No forgiving is happening here. The illegal aliens must pay a fine to become a guest worker, or go home.
Below are the definitions from Dictionary.com.
This plan by President Bush does not meet these definitions of amnesty, IMHO. ------------------------
AMNESTY:
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A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses.
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment 2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: pardon] 3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: pardon, free pardon] v : grant a pardon to (a group of people)