Word of the 2000-mile wide open door between Mexico and the U.S. has spread far beyond Mexico. It is not just Mexicans who are flooding into our border states anymore. Along with the Nicaraguans, Brazilians, Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, and Chileans, agents of the Border Patrol now encounter Chinese, Pakistanis, and Indians. Nationals of countries other than Mexico are known, in Border Patrol parlance, as “OTMs.” (search) Because they cannot easily be returned to their home country (whereas a Mexican national might be driven right back across the border), OTMs are permitted to enter the U.S. and given a Notice to Appear, which is a piece of paper demanding their appearance before an Immigration Judge.

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The Bush Administration has done more to destabilize and ultimately endanger our country than anyone in history. It is the ugly reality that we are facing, and it will take all of us pulling together to save ourselves as a nation. This planet cannot survive this unchecked assault for much longer.