House Shuns Illegals Proposal ; Little Support for Bush Plan

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House leaders on immigration policy said yesterday that there isn't enough support in Congress to pass a guest-worker program for illegal aliens, despite President Bush's renewed push for such a proposal.

"As far as the House of Representatives is concerned, I don't necessarily see an environment that has changed dramatically enough that would allow for a guest-worker bill to gain majority support," said Rep. John Hostettler, Indiana Republican and chairman of the immigration subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.

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House Shuns Illegals Proposal ; Little Support for Bush Plan

"In our subcommittee, we have held hearings in the 108th Congress that indicate such a program would continue a long-term downward spiral in the wages of low-skilled and no-skill workers," he said. "The simple fact of the matter is when we bring in individuals who are w...

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