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But "earned legalization" is probably the best solution to a largely intractable problem. There is no way that the United States can find and deport 8-12 million illegal aliens in this country, and even if we could, we would do more harm than good.

Chavez is all wrong about this and the President is correct. Bush is proposing TEMPORARY guest worker status, so any current illegal immigrants who moved into the new system would AT BEST only be able to stay a short while longer. The so-called "earned legalization" plans are completely stupid and wrong-headed. How can you "earn" a benefit by breaking the law???? It is a system which tacitly instructs people to cheat. Giving the so-called "earned legalization" to current illegal residents is a strong message to those still outside of the U.S. to please break our laws and evade the border patrol so that they too can begin to "earn" their citizenship in the next amnesty. No, Chavez is completely wrong on this one, (although I admire her ability and values greatly in general). President Bush has the far better legalization plan.

I agree with your analysis. What I like best about the Chavez article that it has opened up some really great discussion on here and I think some very good ideas have come forward.

Now we need to contact our Representative and two Senators and let them know our ideas and what we support and do not support since Congress will be the final authority in what is in the bill.