tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post114775845668026305..comments2023-10-26T07:08:33.504-04:00Comments on Migra Matters: Bush walks a tightrope in immigration reform speech.Duke Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898716854097535479noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1147822200509781622006-05-16T19:30:00.000-04:002006-05-16T19:30:00.000-04:00Yeah -- nothing much in it. At most, a confession ...Yeah -- nothing much in it. At most, a confession that Bush's prestige is on the line if Congress fails to bring anything out this year. <BR/><BR/>However there continues to be hope that Congress will simply be unable to get itself together to act, the best result for most of our immigrant population I think. Such a result would give organizations time to build better defensive capacity for the very many people whose lives are likely to be interrupted by any legislation.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1147819625569562582006-05-16T18:47:00.000-04:002006-05-16T18:47:00.000-04:00Speaking just for myself, I think this is all a bu...Speaking just for myself, I think this is all a bunch of window-dressing. Until the power brokers start addressing economic instability caused by NAFTA, CAFTA, and other trade policies, then none of this is going to do a inkling of good.<BR/><BR/>I reject the calls for a wall to be built, it is the ultimate sign of society's failure to wall their citizens in/keep others out due to fear and elitism. The flow will lessen when the American government stops treating the rest of the world like a bunch of unwanted stepchildren.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837068933376597307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1147795658716317632006-05-16T12:07:00.000-04:002006-05-16T12:07:00.000-04:00Seems like Bush's speech offers nothing new. And c...Seems like Bush's speech offers nothing new. And calling up 6,000 National Guard soldiers to serve in a bench role, driving fuel trucks, building things, doing surveillance, and providing other "services" to assist the already inadequate border patrol is not something I would sign on to.<BR/><BR/>I read a lot of strongly pro-immigration posts on this blog that criticize any measures which might slow or hinder immigration or obstruct illegal migrants.<BR/><BR/>Should we open our borders to any and all comers? Should we abandon any attempts to limit the mass migration that is taking place without any semblance of control? Should we just maintain a blind eye to all of it? What is the point, what are the recommendations here?Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056953204775193676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1147771493117144002006-05-16T05:24:00.000-04:002006-05-16T05:24:00.000-04:00I was very surprised he did mention the national i...I was very surprised he did mention the national id card since it already passed and made into law last year. Maybe it was a in your face thing, letting us know 1/3 of the whole immigration reform had already been passed. I know he was really trying hard to ride the fence.XicanoPwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058956642832068827noreply@blogger.com