Former President George W. Bush has come out strongly in favor of immigration reform and not just because it may help the Republican party.
He told ABC's This Week, "Sometimes, it takes time for some of these complex issues to evolve. And it looks like immigration, you know, has a chance to pass," Bush said.
"The reason to pass immigration reform is not to bolster a Republican Party -- it's to fix a system that's broken. Good policy yields good politics as far as I'm concerned.
"It's very important to fix a broken system, to treat people with respect and have confidence in our capacity to assimilate people," Bush said. "It's a very difficult bill to pass because there's a lotta moving parts. And the legislative process is-- can be ugly. But it looks like they're making some progress."
The bill, if passed, would allow 50,000 undocumented Irish to stay.
Comments