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"I bet you are right about most of these families have children born in this Country who are U.S. Citizens. Very good point!"

That speaks to two of the areas of this proposal with which I take greatest issue.

1. Guest workers are allowed to bring over their families. Even if each guest worker only brought over one family member - on average - we would be effectively doubling the immigrant population.

2. As long as families are coming here together, there will be a lot more children born to these people in the US. That means a huge influx in new citizens (most of whose parents will not have had the means to pay for OB services, which the taxpayers will have to absorb). There are already laws on the books, I can't quote them, that allow parents of children born in the states to stay here.

I agree that we must do something about the people who are already here and already entrenched in our economy, but this is just a very bad way to go about it.

Guest workers are allowed to bring over their families. Even if each guest worker only brought over one family member - on average - we would be effectively doubling the immigrant population.

Covered under the Tancredo version of the bill:

`(3) The alien spouse and children of such a nonimmigrant may not, under section 101(a)(15)(H), accompany or follow to join the nonimmigrant.'.

As long as families are coming here together, there will be a lot more children born to these people in the US. That means a huge influx in new citizens (most of whose parents will not have had the means to pay for OB services, which the taxpayers will have to absorb). There are already laws on the books, I can't quote them, that allow parents of children born in the states to stay here.

Again, covered under the Tancredo version...

SPECIAL RULE ON CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CHILDREN OF H NONIMMIGRANTS- Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), or any other law, a child born in the United States to a parent who is a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as amended by section 210 of this Act) shall not be a national or citizen of the United States at birth unless the other parent is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
) REQUIRED PROVISION OF HEALTH INSURANCE- An employer of a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as amended by section 210 of this Act) shall provide such nonimmigrant with health insurance that meets existing minimum Federal and State requirements, as applicable.

C'mon people...get a grip, Bush clearly stated that it would be up to Congress to put together the details.