Overshadowing the two-day summit was America‘s increasingly fierce debate over the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, more than half from Mexico, living in the United States.Bush, fighting a slump in the polls, is arguing against some of his fellow conservatives who want immigration legislation to focus solely on border security, without a guest worker program that would allow the illegals a temporary legal status while performing unskilled jobs that Americans are not willing to do for the rock-bottom wages being offered.
Asked if he would veto legislation that does not include the guest worker program, Bush stopped short of such a threat, but insisted that he wanted more than just more border security controls as some Republicans prefer.
"I want a comprehensive bill," Bush said.
"And I‘ve made that very clear to the members of the Congress.
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