Jun 27 Candidates for Mexican President Neck-and-Neck By PBS News Hour As campaigning in Mexico's July 2 presidential elections draws to a close, the battle over who will lead the country at a crucial point in U.S.-Mexico relations remains close. Continue reading
May 19 Watch Immigration Battles Continue in Deeply Divided Senate A massive overhaul of the nation's immigration policies continued to move through the Senate this week as conservatives pushed for harsher measures against illegal immigrants and President Bush urged the Congress to balance between tighter borders and a guest worker… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Attorney General Rebuffs Critics of President’s Immigration Plan Amid continued debate over immigration reform, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hopes to see an immigration bill pass through the House and Senate by the end of the year. Gonzales comments on the criticism against President Bush's immigration plan and the… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Conservatives, Liberals Take Aim at President’s Immigration Plan President Bush's five-point immigration plan proposed in a national address Monday, drew criticism from both sides of the aisle as the Senate continued debate over its immigration reform bill. Two members of Congress debate President Bush's five points and current… Continue watching
May 15 President Deploys Troops to Border, Calls for Reform By PBS News Hour In a nationally televised address, President Bush introduced a five-point, $1.9 billion plan to secure the U.S.-Mexican border that includes deploying 6,000 National Guard troops and creating a "temporary worker" program. Continue reading
May 15 Watch President Faces Political Pitfalls in Immigration Address A White House spokesman announced the National Guard will patrol the Mexican border as part of a broader immigration plan that President Bush will outline in a speech to the nation Monday night. Then, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Mar 19 U.S., British Troops Mass on the Iraqi Border With only hours before President Bush's Wednesday deadline expires for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq or face a military invasion, thousands of American and British troops have massed along the northern Kuwaiti border with Iraq. Continue reading