I agree with you. PresBush is proposing an offer that would grant legal status to illegal aliens. That is a pardon and in effect, that is amnesty. The President also has no obvious desire to see the borders sealed.
This is a case of political pandering to the Hispanic community. It's supported by the pro-amnesty/open borders contingent of pandering politicians, hardcore leftwingers, social liberals and all manner of libertarian thinkers.
Thank God the American people are smart enough to see through this bad policy proposal and oppose it in significant majorities.
There's a reason Canada will now be able to bid on contracts in Iraq and it has nothing to do with getting Hispanic votes for George Bush, and everything to do with getting Paul Martin on board for January 1, 2005.
Bush could've won the election handily without pandering to Hispanics in America. I would love to be wrong about this, but a "united" Western Hemisphere is on the horizon.