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March 16, 2005
 
 

Navarrette: "Sorry, Mr. President. I don't buy it."


"President Bush deserves credit for trying to fix a system that is beyond broken. But you can't even think about achieving real reforms until you make border security a top priority. . . Personally, I would hope that the president would talk more about the fact that individuals and companies that employ illegal immigrants are breaking the law and deserve to be punished. They certainly shouldn't be rewarded with 'reforms' such as amnesty and guest workers," says syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette. "But even if Bush, a pro-business Republican, isn't willing to go that far and bite the hand that feeds him, he should at least focus more attention on the border. He needs to acknowledge that the United States has the right to stop illegal immigrants before they enter this country, and that the administration has a responsibility to dedicate the resources to make that possible."

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