Reply #1: interesting, but I disagree with several points:

[robinlynne]

as for Bush being "more to the left" on immigration; this shows that the writer is unaware of many facets of the issue. Bush is much farther to the right: not about fences, about "guest workers". The guest worker program was financed by walmart, hotel industry, and the restaurant industry. The have or had a PAC, which helped put Bush into office. Their premise is that there is a lack of skilled and unskilled labor in the US. They cannot find people to fill all the job spaces available (really). The guest worker program is pushed by Bush because he got big bucks to push it, for large corporations. It's only purpose is to lower wages across the country, and help get rid of unions. Anyone who studies the immigration issue MUST KNOW that the only reason it is an issue is for the guest worker program to be sneaked in.

CAlling Loretta Sanchez a blue dog, i also think is way off the mark. I don't know her entire voting history. but I have seen her stand up beside Conyers. Remember the basement hearings? Loretta Sanchez. pro-impeachment, Loretta Sanchez. She also successfully put some republicans in jail in her district for trying to fraudulently influence elections.

So I question the writer's knowledge on both subjects.