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11-21-2004, 10:01 AM
Great way to secure our borders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bush Renews Support for Immigration Reform
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush (news - web sites) renewed his support Sunday for changes to U.S. immigration law that would allow undocumented laborers to work legally, but stopped short of pledging to Mexican President Vicente Fox (news - web sites) that he would push for enaction of the nearly year-old proposal.
Bush made plain that terrorism was his top concern when it came to immigration issues.
"I explained to the president that we share a mutual concern to make sure our border is secure," Bush said after meeting with Fox on the sidelines of an economic summit here. "One way to make sure the border is secure is to have reasonable immigration policies. I assured him that we want people from Mexico treated with respect and dignity."
Sitting next to Fox for brief remarks to reporters, Bush did not say how he would press for the reforms, which he first proposed in January. The Republican-controlled Congress did not move on his proposal this year.
"I told President Fox that I had campaigned on this issue," Bush said, although he gave the proposal — unpopular with his conservative base — a very low profile in his re-election campaign. He mentioned it infrequently, mostly early on in the race, in Southwestern border states or before Hispanic audiences where advisers believed it could give him a boost.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20041121/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/bush_apechttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041121/capt.chpm10711211334.bush_apec_chpm107.jpg
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Bush Renews Support for Immigration Reform
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush (news - web sites) renewed his support Sunday for changes to U.S. immigration law that would allow undocumented laborers to work legally, but stopped short of pledging to Mexican President Vicente Fox (news - web sites) that he would push for enaction of the nearly year-old proposal.
Bush made plain that terrorism was his top concern when it came to immigration issues.
"I explained to the president that we share a mutual concern to make sure our border is secure," Bush said after meeting with Fox on the sidelines of an economic summit here. "One way to make sure the border is secure is to have reasonable immigration policies. I assured him that we want people from Mexico treated with respect and dignity."
Sitting next to Fox for brief remarks to reporters, Bush did not say how he would press for the reforms, which he first proposed in January. The Republican-controlled Congress did not move on his proposal this year.
"I told President Fox that I had campaigned on this issue," Bush said, although he gave the proposal — unpopular with his conservative base — a very low profile in his re-election campaign. He mentioned it infrequently, mostly early on in the race, in Southwestern border states or before Hispanic audiences where advisers believed it could give him a boost.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20041121/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/bush_apechttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041121/capt.chpm10711211334.bush_apec_chpm107.jpg