1.   But because of bureaucratic mistakes by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, thousands of eligible immigrants were wrongly turned down.

2.   But Congress said that a state might get around that ban if it passed a new law that explicitly made legal immigrants eligible for benefits.

3.   Congressional Democrats called it a question of basic decency, saying a bureaucratic glitch has prevented otherwise eligible immigrants from gaining permanent residency status.

4.   Government workers have routinely used intimidation tactics to discourage eligible immigrants from seeking benefits.

5.   He also said that a Bush legalization plan must include all eligible immigrants and not be limited to Mexicans.

6.   He said he does not expect crowds because most eligible immigrants already have filed.

7.   Immigrant rights advocates cite numerous cases of eligible immigrants facing life-threatening situations who had been intimidated from applying for benefits by government workers.

8.   Nationwide, immigration authorities and ethnic community groups have launched an aggressive campaign to speed citizenship processing and to persuade eligible immigrants to apply for citizenship.

9.   The second program would provide vouchers for food, clothing and shelter for able-bodied childless adults and immigrants not eligible for federal benefits.

10.   They have launched an aggressive campaign to speed up the processing time and to persuade agricultural workers and other eligible immigrants to apply for citizenship.