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An accurate characterization. The vast majority of undocumented immigrants just want to do lawful work for legal tender. But those who are up to no good are not going to be eligible for normalization status according to the plan being proposed. Hence the term "otherwise lawful."

And the uninsured driver who rearends your car and puts your kid in the wheelchair? I mean, he's "otherwise lawful."

I can think of heaps of OTHERWISE lawful people. Poor OJ was otherwise lawful, except for one, well, two murders. Other than that, a swell guy.

Which law can ***I*** break, otherwise wise?

The vast majority of undocumented immigrants just want to do lawful work for legal tender. But those who are up to no good are not going to be eligible for normalization status according to the plan being proposed. Hence the term "otherwise lawful."

Bush didn't spell out a lot of things ---- he didn't say if he was going to start deporting the 25 to 35% on welfare programs, or those committing felony document fraud and identity theft. I hope he does and these undesireable types would be easy enough to find and deport. I don't know if he intends to deport those committing other crimes like shoplifting, DWI, driving without insurance, failing to pay their bills. I don't know if he said he was legalizing all 8 million if that number just was made up --- certainly all the millions of illegals here are not hard working and not totally honest.