Reply #83: Bush defends immigration bill, guest worker program

[L. Coyote]

Bush defends immigration bill, guest worker program
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-bush30may30,1,2444677.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-news-politics-national&ctrack=1&cset=true

GLYNCO, GA — In this article from the Los Angeles Times, President Bush cranked up his campaign for immigration reform, accusing detractors of unfairly picking apart a compromise bill and of denouncing the legislation without reading it.

The president used his most forceful language yet in support of the Senate bill, which would establish a point system for awarding green cards and offer legal status to many undocumented workers already in the country. ...

One reason Bush chose to speak to law enforcement trainees at this federal facility about 60 miles south of Savannah was to underscore his commitment to improved border controls. The bill would increase the number of border agents to 20,000, add hundreds of miles of fencing and vehicle barriers, and build 105 more surveillance towers.