Congress Debates Bush Immigration Plan, Senate Democrats Pledge Cooperation, But Differ With House GOP - CBS News

“The Senate is delving into contentious immigration legislation after a prime time TV prod from President Bush to toughen border security with National Guard troops and find a “rational middle ground” on citizenship for millions of men and women in the country illegally.

Democrats responded with a pledge of cooperation and a barbed question for the commander in chief. Mr. Bush “has the power to call up the National Guard to patrol the border,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat. “But does he have the power to lead his own Republican forces in Congress in support of real immigration reform?” “

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