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Schwarzenegger in New York: Unabashedly pro-American:

"Everything I have -- my career, my success, my family -- I owe to America. In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties.

"America gave me opportunities, and my immigrant dreams came true. I want other people to get the same chances I did, the same opportunities. And I believe they can. That's why I believe in this country. That's why I believe in this party, and that's why I believe in this President."

And of course he couldn't resist this:

"To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: "Don't be economic girlie men!"

The whole thing is here.

The latest rumor racing around the talk radio circuit is that Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, acting governor while Schwarzenegger is in New York, will sign AB 2895, the bill giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. It's not going to happen, folks. One version of the tale is that legislative leaders will somehow connive to get the bill to Cruz; the other is that Arnold himself will allow Cruz to sign the bill so that it can be become law without leaving his fingerprints on the matter. Communications Director Rob Stutzman, speaking on KTKZ radio this morning, says his boss fully intends to veto the bill and won't let anyone else get their hands on it before he does so.