President Bush Makes Rare Appearance to Support CIR
According to the Associated Press, President Bush convened a luncheon on Capitol Hill to encourage Senate GOP members to move forward with the "Grand Bargain" immigration reform bill. Reports state that he reiterated the boarder enforcement would be crippled if immigration reform did not pass and called for reconsideration of S.1348.
While the President is clearly on board with CIR and Senator Reid has been quoted as stating that, "Eighty percent of Democrats support this immigration bill," it is still unclear whether the bill will be able to to amass the support necessary to make it to the President for signing. Many fear that the Republican party's outspoken opponents to immigration reform will prevail in light of upcoming election and the president's near-lame duck status. However, President Bush confidently announced today that he would see everyone at the bill's signing; perhaps the Grand Bargain still has a chance.
