There are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country, and passions run high on what to do about them. Bush wants to establish a temporary worker program for some of them and create a path to citizenship albeit a difficult one for many. He says it is unrealistic to propose that millions of people be deported. "I know convictions run deep on the matter of immigration. Yet I am confident we can have a serious, civil and conclusive debate," the president said. "Our nation deserves an immigration system that secures our borders and honors our proud history as a nation of immigrants."--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/445177