As expected, the President came out for his guest worker plan in the State of the Union Speech: Here’s the quote:

America’s immigration system is also outdated — unsuited to the needs of our economy and to the values of our country. We should not be content with laws that punish hardworking people who want only to provide for their families, and deny businesses willing workers, and invite chaos at our border. It is time for an immigration policy that permits temporary guest workers to fill jobs Americans will not take, that rejects amnesty, that tells us who is entering and leaving our country, and that closes the border to drug dealers and terrorists.

Paul Begala wrote on the CNN blog that “The president calls for liberalizing immigration laws — allowing illegal immigrants to stay here. That’s usually death for a Republican, but he’s doing it. Good for him.”

What’s really death for a republican is seeking and getting the approval of the Paul Begalas of this world.