1. I don't consider John Kerry far left, at least I don't if you're defining far left as "someone who doesn't love this country." Ideology isn't really a static measurement. It's always relative to where you are. If you think John Kerry is extreme, chances are you're pretty extreme. 2. What do you base your conclusions about Fox on? What's he expected to do? First of all, his sexenio is almost up, meaning he doesn't have much in the way of political clout. Secondly, Mexico isn't bursting with cash. They have a hard enough time providing clean water, much less policing the border. Could they be doing a better job? You bet. But we're America! Since when do we sit around and wait for others to fix our problems? For his part, Fox has been a vast improvement over the PRI governments Mexico has previously had to deal with. Corruption is rampant, and Fox has tried valiantly to combat it. He wasn't extraordinarily successful, but he did make an effort. 3. I think it's funny that the right only cares about poor Americans when talking about immigration. Where was this concern for the unemployed, uneducated, uninsured in 2004? The fact is, most illegal immigrants don't tap into public services because they don't want to get caught and shipped back home. My view is that America has to make the best out of what it has. In this case, we've got about 11-20 million illegal immigrants. Most of those folks are here to stay. So, I'd rather take steps to make sure they have enough to eat, rather than get mugged by their kids when I'm walking to work. I'm not a socialist, I'm simply a realist. We know from experience that our economy only works if it's working for everyone. If people become a drain on society, it drags us all down. Thus, we only need to arm people with the opportunity to make their lives better. Unfortunately, for many people, that opportunity isn't there. 4. Obviously the law is important. That's why any guest worker program should require applicants to get in the back of the citizenship line, pay back taxes and a fine, and have a clean record. That's the best balance between some insane "round 'em up" scheme and complete amnesty. Again, let's remember what the House Republicans want to do: they actually want to make it illegal for anyone to help an illegal immigrant. That means churches, charities, good Samaritans. Me, I can't think of a more blatant violation of my Christian ethics.