Bush calls for tougher border enforcement, path for immigration
Tagged: borderPosted on: April 9th, 2007“President Bush unveiled the outlines of his latest immigration proposal today, a mixture of tougher border enforcement and a path to legal status for the nations 11 million illegal immigrants that the White House hopes will sway an increasingly shaky coalition in Congress.
Inspecting one of the unmanned planes that the administration credits with improving border security, Bush noted that since he last visited this outpost in May 2006, increased vigilance has deterred illegal crossings, resulting in a 55% reduction in apprehensions along the 125 miles of border from the Yuma-Pima county line in Arizona to the Imperial Sand Dunes in California.”
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