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May 12, 2007

President Bush Outlines Goals for Immigration Reform
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that creates temporary worker program and resolves status of illegal
immigrants living in US





President Bush, 10 May 2007 President Bush has outlined his goals for
U.S. immigration reform, a topic the Senate is scheduled to discuss
next week.

In his weekly Saturday radio address, Mr. Bush said he would support
an immigration reform bill that improved security at U.S. borders and
held employers accountable for verifying that their workers are legal.

He also said he wants a bill that creates a temporary worker program
and resolves the status of illegal immigrants living in the United
States.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected next week to
re-introduce an immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last
year.  But a presidential spokesman said Friday that a bipartisan
group of lawmakers is working on a new bill.

The previous Senate-passed measure would have allowed millions of
undocumented workers to stay in the United States and apply to become
legal residents after paying small penalties and learning English.

Many Republicans opposed that measure because they said it would
reward immigrants who broke the law when they crossed the U.S.
border.  Those Republicans want the primary focus of such legislation
to be on border security.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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