There ought to be a way for somebody to pay a fine or learn English or, you know, prove that they have been here for a long time working, and be able to get in line, not the head of the line, but the back of the line, in order to become a citizen.
Bush outlines a plan for illegal immigrants to earn citizenship through fines and proving their residency.
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This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.
I have always contended that. And I believe that you do not have a growing dynamic economy without the creative abilities and devotion and loyalty that immigrants bring to their country.
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