I don't care for Bush's proposal as it stands and I know it's just the beginning of the debate.
But you are 100% wrong, it's not a blanket amnesty (a general pardon for offenses against a government). It's a guest worker program already in place designed to indentify and document those here that want to work. Many industries bring them in LEGALLY already to work like at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
Now Reagan gave them a blanket amnesty and them promised to enforce the borders but didn't. So I don't want that either.
But if Bush's proposal recognizes those here to work, get's them working papers over the 6-9 year period and forces them to go through the proper channels to become legal AND, this time, actually enforce the I-9 form and newer electronic databases and punish the offending businesses, then it will help. And after 3 years, illegals that don't go through the program should be deported.
But it also needs to be done hand and hand with FORCING Mexico to reform it's corrupt government system and allowing US companies to invest and own property that will create jobs in Mexico, among many other ideas.
It's something we can't just sweep under the rug any longer. But you, like so many, got your knees jerking so hard you could probably win a soccer match single handidly. You seem to hate debate and just throw names at anyone that doesn't totally agree with you. That's sad.