I learned the hard way that it is difficult to make predictions as to when Congress will finally enact broad-based, comprehensive immigration reform.
Having served as a senior immigration policy adviser for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, I felt confident that, with President Bush’s leadership, Congress would enact comprehensive immigration reform President Bush was elected supporting what he called a “grand bargain” with Mexico to reform our immigration system. When Mexico’s newly-elected President Vicente Fox joined President Bush at the White House for a state visit on Sept. 5, 2001, it appeared that all of the stars were aligned for Congress to do so. Five days later, as the planes tragically crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania, all prospects for immigration reform came to an end.
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