Bush questioned on illegal immigration act – Pennsylvania

“Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta and the controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act made their way into President Bush’s speech in Lancaster on Wednesday afternoon.

Bush addressed the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, discussing, among other things, his veto of the bill expanding the State-Children’s Health Insurance (S-CHIP)Program. Congress voted to dramatically expand the program by adding another $35 billion to it over five years, and covering the children of people earning as much as $83,000 annually. Bush favored a smaller expansion of about $5 billion.

But his speech was far-ranging, covering a long list of topics – though immigration was not one of them.
Afterward, however, he took questions from the crowd. Two people asked about immigration and one mentioned Hazleton specifically and Barletta, though not by name.”

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