Ah yes, now I see the logic.
First we once again tell them that it is okay to come into the country illegally. Then we tell them that we will provide them with jobs if they register and promise to go home eventually.
Then we promise the Americans that we will indeed enforce the laws already on the books that we have refused to enforce so far, and presto, we have a perfect solution!
If the Mexicans don't buy into it, we can promise them retirement funds send to their Mexican families for life.
If the Americans don't buy it, we will really, really promise to enfore those those nasty old laws that we already said are too hard to enforce.
Sooner or later everyone will be happy.
If we need guest workers in this country, and I don't believe we do, those jobs should only be offered to foreigners that are NOT already in this country. You want to apply for one? Go home first.
"those jobs should only be offered to foreigners that are NOT already in this country. You want to apply for one? Go home first."EXACTLY.
Those people sitting in foreign countries, including Eastern Europe, Russia, Mexico, etc. who have already applied for legal immigration MUST get first preference over illegal immigrant lawbreakers already here.
That would be the only way I would ever consider supporting Bush's proposal.
Illegal immigrants already here must somehow be made to pay a penalty, whether immediate repatriation to their original country, or a huge fine, not a measly $1,500 or whatever it was that Bush proposed.