U.S. Senate resumes debate over immigration bill
{{date|June 26, 2007}}
[[Image:George-W-Bush.jpeg|left|thumb|President George W. Bush.]]
{{United States infobox}}The discussion on the {{w|Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007}}, which, if passed, would result in a temporary worker program, was put back on the political agenda. The {{w|US Senate|Senate}} voted 64&ndash;35, which, though not sufficient to pass the bill, was enough to resume debate on the subject.

[[George W. Bush|President Bush]] has been working to get the bill back into the agenda, making a trip to {{w|United States Congress|Capitol Hill}} to "twist a few arms" according to {{w|CNN}}. He also gave a speech on the subject on Tuesday morning. 

The bill faces stiff opposition from [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] in Congress, who say that "it would do little to stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States."

President Bush spoke about the issue, saying that, "I view this as a historic opportunity for Congress to act... This is a moment for people who have been elected to come together, focus on a problem and show the American people we can fix a problem."

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070626/3/33yaf.html
|title=U.S. Senate resumes debate on immigration bill
|author=Reuters
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=June 27, 2007}} 
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6242926.stm
|title=US Senate revives migration plan
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=June 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/26/immigration.next/index.html
|title=Plenty of hurdles ahead for immigration bill
|author=Dana Bash and Evan Glass
|pub=CNN
|date=June 26, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070626.html
|title=President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform
|pub=The White House
|date=June 26, 2007}}

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President George W. Bush.
The discussion on the US Senate|Senate voted 64–35, which, though not sufficient to pass the bill, was enough to resume debate on the subject.

President Bush has been working to get the bill back into the agenda, making a trip to Capitol Hill to "twist a few arms" according to . He also gave a speech on the subject on Tuesday morning. 

The bill faces stiff opposition from Republicans in Congress, who say that "it would do little to stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States."

President Bush spoke about the issue, saying that, "I view this as a historic opportunity for Congress to act... This is a moment for people who have been elected to come together, focus on a problem and show the American people we can fix a problem."
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