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The collapse of immigration legislation in the Senate this week is a monument to President Bush’s enfeebled clout on Capitol Hill, the searing power of hostility toward illegal immigrants, and the difficulty of crafting a compromise on an emotional issue that touches so many diverse economic and political interests.

The fragile bipartisan deal on immigration was sidelined — at least for now and possibly for the rest of Bush’s presidency — under fire from critics on the left and right, in labor and business, and in both political parties who believe the trouble-ridden status quo is better than the bill’s untested new system.

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