President Bush: Lectures Us On Civility

Source: whitehouse.gov

THE PRESIDENT: I've just had a very constructive and important dialogue with members of the agricultural community, the faith community, the concerned citizen community about immigration. Ours is a nation of law and ours is a nation of immigrants, and we believe that we can have rational, important immigration policy that's based upon law and reflects our deep desire to be a compassionate and decent nation.

President George W. Bush speaks with participants in a meeting on immigration reform Thursday, March 23, 2006, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper Our government must enforce our borders; we've got plans in place to do so. But part of enforcing our borders is to have a guest worker program that encourages people to register their presence so that we know who they are, and says to them, if you're doing a job an American won't do, you're welcome here for a period of time to do that job.

The immigration debate is a vital debate for our country. It's important that we have a serious debate, one that discusses the issues. But I urge members of Congress and I urge people who like to comment on this issue to make sure the rhetoric is in accord with our traditions. I look around the table and I recognize that we've got people from different backgrounds, different heritages. We all may have different family histories, but we all sit around this table as Americans.

And, therefore, when we conduct this debate it must be done in a civil way. It must be done in a way that brings dignity to the process. It must be done in a way that doesn't pit one group of people against another. It must be done in a way that recognizes our history. I think now is the time for the United States Congress to act to get an immigration plan that is comprehensive and rational and achieves important objectives.

So I want to welcome you all for being here. I want to thank you very much for your involvement in this vital issue. I've assured folks here at the table that I will continue to speak out on the issue. I feel passionately about the need for our country to conduct themselves with dignity and, at the same time, enforce our border and treat people here with respect.

Thank you all very much. (Applause.)

With all due respect Mr. President, it appears I've plum run out of civility. An invading force has entered this country and while you twiddle your thumbs and continue to underfund the border patrol they continue to flow over the border.

My civility is reserved for my fellow CITIZENS, not people whose first act in my home is to enter illegally. Please Mr. President stop lying about jobs Americans won't do, I understand that businessmen with deep pockets have been saying this for years but it's simply not true.

Just so we're clear sir, I do not believe you have any intent to secore the border. In fact I believe you want many millions more invaders to enter this country and hasten chaos and anarchy. Why you would want that is beyond this simple working man, but I see the evidence of my eyes.

So until you get serious about defending our border don't you dare lecture me on how an American should behave. It occurs to me that a true American would be ashamed of himself for allowing the problem to reach these epic proportions, a true American would not then compound the problem by capitulating to the enemy.

But that's just me, an unemployed American who's seen his industry ravaged by the "honored guests" you insist on welcoming into my home against my wishes and against the wishes of a majority of Americans.

Shame on you sir, shame!

H/T The MInuteman Blog

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