WorldNetDaily: U.S. 'a welcoming society'

WorldNetDaily: U.S. 'a welcoming society':
"But the president, what he is working to do is to strengthen our border security and to strengthen our controls along the border to prevent people who should not be entering the country, like terrorists or criminals, from coming into the country, while also making sure that we remain a welcoming society."

So said White House spokesman Scott McClellan in response to a question from WorldNetDaily.com's Les Kinsolving. Note that stopping illegals was not one of the administration's priorities. McClellan also low-balled an estimate of the number of illegals in the US offering that it might be 8 million, but that Kinsolving should ask immigration officials. Well the Census Bureau says they counted 9 million and missed another 10% for a total of 9.9 million in 2000. McClellan concluded his answer by reiterating the administration's amnesty plan.