Bush in Guatemala to Discuss Trade, Immigration Issues
U.S. President George Bush is in Guatemala for talks on immigration and trade issues as he continues his week-long tour of Latin America. Mr. Bush will meet his Guatemalan counterpart, Oscar Berger, Monday in Guatemala City. The two leaders are expected to discuss the status of thousands of Guatemalans working illegally in the United States. President Bush has proposed a "guest worker" program that would allow some illegal immigrants to remain in the country.
A Guatemalan official told the Reuters news agency that Mr. Berger will ask for U.S. help in upgrading military equipment used to fight drug traffickers.
Ahead of the talks, Mr. Bush will visit a vegetable packing facility that benefits from free trade with the the United States. He also will travel to the Guatemalan town of Santa Cruz Balanya to meet with U.S. military doctors providing basic health care to the indigenous people of the area.
美國總統(tǒng)布什訪問危地馬拉，討論貿(mào)易和移民問題。目前他正在拉丁美洲進行為期一周的訪問。布什星期一將在危地馬拉城會晤危地馬拉總統(tǒng)奧斯卡.貝爾赫。預(yù)計兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將討論成千上萬在美國非法工作的危地馬拉人的身份問題。布什提出了一項“客工”計劃，這項計劃允許部份非法移民繼續(xù)留在美國。
危地馬拉一位官員對路透社說，貝爾赫總統(tǒng)將請求美國幫助更新用來打擊毒品走私者的軍事裝備。
在會談之前，布什將參觀一個從兩國自由貿(mào)易中獲益的蔬菜包裝公司。他還將前往危地馬拉的圣克魯斯-巴蘭亞，會見在那里為該地區(qū)原住民提供基本醫(yī)療服務(wù)的美國軍醫(yī)。
U.S. President George Bush is in Guatemala for talks on immigration and trade issues as he continues his week-long tour of Latin America. Mr. Bush will meet his Guatemalan counterpart, Oscar Berger, Monday in Guatemala City. The two leaders are expected to discuss the status of thousands of Guatemalans working illegally in the United States. President Bush has proposed a "guest worker" program that would allow some illegal immigrants to remain in the country.
A Guatemalan official told the Reuters news agency that Mr. Berger will ask for U.S. help in upgrading military equipment used to fight drug traffickers.
Ahead of the talks, Mr. Bush will visit a vegetable packing facility that benefits from free trade with the the United States. He also will travel to the Guatemalan town of Santa Cruz Balanya to meet with U.S. military doctors providing basic health care to the indigenous people of the area.
美國總統(tǒng)布什訪問危地馬拉，討論貿(mào)易和移民問題。目前他正在拉丁美洲進行為期一周的訪問。布什星期一將在危地馬拉城會晤危地馬拉總統(tǒng)奧斯卡.貝爾赫。預(yù)計兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將討論成千上萬在美國非法工作的危地馬拉人的身份問題。布什提出了一項“客工”計劃，這項計劃允許部份非法移民繼續(xù)留在美國。
危地馬拉一位官員對路透社說，貝爾赫總統(tǒng)將請求美國幫助更新用來打擊毒品走私者的軍事裝備。
在會談之前，布什將參觀一個從兩國自由貿(mào)易中獲益的蔬菜包裝公司。他還將前往危地馬拉的圣克魯斯-巴蘭亞，會見在那里為該地區(qū)原住民提供基本醫(yī)療服務(wù)的美國軍醫(yī)。