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Bush applauds bipartisan immigration deal |
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By Klaus Marre
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Posted: 05/17/07 02:12 PM [ET] |
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President Bush is looking forward to signing the deal that senators from both parties and members of his administration reached on comprehensive immigration reform, according to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. The negotiators reached agreement Thursday and members from both parties agreed that the compromise is a good bill and lauded the process of crafting it. “This is what my ninth grade teacher told me government is all about and I finally got to experience it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). The deal would strengthen the borders while also giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the country. |
