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From another article.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who will have a lot of say in what type of bill comes to the House floor for a vote, said guest worker programs can curb illegal immigration, grow the economy, provide homeland security and create jobs.

But he differed with the president on who should participate.

"I applaud the president for addressing this complex and important issue but I have sincere reservations about allowing illegal immigrants into a U.S. guest worker program, because it has the potential to reward illegal behavior and I am skeptical that it constitutes sound public policy," said DeLay, R-Sugar Land.

Thanks for the quick reply.

So, reading between the lines(which risks making the wrong interpretation) it looks like at least the two sides that matter seem content to address the issue, increasing the odds that some form of bill(s) will be passed. Bush is now positioned to play the middle, instead of the Dems, in the shaping of the bill(s). That is the political gain, not the shallow idea of simply making a proposal would be enough. He'll also likely end up making compromises to the conservative side, resulting in a better bill(s), but from a position that the swing voters are more likely to endorse/view him as on their side. And just as important, the Senate will probably be in that position, too. Meanwhile the Dems are the ones who get frozen out as extreme.

I hope that we will remember the long goal, we must win the presidency and more seats in the Senate to save the judiciary and be in a position to actually pass more conservative measures.