June 23, 2007
Posted: 12:04 PM ET
(CNN) — President Bush pushed again Saturday for immigration-reform legislation and the "enforcement tools" it includes. The bill in the Senate would provide $4.4 billion in immediate funding for security measures such as more fencing, infrared cameras and other security technology as well as an advanced employee-verification system. "These enforcement measures are a good start," said the president. "Yet even with all these steps, we cannot fully secure the border unless we take pressure off the border." In a move he assures is "not amnesty," immigrants currently living here illegally would incur penalties before being allowed to reapply for a green card. In addition,the application process for employment would be stricter for those who engage in activities like gang violence and crossing the border illegally. Bush acknowledged that the American people may have concerns about immigration, but said if the Senate supports his provisions for immigration reform, the bill would " build an immigration system worthy of our great nation." Filed under: Immigration President Bush
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