On May 12, 2007, President Bush advocated a comprehensive immigration reform in his weekly Saturday radio address, urging a bipartisan bill that he can sign into law. He outlined the criteria he says needs to be met for meaningful progress to be made in the immigration reform.

President Bush was optimistic the legislation can pass a comprehensive immigration bill and get this problem solved for the American people this year. The White House and senate have established a working group to draft a compromise bill that both parties can support. President Bush informed that they have agreed on the following three perspectives:
1. A so-called path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country
2. A temporary guest worker program and
3. Tighter border security. Increase the number of border patrol agents from 12,000 to 18,000 and set up fences securing parts of the U.S.-Mexican border in San Diego and along the southern Arizona border.

However, this group remains divided on several issues, including:
1. How to penalize those who have entered the country illegally
2. How to punish the firms that hire undocumented workers.

President Bush emphasized that the United States needs to continue improving border security, create a guest worker program and hold employers accountable for hiring illegal immigrants. Additionally, President Bush said, “we must resolve the status of millions of illegal immigrants who are here already, without amnesty and without animosity.”

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In the past several years, the immigration reform has been a hot legislative issue. Now, it comes to a critical crossroad. Many aliens in the U.S. have been adversely affected by the visa bulletin retrogression, H-1B cap crisis, and other immigration legal problems. Although politicians are debating on all of these immigration issues in Congress, significant progress cannot be achieved without involvement from the numerous immigrants in the U.S., including many of our readers. So, we encourage you let your voice heard by the legislators by contacting Congressman. We have established an online system to help you contact Congress. Please click on the following link to see more immigration reform updates and contact Congressman through our online advocacy system.

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