Bush made speech at a naturalization ceremony at his presidential inauguration . Former president 's speech on same day House GOP opposed immigration reform . In the last week , Bush said reform should be passed because it is broken . The former president has stayed out of domestic politics since leaving the White House in January 2009 , and the timing of Bush 's speech and a meeting of House Republicans to discuss the issue appears to be a coincidence . Bush tried and failed to get reform passed in his second term in office .
Bush made speech at a naturalization ceremony at his presidential inauguration . Former president 's speech on same day House GOP opposed immigration reform . In the last week , Bush said reform should be passed because it is broken . Bush tried and failed to get reform passed in his second term in office .