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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration floated elements of an immigration plan on Wednesday that would make it harder for millions of illegal immigrants to gain citizenship than under legislation passed by the Senate last year, according to officials in both parties. These officials said the administration also suggested barring future guest workers who enter the country legally from bringing family members with them ? a proposal unlikely to survive intact. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss about elements of a plan that was not yet public. President Bush and Democratic leaders of...

You live at Number 1 Constitution Street. It is a lovely white house, quite something more than the cottage you had when first wed. There are no barriers between you and your peaceful neighbors. You live a quiet life with the wife and children, a lazy cat, and a playful drooling golden retriever. These are the only animals in this fable and will not be mentioned again. You work hard at a good-paying job, and your bride is not only able to make the household run smoothly while balancing her part-time job with volunteer work at the local hospital and...