A 'Troubled' Immigration Reform Proposal
President Bush and the Democrats reach a compromise on immigration reform
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Now comes the hard part.
A bipartisan group of senators and Bush Administration officials gathered in the Capitol on May 17 to announce an 11th-hour meeting of minds on immigration reform. The proposed legislation, hammered out after months of closed-door negotiations, was unveiled with much fanfare and even a scripted endorsement from President George W. Bush. "This proposal delivers an immigration system that is secure, productive, orderly, and fair," he said. "I applaud the Senators who worked in the spirit of bipartisanship over the past months to address this issue, which is critically important to the American people."