President Bush yesterday signed the Secure Fence Act. This bill authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our southern border, authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints in addition, the bill authorizes the Department of Homeland security to use advanced technology like cameras, satellite and unmanned aerial vehicles to enforce the infrastructure at the border.
" Comprehensive Immigration Reform Requires That We Face The Reality That Millions Of Illegal Immigrants Are Here Already. The President opposes amnesty but believes there is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass deportation. Illegal immigrants who have roots in our country and want to stay should have to pay a meaningful penalty for breaking the law, pay their taxes, learn English, work in a job for a number of years, and wait in line behind those who played by the rules and followed the law. "
President Bush favors a guest worker program. "we must face the reality that millions of illegal immigrants are already here. They should not be given an automatic path citizens; that is amnesty. I oppose amnesty." Said President Bush, "Illegal immigrants who have roots in our country and want to stay should have to pay a meaningful penalty for breaking the law, pay their taxes, learn English, work in a job for a number of years, and wait in line behind those who played by the rules and followed the law"
Former Mexican President Fox responded to reporters in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, "It is an embarrassment for the United States," Fox said. "It is proof, perhaps, that the United States does not see immigration as a subject that corresponds to both countries."source: AP news
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