Bush promises Mexico's Vicente Fox he will work to reform U.S. immigration laws.

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Nov. 22--SANTIAGO, Chile -- On the final day of a 21-nation summit that ended with a joint commitment to work against terrorism and for free trade, President Bush Sunday assured Mexican President Vicente Fox that he would press to ease U.S. immigration laws, despite resistance in Congress.

Bush's renewed commitment to overhaul U.S. immigration laws was welcome news to Fox, who would like to see an open border between the two countries. Bush's plan would give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants by letting them become temporary workers.

But it was likely to signal a battle with Congress, where the proposal has languished for nearly four years because of opposition from both parties.

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