Under pressure, Bush says he wants immigration deal
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President George W. Bush said on Monday he wants a breakthrough on U.S. immigration reform by August but defended raids against illegal immigrants, a policy that drew criticism during his tour of Latin America.
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By David Morgan SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush expresseddisappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligencereform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowedto renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.
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GLYNCO, Ga., May 29 -- President Bush lashed out at critics within his own party Tuesday, accusing Republican opponents of distorting the immigration deal he negotiated with leading congressional Democrats and playing on the politics of fear to undermine public support.
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SECOND-TERM SQUEEZE: Serious pressures face President Bush at home and abroad as he prepares for his second term.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, yesterday called for patience as US forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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President George W Bush is to try to convince Republican senators to back controversial immigration reforms.
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President Bush is putting his influence within his own party to the test Tuesday as he pleads personally with skeptical Senate Republicans to resurrect his immigration bill. Despite his confident tone Monday about the measure's fate, Bush is facing a hostile audience that has shown little appetite for following his lead on the contentious issue.
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President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, called Saturday for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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His party divided and his polls sagging, President Bush prodded rebellious Senate Republicans on Tuesday to help resurrect legislation that could provide eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.
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President Bush peered across this hot, dusty and very busy illegal crossing point on Thursday, hoping to offer conservatives balking at a broad immigration bill firsthand evidence that he&#039;s serious about tightening the nation&#039;s 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
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President Bush urged Congress on Saturday to find a middle ground between mass deportation or instant U.S. citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already living in America.
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President Bush sought to soothe strained ties with Mexico on Tuesday by promising to prod Congress to overhaul tough U.S. immigration policies. But Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized U.S. plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Bush must do more to curb American drug appetites.
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President Bush, short on political capital and time, is devoting much of what's left of his term in office to getting an immigration deal.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - President Bush wants to work with Republican Sen...
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In the Central American leg of his tour, President Bush is likely to face questions about a crackdown on immigrants.
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President Bush accused opponents of his proposed immigration measure of fear-mongering to defeat it.
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Mexican President Vicente Fox said  on Monday he hoped President Bush's re-election meant a  bilateral accord on migration would be reached before his own  term runs out at the end of 2006.