President Bush's Immigration Plan: Compassionate or Ridiculous?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the world, come to the United States. Current INS estimates put the number at 8 to 12 million illegal immigrants, mostly Mexican nationals, within our borders (Seper par.11). These immigrants come because they want a chance at a better life; others are refugees, escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. Earlier this year, in his State of the Union, President Bush addressed the …

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