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WH statement: That's not what Bush meant
Posted on : 2007-06-26 | Author : General News Editor
News Category : US

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) U.S. President George Bush Tuesday apparently misspoke when he told a briefing on immigration the current reform bill provides for amnesty.

The White House press secretary's office issued a statement saying that's not what Bush meant when he told the briefing at the Executive Office Building: "You know, I have heard all the rhetoric -- you have heard it, too -- about how this is amnesty. Amnesty means that you have got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that." "President Bush has noted repeatedly that the comprehensive reform he supports is not an amnesty bill," the statement said. "Amnesty means forgiving wrongdoing without imposing punishment. The immigration reforms passed in 1986 granted amnesty. "The legislation under consideration this year does not. This measure imposes significant punishments on those who came to this country illegally between 1986 and the beginning of this year. In fact, the White House Web site addresses the myth that the measure is amnesty."

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