On the recordMay 15, 2006
There are hard-working people here, doing jobs Americans won't do, and they ought to be here in such a way so they don't have to hide in the shadows of our society.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “There are hard-working people here, doing jobs Americans won't do, and they ought to be here in such a way so they don't…”
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President Bush advocates for a temporary-worker program to help immigrants.
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