-Caveat Lector- For an immigration time-out: http://www.projectusa.org/ But, Vicente, I thought we were friends Issue 93: September 10, 2001 +== TIME OUT PROJECT ==+ George W. Bush, the Ned Flanders of U.S./Mexico relations, must be wondering what happened when his "close personal friend" Vicente Fox visited Washington last week. By all accounts, the Mexican President caught the Bush Administration by surprise when he publicly put a deadline on amnesty for Mexican nationals illegally residing in the United States. No doubt Fox, who is facing domestic political difficulties, was playing to the home crowd. Mexicans have long suffered under an inadequacy complex vis-�-vis the United States. The spectacle of a firm Mexican President striding potently into Washington, DC and thrusting his demands onto the U.S. government must have been sweet indeed (and a 3-minute standing ovation from Congress, to boot!). George W. Bush submitted to his role perfectly, being reduced to complaining weakly of the complex nature of mass immigration, promising to "accommodate" his friend, and repeating yet again his flaccid and empty campaign slogan, "Family values don't stop at the Rio Bravo." However, the Administration, caught between the demands of its cheap labor constituency on one hand and intense political opposition to mass amnesty on the other, much prefers the status quo, which is an endless series of mini-amnesties (a marriage amnesty here�a natural disaster amnesty there�). Mini-amnesties can accomplish the same thing -- cheap labor-wise -- as one big amnesty, and they have the benefit of remaining largely below the radar for most Americans. Small -- but regular -- amnesties allow the Bush Administration to please the cheap labor lobby without incurring the wrath of the 1 out of 3 conservatives who say they would be less likely to vote for Bush if he supports an amnesty. The problem for an ethnic-pandering Bush is that "below the radar" amnesties don't do any political good for Vicente Fox, a man who refers to himself as President of the 20 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans living in the United States. __________ A Marshall Plan for Mexico (Steve Sailer in VDARE) http://www.vdare.com/sailer/marshall_plan.htm "Interest in the debate is heating up. Forty-three percent have seen, read or heard something recently about immigration, up from 23% since May." http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/683691p-744893c.html The big opportunity for George W. Bush http://www.washtimes.com/national/pruden.htm Ode to "compassionate conservativism" http://lyrics.astraweb.com:2000/display.cgi?nirvana..in_utero..rape_me Almost one-third of conservatives (32 percent) indicated that they would be less likely to vote for Bush if he supported an amnesty (Zogby) http://www.cis.org/articles/2001/amnestypoll.html Americans Clearly Oppose Amnesty for Illegal Mexican Immigrants http://gallup.com/poll/releases/pr010906.asp Truthmobile while Fox addressing Congress http://projectusa.org/Ezine/ezine_links/Ezine_memo_Truthmobile_Capitol.html +== TAKE POSITIVE ACTION ==+ Notwithstanding the embarrassment to our country, those of us in the immigration time-out movement see a bright side to Fox's public shafting of his good personal friend, George Bush. By calling for a massive blanket amnesty for his countrymen illegally residing in the United States, Fox succeeded in putting the immigration issue on the front burner. When the issue becomes the center of public debate, our side wins (since our arguments are correct and most people agree with us). We can point as evidence of this to victories like the defeat of pro-mass immigration Republican Senator Spencer Abraham in Michigan last year, and the recent political pounding administered to pro-mass immigration Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa. (see him squirm and falsely deny in a recent Washington Post letter to the editor: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27439-2001Aug31.html ) We promise that Congressional voting records on immigration will increasingly be held up to public scrutiny. You can help by making sure you let your Congressperson know you oppose mass immigration, and are watching his or her vote on immigration-related issues. A phone call is worth the time and effort. 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