[george wythe]

Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan

En route Charlotte, North Carolina
9:34 A.M. EDT
Aboard Air Force One

You've heard the President talk about how he wants a comprehensive bill to get out of the Senate. And the President believes it's important that we address the immigration problems in a comprehensive way. And that's what he has proposed and that's what we're continuing to work with leaders in the Senate to get done.

I mentioned to you yesterday that the President met with the bicameral Republican leadership, and this was an issue that was discussed. And they reiterated the importance of getting a comprehensive bill passed.

The President appreciates the efforts of Senator Frist and others in the Senate to build broad support for a comprehensive piece of legislation. I know Senator Hagel and Senator Martinez have been working to try to bring people together around a compromise and build as broad a support as possible to move the legislation forward. There is a lot of activity that will be going on today in the Senate.

[Cecily]

Nothing about filling "jobs that Americans won't do" (for $4.00 an hour and no benefits)?

[HEY4QDEMS]

Statement by President Bush ME on Immigration

GET OUT!

[P-40]

encourage the members to work hard to get the bill done prior to the upcoming break.

I'm encouraging them to leave early. And they can pick up working on the bill after the November elections when hopefully they are not here to work on it.

[Peter N.]

Will this "comprehensive" bill be reconciled with the House version ?

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

I feel all I can do is pray for our leaders and President Bush... it seems DC has all but made their minds that America does not matter...

[randog]

I would encourage the members to work hard ...

Then you'll have to get some Mexicans to write the bill; us gringos are fat and lazy, if you hadn't heard, and won't do certain jobs, especially those that involve hard work.

[chas1776]

I am not worried about a job but if integration keeps up we will not know America as we do today. YOU WILL LEARN SPANISH!

[jjones9853]

They don't follow any of the current rules! What makes anyone think they'll follow the new rules?

[SeaBiscuit]

That was a real comprehensive statement about the comprehensive bill.. a lot of thought went into both. /mega sarc

[jpl]

I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill -- let me start over. I'm pleased that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate are working together to get a comprehensive immigration bill.

You know, I swear that there are times that I'm truly embarrassed to admit that I voted for this bumbling, incoherent idiot.

[Singermom]

I want to know who is going to be taking names and making sure the illegals are indeed meeting the requirements.

If the Immigration service is back logged now with the 1 million aps a year now how are they going to handle registering 12-20 million undocumenteds?

Who are they going to deport? I'll bet no one will say they have been here less than 5 years.

[AFreeBird]

Great! Fantastic! Maybe we can elect all those illegals to Congress, and statehouses to do the job Americans won't do!

Jorge, you're hurting your party.... but somehow, I don't think you care.

Is that part of the plan Jorge; cook that up with your good friend Bill, did you?

[SUSSA]

"We screwed them again Ted."