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Texas-size gap between Bush and his party's faithful on immigration.(immigrations)(Brief article)
The recent state convention of the Republican Party of Texas in San Antonio provided further confirmation that the president's guest-worker/amnesty proposal is not in accord with his own party's faithful--not even in his home state. The platform agreed to by the Texas GOP in June in San Antonio states: "We oppose illegal immigration, amnesty in any form, or legal status for illegal immigrants." Referring to a prior amnesty for illegal immigrants in 1986, the platform added, "The American people remember the broken promises of 1986 and will not be misled again." ...
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