Bush battles GOP

It looks like the Republicans are starting to stand up to Bush on the immigration issue:

President Bush can expect a staunch battle in Congress on his proposals for illegal aliens, with much of the opposition coming from members of his own party.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., is vowing to lead the charge against Bush's plan for a guest-worker program, allowing some illegals to obtain legal work permits to remain in the U.S.

"Why is this so important to the president?" Tancredo asked rhetorically in a Reuters interview. "Is it just the corporate interests who benefit from cheap labor? Do they have such a strong grip on our president so that he is actually willing to put our nation at risk, because open borders do put our nation at risk?

"Is it petulance, because we were able to stop it in the last Congress? Why is it so important to give amnesty to people who have broken the law?" he said. "I'm willing to lead a fight against this and I would say there are at least 180 members of our Republican caucus who are willing at least to stop amnesty for illegal immigrants."