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Bush legacy: 'At least we tried' doesn't cut it

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01-07-2009, 11:46 PM
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In the first of a series of televised exit interviews last month, Bush offered his profound regret about immigration. Asked by ABC’s Charles Gibson to name his greatest disappointment as president, Bush listed two issues: the faulty pre-Iraq war intelligence that implied the presence of weapons of mass destruction and the failure to reform immigration policy.

“I firmly believe that the immigration debate really didn’t show the true nature of America as a welcoming society,” Bush said. In a nod to conservatives who blocked the bill, the president added: “I fully understand we need to enforce law and enforce borders. But the debate took on a tone that undermined the true greatness of America, which is that we welcome people who want to work hard and support their families.”

Like Bush, Obama is committed to an immigration measure that combines enforcement with earned legalization for illegal immigrants in the country. But as his predecessor proved, Obama cannot wait and turn to immigration after his political capital has run out. And he has to maintain the tone, not react to the rhetoric.

Mostly, and especially if he wants to keep the Hispanic vote that swung dramatically in his favor in November, Obama cannot try and fail.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories...124_Page2.html
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However, yesterday in an interview with conservative columnist Cal Thomas, Bush seemed to change his mind, saying he wished he had focused on immigration reform instead of Social Security:
THOMAS: And biggest do-over? Knowing everything you know now, what would you have done over again?
BUSH: I probably, in retrospect, should have pushed immigration reform right after the ‘04 election and not Social Security reform.
Regardless, some conservatives fault Bush for focusing on both issues. When asked what Bush’s “biggest mistake” was as president yesterday during the RNC chair candidate debate, South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson said the “Social Security debate and the immigration debate.” “Those were two that tore our Party apart at certain times and cost us electorally,” he said.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/06/...y-immigration/
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01-08-2009, 03:25 PM
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I hope Obama is being briefed on how he must approach immigration reform in his first year of office.
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01-08-2009, 04:32 PM
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Obama should read this article over and over again. If he is serious abt learning from previous president mistake and immigration reform, he should take on immigration early. Unlike any other that I could think of, this issue can not be come back to. Its too controversial and need full "political capital". I hope he take on dream act before anything else.
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