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01-30-2003, 09:57 PM
Daschle favors legalizing many immigrants
Que Pasa
January 30, 2003
Washington, U.S., January 29, 2003 (EFE) - Using the word "legalization" - a term scrupulously avoided by the Bush administration - Senate minority leader Tom Daschle says Democrats will keep pressure on the president and congressional Republicans to fix the status of many of the millions of immigrants living unlawfully in the United States.
"It is very important to keep the pressure on the president to act on legalization. Lately he has been less than enthusiastic," the South Dakota Democrat told EFE in an interview.
"We need to get this done. We need to make it a high priority," he added.
His comments came as Mexico has begun to press more insistently for progress on the status of an estimated 3 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States, and as congressman Luis Gutierrez presented a bill providing for broad normalization of immigrants' status.
Daschle said he considers it a responsibility of the Senate to create a climate of particularly good relations with Mexico. If President George W. Bush does not take up anew the issue of Mexicans living in the United States, "Congress will have to assume that role," he added.
Full Story (http://www.quepasa.com/content/?c=104&id=99952)
Que Pasa
January 30, 2003
Washington, U.S., January 29, 2003 (EFE) - Using the word "legalization" - a term scrupulously avoided by the Bush administration - Senate minority leader Tom Daschle says Democrats will keep pressure on the president and congressional Republicans to fix the status of many of the millions of immigrants living unlawfully in the United States.
"It is very important to keep the pressure on the president to act on legalization. Lately he has been less than enthusiastic," the South Dakota Democrat told EFE in an interview.
"We need to get this done. We need to make it a high priority," he added.
His comments came as Mexico has begun to press more insistently for progress on the status of an estimated 3 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States, and as congressman Luis Gutierrez presented a bill providing for broad normalization of immigrants' status.
Daschle said he considers it a responsibility of the Senate to create a climate of particularly good relations with Mexico. If President George W. Bush does not take up anew the issue of Mexicans living in the United States, "Congress will have to assume that role," he added.
Full Story (http://www.quepasa.com/content/?c=104&id=99952)