[luckymom]

What chance does this REALLY have of happening anyway? Any thoughts?

[carenot]

What chance does this REALLY have of happening anyway? Any thoughts?

About as much as the Medicare-Medicine thing that Bush pushed.

[Theodore R.]

What chance does this REALLY have of happening anyway? Any thoughts?

About the same likelihood as the "No Child Left Behind" Act and the McCain-Feingold Act!!!! And about as useful -- even more destructive.

[CMAC51]

>>> What chance does this REALLY have of happening anyway? Any thoughts? <<<

I believe it has a good chance, but not in the simplistic sense that most people see it. Bush's proposal would create a method of documentation that would not be too difficult for most employed illegals to transition into. In contrast, it is possible to make the cost of remaining illegal to steep.

People follow the path of least resistence. It is easier to control services to documented aliens than a system where alien status cannot be verified. The proportion of legal aliens to illegals will shift dramatically. If the legal aliens feel that they are missing out on opportunity or services because of the illegals, and it is not that difficult to become legal, then they will themselves find fault with the legals. Again, it is just human nature. It then becomes much easier to tighten the screws on the illegals.