May 16, 2006

Bush's Immigration Speech

Work made me miss President Bush's immigration speech. From blogospheric reaction no minds were changed. Wizbang has plenty of links; so does James Joyner; and Steven Taylor comments.

In a related story the Washington Times has news that will scare every Minuteman, Michelle Malkin fan, and restrictionist around:

The Senate immigration reform bill would allow for up to 193 million new legal immigrants -- a number greater than 60 percent of the current U.S. population -- in the next 20 years, according to a study released yesterday.

"The magnitude of changes that are entailed in this bill -- and are largely unknown -- rival the impact of the creation of Social Security or the creation of the Medicare program," said Robert Rector, senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation who conducted the study.

Although the legislation would permit 193 million new immigrants in the next two decades, Mr. Rector estimated that it is more likely that about 103 million new immigrants actually would arrive in the next 20 years.

"Bill Permits 193 Million More Aliens by 2026"