Bush to Tout Guest-Worker Plan ; President Battles for Gop Support for Immigration Initiatives

The Washington Times › May 16, 2006

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President Bush, who takes his case for a guest-worker program directly to the American people tonight in an address from the Oval Office, is in need of a political win and also needs to convince members of his own party to back him.

He is expected to call for a broader role for the National Guard in supporting the U.S. Border Patrol, and urge Congress to couple border security with a new program for foreign workers and a way to deal with the estimated 10 million to 12 million illegal aliens now in the country.

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Bush to Tout Guest-Worker Plan ; President Battles for Gop Support for Immigration Initiatives

Despite terrible polls a recent Zogby survey showed 13 percent approval of the president's handling of immigration the White House believes the...

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