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I have called and sent faxes.. Sam Francis a year ago said this was going to happen.. I don't believe that Bush et al thinks that this will give them the Hispanic vote.. Then what IS the motive??

Also, the same exact reason (for immigration -regarding doing jobs no one in the general population will take)is used in Europe by the EU.. What or who or which group is doing this and more importantly WHY?

"Sources said the White House's biggest concern is that the new mechanism not penalize people who had followed the law and reward those who had not. (from Washington Post article)"

If they really able to set up program which does not reward people who had already broken the law in any way, that would be excellent. A well designed "carrot and stick" guest worker program could remove the incentive from illegal immigration and make current illegals want to hightail it for home. A well designed program, with job protection for current citizens, one which made illegal immigration illogical and costly could be really be in everyone´s best interest. However it would have to be a serious program with real penalties for illegalities, not something designed to garner liberal votes. But I´d be completely opposed to any program which rewarded past law breakers, which is what amnesty does IMHO. However the program has to in no way reward the people who broke the law. Otherwise we are just begging for more illegal immigration.

Bush to Propose Broad Amnesty Tell Congress to Say No! We regret having to interrupt your holiday season with bad news on the immigration reform front, but the Washington Post reports this morning that President Bush and Karl Rove-in order to appeal to Hispanic voters-are poised to announce a sweeping amnesty plan during the second week of January.

Oh merciful, in all your wisdom, in interrupting the holiday break with personal regret, and requesting freepers to answer to your reply, I'll convey my comments to Congress when they are in position to receive such comments.... After the 1st of the year.

Oh, by the way they will be directed to President Bush, NOT Carl Rove.

I came up with an idea to solve the illegal immigration problem - pass new law which does the following:

1. Any one/company hiring an illegal alien must pay for him to return to his original country, for the first illegal alien they have hired.

2. For the second illegal alien, they must pay for his return, and return an additional illegal.

3. For the third illegal alien they must pay for his return, plus the return of 2 more illegals.

etc, etc, etc.

4. At the same time, if illegal #1 is caught illegally in the US again, all the equations above are doubled. And if a second is found to have returned, then the above requirements are tripled.

etc, etc, etc

Soon, we would have no illegal problem.

Maybe you forgot to read this part...

While the details of the plan remain unclear, President Bush is expected to propose

Typical scare-mongering by Chicken Littles to whip the masses into a frenzy, Bush has not even come out with his proposal yet. The facts are that the Republican leaders are backing a resolution where there will be a $1500 fine for the illegals for breaking the immigration law and they will have to go to the back of the line behind those that came in legally to get citizenship...here's the story:

The last major legalization program in 1986, when more than 2 million illegal immigrants were granted blanket amnesty, was a failure. The move did not stem illegal immigration, but instead created an avenue for millions of new immigrants to legally enter the country to visit newly legal relatives. Many illegally overstayed their temporary visas. With that lesson in mind, top Republican lawmakers are proposing legislation that would impose a $1,500 fine on illegal immigrants before they were granted legal residency in the United States. Those illegal entrants also would have to line up behind workers who entered the United States under a guest-worker program as they sought legal residency.
Bush Rules Out Blanket Amnesty

One more time in caps for those who inevitably fail to comprehend...

THIS IS THE REPUBLICAN LEADER'S PLAN, NOT BUSH'S PLAN. BUSH HAS NOT EVEN PRESENTED A PLAN YET AND HAS NOT ENDORSED THE REPUBLICAN PLAN.

Until such time as Bush presents a plan for our review that we can take apart on it's own merits/faults, I would suggest that y'all cool your heels. Good grief....