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Bush to Propose Immigration Law Changes
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Millions of illegal migrant farmers, hotel maids and others working in the shadows of American society would be freed from the threat of deportation for at least three years and could get a chance — although probably remote for most — at permanent legal U.S. status under an election-year proposal President Bush (search) is asking Congress to approve. Bush was to promote a major overhaul of American immigration policy — and break a virtual silence on the issue since the Sept. 11, 2001 (search), attacks — before scores of immigration-rights advocates in the East Room on Wednesday. The president was to argue that his plan would make America safer by giving the government a better idea of who was crossing U.S. borders, bolster the economy by meeting employers’ need for willing low-wage workers, and fulfill a mandate for compassion by guaranteeing the rights and legitimacy of illegal workers (search), according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters Tuesday. Source : foxnews.com |
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