Rep. Foley Defends Bush's Immigration Plan

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - We've reported the complaints against President Bush's plan on illegal alien workers, coming on the right from such congressmen as Rep. Tom Tancredo and Rep. Charlie Norwood and the left from the likes of Sen. Teddy Kennedy. Now it's time to hear from the president's supporters.

One such loyalist is Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., who spoke to NewsMax before the president's speech Thursday evening.

The congressman acknowledged that in both major parties "some people hate this" program, but he said the pressing issue of temporary foreign workers could no longer be ignored, as it was during the previous administration.

The president's forte is dealing with important matters that are sometimes unpopular or not politically expedient, Foley said.

"He's not afraid to tackle tough problems," the Florida Republican said. "He's a leader who decides what's best for the country, politics be damned."

As for the naysayers who constantly carp at Bush without offering solutions: "They have no credibility with me" after blowing "ample opportunity" to make improvements.

Democrat 'Permanent Minority'

Noting the Democrats' leftward drift, he predicted, "The Democratic Party is going to be a permanent minority."

He denounced the increasingly vicious attacks launched against Bush by left-wing extremist groups and said such assaults would only help the president because "Americans don't like campaigns founded on hate."

The congressman said that he had read and liked Tammy Bruce's column on NewsMax.com about this issue and that he also enjoyed reading NewsMax Magazine.

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