Bush prods Congress to pass immigration reform

Bush prods Congress to pass immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush called on the US Congress Monday to address illegal immigration in "a sensible and humane way," after failing twice in two years to pass sweeping reforms on the problem.

"America needs to secure our borders," Bush told the legislature in his annual State of the Union address.

"We are increasing worksite enforcement, we are deploying fences and advanced technologies to stop illegal crossings, we have effectively ended the policy of 'catch and release' at the border, and by the end of this year, we will have doubled the number of border patrol agents."