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House Republicans plan to discuss their next steps on the comprehensive Senate immigration bill at a private meeting Wednesday, laying out plans for potential legislation with heavy discussion on border security, according to memos exclusively obtained by Fox News.The memos, sent to House Republican rank and file members, contain talking points describing various past immigration reform bills and the border security component of the bill passed last month by the Senate on a 68-32 vote.The talking points highlight legislation introduced in the House Judiciary Committee to “address various issues that have contributed to the broken system,” including the SAFE Act, which would allow states to create and enforce their own immigration laws.“If we want to avoid the mistakes of the past, we cannot allow the President to have unilateral control over the enforcement on/off switch,” the talking points memo reads.via House Republicans craft path for immigration debate, stress border security | Fox...

Former President George W. Bush threw his weight behind comprehensive immigration reform during an interview that aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” saying it’s “very important” Congress fixes a “broken” immigration system, and predicting that a comprehensive bill “has a chance to pass.”“I think it’s very important to fix a broken system, to treat people with respect, and have confidence in our capacity to assimilate people,” Bush said. He did not explicitly endorse a recently passed Senate immigration reform bill, only saying the legislative process can be “ugly,” but it appears as if Congress is “making progress.”“It’s a very difficult bill to pass because there is a lot of moving parts,” he explained. “I understand sometimes you get legislation through that you want….But sometimes…it takes time for some of these complex issues to evolve. And looks like immigration, you know, has a chance to pass.”Bush pushed hard for a comprehensive immigration bill during his time in office, an effort that ultimately came up short. But he brushed aside the suggestion, voiced by some in the GOP, that the Republican Party should pass immigration reform to shore up its reputation among the fast-growing Hispanic-American community. “The reason to pass immigration reform is not to bolster a Republican Party, it’s to fix a system that’s broken,” he said. “Good policy yields good politics, as far as I’m concerned.”via George W. Bush:...