Republican leader rejects guest worker plan

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Majority Leader John Boehner on Sunday rejected efforts to establish a guest worker program in the United States, despite calls from President Bush to make provisions for millions of current illegal immigrants.

Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said he supported a bill already passed by the House that focuses on tightening up the nation's borders but does not include a program for temporary workers.

"You can't begin to talk about a guest worker bill until you secure the borders," he said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" program. Otherwise, he said, "We're going to have an endless parade of illegal immigrants here in our country."

Boehner's position pits him directly against Bush, who on Saturday blamed Senate Democrats for failing to approve a bipartisan Senate plan that created a temporary guest worker plan and provided a path to citizenship.

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[madrchsod]

1. build a big concrete wall like israel`s

just think of all the good paying jobs this would create. dam a 5-10 year construction project for some big republican corporation-i wonder who that may be?

[abelenkpe]

2. Yeah, I wonder who'd be building it. nt

[still_one]

3. I don't like boehner and his racist views but the guest worker plan

is a pure explotation of mexicans for cheap labor, and americans who cold use the work at a fair wage

[salin]

4. This becomes very interesting...

Boehner's position pits him directly against Bush, who on Saturday blamed Senate Democrats for failing to approve a bipartisan Senate plan that created a temporary guest worker plan and provided a path to citizenship.

The Bush PR machine is trying to frame the block in action - as "he would solve the problem, but for the obstructionist democrats"... But, the public is mixed, and not solidly behind bush - so GoP in the House who do not want to support bush are stuck either being framed by Bushco - who are desparate to "look strong" and "be the hero - save those obstructionists..." - as being obstrutionist.

But the public opinion - for a variety of reasons, with objections to differnt parts of bush's proposals - is not with bush. So the wise political caluculus decision for GOPers fighting for their own reelections is to buck bush. However, the WH machine is notoriously brutal with those who oppose them. Rather like some members are suddenly in the old story - which door to choose the lady or the tiger? (behind which -there is an equal chance of choosing the tiger).

Bushco has pushed this while searching for a 'wedge' issue from which they thought they still might be able to find some valence. Yet it appears the wedge, is a brutal internal one. Ironic.