Thread: Immigration reform unlikely soon, Bush tells Fox

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Immigration reform unlikely soon, Bush tells Fox
Reuters
Monday, July 17, 2006; 2:39 PM


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Bush told Mexican President Vicente Fox the U.S. Congress is unlikely to pass immigration reforms before November congressional elections, Fox said on Monday.

The Mexican president asked Bush about Congress' negotiations on immigration when the two leaders met at the Group of Eight summit in Russia during the weekend.

Bush cautioned that time was running out.

"He pointed out that this period is very short, there are only two or three weeks before Congress members go on the election campaign," Fox told Mexican radio on a flight from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Madrid.

"So the chance of the immigration issue reaching approval in the House of Representatives and reaching joint approval isn't very high," Fox said.

Fox has pushed for a loosening of U.S. immigration laws to allow more Mexicans to work legally in the United States since he came to power more than five years ago.

But Mexican government officials complain that fight became more difficult after the September 11, 2001, attacks and the growing U.S. focus on homeland security.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist last week gave less than even odds that Congress would pass the immigration law overhaul before the congressional elections.

The Tennessee Republican said election year politics and lack of movement by the House of Representatives toward a comprehensive approach sought by the Senate and Bush complicated negotiations for final legislation.

The Senate passed a bill that combines tougher enforcement rules and border security with a guest worker program and a plan to give many of the more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the country a path to U.S. citizenship.

The House-passed bill focuses solely on border security and enforcement. A solid group of House Republicans oppose the Senate bill, calling it an amnesty that rewards people who broke U.S. law. Many senators say they cannot accept the House's enforcement-only approach.

The Tennessee Republican said election year politics and lack of movement by the House of Representatives toward a comprehensive approach sought by the Senate and Bush complicated negotiations for final legislation.

Speak about arrogance! Why doesn't the Senate move toward the House of Representatives plan of enforcement only, why should the House be the ones to compromise?

two leaders met at the Group of Eight summit in Russia

Mexico is a G8 Nation??? Man, they must have really lowered their standards!!??

Fox has pushed for a loosening of U.S. immigration laws to allow more Mexicans to work legally in the United States since he came to power more than five years ago.

Sure he likes it this way........keep sending the money back and we can have the rest of the trouble. No thank you.

Fox giving Bush the thumbs up for "the fix is in".

Ain't it the truth Count

I can't wait till their both out of office!

I never hear the silent majority about this issue. I hear alot of commentators and reporters talking but WHERE IN THE HELL ARE THE TRUE AMERICANS AT!!!! Veterans especially. They are the ones that have kept THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA free of all this crap. The way to stop it all is don't sendem back to mexico LOL, send 75% to the north eastern states and the rest to california and southern florida. It would take 30 minutes for the houses to cast a removal vote on all that are illegal and set up new laws to stop the dammed no good S.O.Bs. once and for all. Stickem all in J.k. and r.k. back yard ( their names does not in my books earn spelled out) And then Hyeenas Port would have the same crap they want all of us to live in.

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You're so right, our Vets certainly have kept us free all these years!

You sound like you're a Vet?

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Originally Posted by MW

The Tennessee Republican said election year politics and lack of movement by the House of Representatives toward a comprehensive approach sought by the Senate and Bush complicated negotiations for final legislation.

Speak about arrogance! Why doesn't the Senate move toward the House of Representatives plan of enforcement only, why should the House be the ones to compromise?

Probably because the Senate thinks that they always cave in so why should this time be any different.