[…] “America offers dramatic mobility for immigrants,” said Ron Haskins, the author of Economic Mobility of Immigrants in the United States, during a teleconference July 25. “The great story of America is that it still offers a job to first-generation immigrants and better jobs to their children.” Haskins serves as a principal of the Economic Mobility Project, a collaborative effort involving individuals from four major U.S. think tanks, which recently issued the report.

[…] WelcometoUSA.gov is a comprehensive site aimed at helping newcomers learn about America’s civic values and history, settle into their new communities and take part in the life of the nation. The Web site is one of several initiatives to help immigrants assimilate, said Emilio Gonzalez, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), during a June 12 press conference. Assimilation is one of the five pillars of President Bush’s comprehensive immigration reform plan, Gonzalez said.

[…] President Bush told Americans who are skeptical about proposed immigration reforms that the legislation under consideration by the U.S. Congress would enhance U.S. border security and would provide for a temporary worker program and resolve the status of 12 million illegal immigrants to the United States. Speaking in his radio address to the nation June 8, Bush said criminal enterprises are profiting from illegal immigration through such practices as document forgery, human trafficking and labor exploitation.

[…] “Welcoming people here who want to work and realize the American dream renews our spirit and soul,” Bush said at a May 24 White House press conference. “It's been the case throughout generations.
And we have an opportunity to put a good law in place right now.” The reform proposal was crafted by a dozen leading Democratic and Republican senators over weeks of intensive negotiation with the Bush administration.
“People will come here to do work to feed their families, Bush said, and they'll figure out ways to do so.”

[…] A new agreement on comprehensive immigration reform "brings us closer to an immigration system that enforces our laws and upholds the great American tradition of welcoming those who share our values and our love of freedom," according to President Bush In his weekly radio address to the American people on May 19, the president thanked "the leaders in both parties who worked hard to produce legislation that will secure the border, restore respect for the law, and meet the legitimate needs of our economy."