Mokhiber: Patrick Buchanan has weighed in on this (Bush's new immigration policy.) He calls it "Bush's Betrayal of Working America" in his most recent column. He says that the policy was created by Karl Rove to corner the Hispanic vote. "The President is buying Hispanic votes by selling out the white working class, which presumably has nowhere else to go." And then he says - "Working America has no powerful voice in politics. Both Democrats and Republicans are open-borders, free-trade zealots who troll for cash from corporate America and burn their incense at the altars of the global economy." And he says "America needs a new party" as a result. What was Karl Rove's involvement in developing this policy?

Scott McClellan: He is a senior advisor to the President. The President is the one who made the decision to move forward on this policy. The President has a long record to bring about a more humane, safe, orderly and legal migration. This goes back to his days as Governor of Texas. The President is the one who makes decisions in this administration.

Mokhiber: Whose idea was it?

Scott McClellan: Certainly, Karl is a senior advisor to the President of the United States.

Mokhiber: Whose idea was it?

Scott McClellan: This was the President's idea. This is the President's policy.

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-Thanks to Russell Mokhiber

White House reporter Russell Mokhiber is the editor of the Washington, D.C.-based Corporate Crime Reporter - www.corporatecrimereporter.com. He co-authors the weekly Focus on the Corporation column with Robert Weissman which Common Dreams publishes. He can be reached at: russell@nationalpress.com