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Feb 25, 2001 ·
Bush Sets Stage For Open Borders. President
Bush's meeting with the Mexican president appeared innocent but it was used to set the stage for a surrender of …
Sending troops to the border is no more than a play to provide political cover. Unfortunately for Americans, the theatrics are about to spill into the real world.
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May 26, 2006 · In his Oval Office address, President
Bush spoke of his support for and expansion of the
Border Patrol. He seems to have forgotten that his fiscal year 2006 budget proposal provided for the hiring of only 210
Border Patrol agents, even though Congress had just recently passed an intelligence reform bill authorizing 2,000 new
Border Patrol ...
Did George W. Bush Cause the Current Border Crisis?
On Dec. 23, 2008,
President George W. Bush signed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act into law. White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto called the bill “a priority issue for the administration in preventing the trafficking of persons around the world,” adding, “So this is a piece of legislation we’re very proud to sign.”
The White House may have been excited about signing the legislation, but few others took notice. The country was teetering towards recession. Banks were failing. The president-elect was announcing his cabinet picks. Wilberforce was no biggie.
Over the last few months, however, as minors piled up at the border, the law has drawn a lot of attention — and blame.
Blaming the 2008 legislation for the current crisis is more than a bit overblown. But it’s catnip to those seeking to politicize the crisis.
Exhibit A:
A Dallas Morning News editorial headlined: “Just like Iraq, immigration crisis has roots in GOP leadership.”
