Bush to push for immigration reform: Report
US President George W Bush said he would spend political capital to force a debate in Congress on his immigration reform proposal and added that it will be a big agenda item in his second term.
"Obviously, we're going to have to work on it, just like Social Security. This will require the expenditure of capital," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Times.
"I think it's high. I think it's a big issue," Bush said when asked where his proposal ranks among the issues he plans to tackle during his second term.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are split on whether to ease or tighten immigration restrictions.
A showdown is brewing over Bush's proposed "guest worker" programme, which would provide temporary visas to workers from Mexico and other countries.