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It is interesting that so many people who dislike the president's immigration proposal like Tom Tancredo... especially since Tancredo actually submitted a "guest worker" bill that is substantially similar to the Bush proposal (although with better enforcement provisions) several months ago... However, Tancredo's bill does not punish the people who are already here illegally or promise to deport them, does not deny them the opportunity to apply for a guest worker visa, nor does it prevent them from getting preference for a green card.

What is wrong with taking the similar features (register guest workers, requires jobs be offered to citizens first), add the better Bush features (fine those here illegally before they can apply for a visa, prevent them from getting preference for a green card, provide incentives for worker to return home after jobs have ended), and add the better Tancredo features (better border control, stronger penalties for employers, sticter enforcement). That sounds like a pretty good bill to me.

And remember that it will be up to Tancredo and his colleagues to get a bill passed and on the president's desk. Congress will deserve the credit (or the blame) for any immigration reform that passes. Tancredo has been in Congress for 6 years now. If he is "the man" who has the ultimate answer for the illegal immigration issue, why hasn't he been able to get it passed through a Congress dominated by member of his own party?