[FairOpinion]

You are both making the very points, why Bush's guest worker program is a step in the right direction.

Bush is addressing a serious problem, which existed and has been getting worse for the past 15 years.

As for the cost, I guess you don't mind paying for all the lazy bums collecting welfare, just as long as they are citizens.

As I said, on another thread, the illegal problem is strongly tied to the welfare problem. Many healthy people in the US rather sit and collect welfare, than do menial work -- that's what makes illegal workers attractive for employers.

[Marak]

[You are both making the very points, why Bush's guest worker program is a step in the right direction.] Wrong.

[Bush is addressing a serious problem, which existed and has been getting worse for the past 15 years.]
No Bush is not addressing a serious problem. Bush is playing politics with a serious problem. The past amnesty program showed that it was a failure by increasing illegal immigration. The problem has been getting worse becasue we refuse to address it, jsut as Bush is now refusing to address it.

[As for the cost, I guess you don't mind paying for all the lazy bums collecting welfare, just as long as they are citizens.] I have no idea where you are going with this. Do you?

[babygene]

"You are both making the very points, why Bush's guest worker program is a step in the right direction."

No it doesn't, it institutionalizes the problem. The solution is to bill Mexico for the services provided to their citizens.

Take it out of the money we give them for their exports to this country. If we did that, the Mexican government would stop the illegals before they got to the border. Problem solved for new immigrants... Then go after the employers of the illegals that are already here.