When President George W. Bush came to
Bush, one of the most conservative of conservatives, sounded like someone who was completely concerned about keeping any non-American out of the country, and if any foreigner crossed the border, they would be expatriated back to
While Bush has instated a plan that has hired thousands more border patrol agents, as well as putting in “$139 million to further upgrade the technology and bring a more unified, systematic approach to border enforcement,” his successor in the oval office may not be as firm in their plan regarding Homeland Security, a governmental position Bush established in his term.
Come November, a new Commander In Chief will be elected and come about one calendar year from now, that president will be sworn in.
If a democratic nominee is elected president, the country may see a steady drop in spending regarding border security. Take for example, Hillary Clinton.
But her ideas on border security have been switched around more than once. Four months before Bush gave his speech in Tucson, Clinton voted ‘no’ on two amendments “to a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, which would have funded 2,000 new Border Patrol agents and more than 5,000 new detention beds to house illegal aliens.”
But then a week before, she defiled Bush’s plan on her website, saying, “This administration has failed to provide the resources to protect our borders, or a better system to keep track of entrants to this country… I welcome the addition of more border security.”
She reportedly had also been firmly against illegal aliens. In her current run to be elected the next president,
“The failure of the Congress and the White House to pass comprehensive immigration reform has left the country with a broken system that needs to be fixed. As President, I will work to pass comprehensive immigration reform that includes five key elements. I believe we have to toughen security at our borders, by placing more people and technology there. I will ensure that my policy cracks down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants and applies strict penalties for those who exploit these workers. I think that we should work with local communities to deal with the consequences of a broken immigration system. I plan to work with our neighbors to the south to find ways to provide economic opportunities for their own people. And, lastly, I will make sure that my policy provides a path to earned legalization that requires people to learn English and pay fines.”
One can only think that if
Next week I will discuss some of the republicans’ candidates views on immigration reform and border security particularly
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051128-7.html
http://www.newswithviews.com/Kouri/jim7.htm
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/splash/
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/issues/candidates/hillary-clinton/#immigration
