Bush On Immigration: Trying To Please Everyone, Pleases No One...

NY Times JIM RUTENBERG May 15, 2006 at 11:20 PM
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President Bush proposed a plan on Monday to place 6,000 National Guard troops along the border with Mexico for at least a year, but urged Congress to find a balanced solution to illegal immigration that enforces the law and maintains the nation's tradition of openness.

Stepping into the middle of a debate raging within his own party and in cities and towns across the country, Mr. Bush offered a menu of proposals.

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