It's not an assumption, Schwarzenegger supports John McCain's S 1461.
I am encouraged by the approach laid out by Senator McCain to provide a clear path for legitimizing undocumented immigrants who currently live their lives in the shadows. McCain's bill S 1461 - The Border Security and Immigration Act of 2003
- A new H-4A visa for immigrants seeking temporary employment with important protections to ensure that immigrant workers are not exploited and that Californians are not displaced by unscrupulous employers;
- A new H-4B visa for undocumented immigrants who entered the country before August 2003, have held a job since that time, and do not have a criminal record.
- The opportunity for holders of these new visas to gain legal permanent residency status.
- " Senator McCain's plan contains the key principles that should guide any proposal to solve the immigration impasse:
When Schearzenegger says "undocumented immigrants," he's talking about Illegal Aliens.
Here's what McCain's s.1461 says about Illegal Aliens...
SEC. 3. ADMISSION OF TEMPORARY H-4A WORKERS.
`(g) GROUNDS FOR INELIGIBILITY-
`(1) BAR TO FUTURE VISAS FOR CONDITION VIOLATIONS- Any alien having nonimmigrant status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(iv)(a) shall not again be eligible for the same nonimmigrant status if the alien violates any term or condition of such status.
`(2) ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT- Any alien who enters the United States after August 1, 2003, without being admitted or paroled shall be ineligible for nonimmigrant status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(iv)(a) during the 3-year period beginning on the date of such alien's departure or removal from the United States,
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SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF H-4B NONIMMIGRANT.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 5 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 250 the following:
`adjustment of status to that of h-4b nonimmigrants
`SEC. 251. (a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to that of a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(iv)(b) if the alien meets the following requirements:
`(1) UNLAWFUL RESIDENCE SINCE 2003-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The alien must establish that the alien entered the United States before August 1, 2003, and has resided in the United States in an unlawful status since such date and through the date the application is filed under this subsection.
`(B) NONIMMIGRANTS- In the case of an alien who entered the United States as a nonimmigrant before August 1, 2003, the alien must establish that the alien's period of authorized stay as a nonimmigrant expired before such date through the passage of time or the alien's unlawful status was known to the Federal Government as of such date.
Text of Senator John McCain's S 1461
When McCain is talking about aliens "unlawfully present," he is talking about Illegal Aliens.
So...
McCain's S. 1461 would legalize Illegals by reclassifying them as "guest workers."
Schwarzenegger supports McCain's S. 1461.
Therefore: Schwarzenegger supports legalizing Illegals by reclassifying them as "guest workers."
