Bush to push immigration bill at Capitol (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Bush to push immigration bill at Capitol

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
46 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush, wading deeper into an issue
that bitterly divides his party, hopes a personal appeal can
help persuade skeptical Republicans to resurrect and pass his
immigration bill.

Over lunch Tuesday in the Capitol, Bush planned an effort to
change enough minds among GOP senators to salvage one of
his top domestic priorities. The measure, which legalizes up to
12 million unlawful immigrants and tightens border security,
stalled last week in the face of broad Republican opposition.

Bush "will talk about the fact that immigration reform is too
important to let this opportunity pass, and this is the best
opportunity that we have had in decades to reform the
broken immigration system," said Scott Stanzel, a White
House spokesman.

It's the president's latest and most overt attempt to sell
Congress on the immigration overhaul, which was shaped by
his views and drafted by an unlikely liberal-to-conservative
coalition in close consultation with two Cabinet secretaries.

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