188 Signed up for Spanish

I am planning to take another Spanish class this winter, but not so I can converse with illegal immigrants who supposedly take jobs that Americans don’t want. I am gobsmacked, as the Brits say, by this policy. Bush is sounding more like a Democrat every day. And spending money on domestic programs like one.

“Bush will try to make the plan more palatable to conservatives by including stricter entry controls, including increased use of technology at the border and steps toward better enforcement of current visa restrictions and reporting requirements, sources said,“ Washington Post 12-24-03. If such controls and technology are available, why aren’t we using them now? We’ve got the laws on the books.

I doubt that it will help him much with the Latino vote. They think it is a plot to get them registered for deportation. And, actually, that would make more sense. How many conservatives will just throw up their hands and abandon him like they did his father when he didn’t keep his word. It’s important to remember that unlike Democrats, Republicans do not sing along that country and western song, “Stand by your man.”

Poor people who work really don’t pay Federal Income Taxes, so there is no benefit there. But they do pay Payroll taxes, or Social Security. That makes them recipients of the benefits, too. I’m not eligible for social security benefits because I have a teacher’s pension. These workers, non-citizens and here illegally, will be.