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• Roger L. Simon relays a salient point from a commenter. For some people, politics is religion.
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Sabine Herold

I'm glad to see Sabine Herold continues to be in the press. The more people hear from her, the better. Via Glenn

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Border council mad at Bush for new immigration "plan"

Hey, look. I've learned to use scare quotes. Anyway, the National Border Patrol Council calls Bush's new guest-worker and alien amnesty plan a slap in the face, and rightfully so. And they say so in refreshingly plain language:

The agents are told in a letter from Vice President John Frecker that the proposal offered last week during a White House press conference "implies that the country really wasn´t serious about" immigration enforcement in the first place.

"Hey, you know all those illegal aliens you risked 'life and limb´ to apprehend? FAH-GED-ABOWD-IT," said Mr. Frecker, a veteran Border Patrol agent. "President Bush has solved the problem. Don´t be confused and call this an 'amnesty,´ even though those who are here illegally will suddenly become legal and will be allowed to stay here.

Mr. Frecker told The Washington Times that the Bush guest-worker proposal was "insulting," saying it diminished efforts by agents at the nation´s borders who risk their lives every day to stop illegal immigration.

"The border is, maybe, 10 percent more secure than it was prior to September 11, but it is still out of control," he said. "Before we do anything else, we need to make sure the border is secure, that illegal aliens in the country are being apprehended and that employer sanctions are being enforced."

Bush sucks (domestically).

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