Bush's 5 Point Immigration Plan, Here:

[elehhhhna]

Rep. Jack Kingston (R.-Ga.), vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, tells me that President Bush will outline a five-point plan tonight on national TV that emphasizes border security and a temporary guest-worker program.
Here are the five points Bush will emphasize, according to Kingston:



Border security: Under Bush’s watch, the number of Border Patrol agents has increased from 9,000 to 12,000 and more than 6 million illegal aliens have been sent home. In an effort to bolster security at the border, Bush will order the deployment of up to 6,000 National Guardsmen to play a support role. He will also ask for money to build a virtual border fence, which includes increasing the number cameras, roads and UAVs.

Temporary guest-worker program: The White House will embrace a plan similar to the Hagel-Martinez compromise legislation in the Senate.

Interior enforcement: Bush will endorse a bio-metric ID card, although it’s unclear if this will be required for all Americans to make it work.

Deportation: The White House will propose an end to the catch-and-release program. As a practical matter, Kingston was told there’s no way to deport the more than 11 million illegal immigrants already in the United States.

Assimilation: Bush will tell immigrants they must become part of society and learn to share American ideals. There was no commitment to any type of test to reinforce the idea.

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/blog-detail.php?id=14853

[eleny]

1. "bio-metric ID card ...unclear if this will be required for all Americans"

Holy crap! Is this one of the steps they'll take to get DNA on all of us?

[rodeodance]

5. Chertoff talked of this a few months ago. Think it is being used in some

airposts for visitors and wants to use it for people to go in and out of country on frequent basis.

[eleny]

7. Palast talked about it on Randi's show earlier today

[acmejack]

6. REAL ID?

Your papers please...

[TheCentepedeShoes]

8. My personal opnion

is that is what all this is about from the start - some kind of national ID card.

[partylessinOhio]

2. I want this bastard to leave me out of this! I dont' want no ID or

any other restriction on me. I'm not an illegal and I don't live anywhere near that damn border!

If the clown's speech has been released and talked about at length all day long by the talking heads, then why does * have to interrupt America's primetime viewing.

[peacebird]

3. let's see what bush's buddies had to say 'bout his record last year....

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=1214761

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. So this is what the SOB

has up his sleeve?

Bio-metric ID Cards brought to you by our good friends at Choicepoint.

The freepers are going to go ballistic.

[eleny]

10. Get their ID cards the same day they give up their guns

That would serve them right.

[Justice Is Comin]

16. And uhm

'scuse me junior



Guest worker program? :nuke:

[johnnypneumatic]

9. do we get a barcode tattoo?

you know, so they can identify our body parts in case of another tourist attack

[eleny]

12. That sent a shiver up my back

We've already heard that they're building camps in the U.S.

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. Where do you think Bush got the idea?

[Joe for Clark]

11. This speech must be some kind of hail mary attempt then.

I cannot imagine any other outcome other then he will sink the gop - there is just enough there to piss off everybody.

[eleny]

13. Pass me a rosary and even I'll start praying

[Joe for Clark]

17. Well, considering the situation -

It can't hurt.

I am certain, the rnc must be REALLY praying about now.

Joe

[mdmc]

14. thanks for the heads up

peace

[WePurrsevere]

18. What is this idiot smoking? Bush ups BP but cuts $$ so cuts BP... Nat ID

card.. BIO-meric... geesh bring on the popcorn the "mark of the beast" is coming for the Fundies and BUSH is "the beast"?!

Using NG that we don't have available because he has sent most of them over there so they can help us over here.

I don't think it's just this stomach bug we picked up that's making my head swim and stomach churn.

[DoYouEverWonder]

19. They don't call him

Captain Cuckoo Bananas for nothing.

[lonestarnot]

20. Holy fuck! He IS the beast!

[debbierlus]

21. What the hell is a bio-metric ID card? I do NOT like the sound of it

Anybody?

[WePurrsevere]

22. Some Links that touch a bit on what a Biometric card can do....

there's much more that isn't mentioned and why privacy advocates get more then a bit upset when a National ID version of this is brought up. (I had to go double check that it was what I thought it was... it is.)

Biometric IDs could see massive growth: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-08-14-biometric-id_x.htm

DHS strives for single, multiuse biometric ID card
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/28384-1.html

The Homeland Security Department is working to help develop a single biometric card and reader that can handle multiple requirements for secure border crossings, Secretary Michael Chertoff said at a travel conference April 11.

The goal is to harmonize the upcoming People Access Security Service card, known as PASS, for frequent border crossers with existing trusted traveler programs for Canadians, Mexicans and truck drivers, he said in his prepared remarks.

The existing programs include the Free and Secure Trade commercial truck driver identification cards and the Nexis and Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection cards for Canadians.

<snip>

He said the objective is to build a biometric card and reader that will allow people to use the same card in different ways to meet multiple access and security requirements.

There's a lot more just Google "biometric card" B-)