"The House is going to stick this in the Senate's ear."
Ahem:
Hastert Hints at Compromise on Immigration Bill
Published: March 30, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 29 — Speaker J. Dennis Hastert said Wednesday that he and other House Republicans recognized the need for a guest-worker program, opening the door to a possible compromise with the Senate on fiercely debated immigration legislation.
We DO need a guest-worker program. It simply doesn't need to end up with citizenship.
We send american workers to other countries all the time to do work, and after the work is done they come back home.
There is nothing wrong with a guest worker program. Give them work visas, bring them in for specific jobs with identifiable employers, and when their time is up send them back.
Hey, if they do it legally like this, I can support county the time spend in the program toward a path to legal immigration. I don't think we can seriously expect to populate EVERY SINGLE job illegals do with legals right away.
I've always supported the guest worker program. I just don't know why Bush is saying he agrees with the Senate bill which provides a path to citizenship for illegals, which is a form of amnesty.
It's like we decide to solve all the unsolved crimes by offering all criminals the ability to come in, pay a $1000 fine, confess, and then they go scott free.
I'm on record opposing a felony crime for helping illegals, or for being illegal. I don't think merely being in a country you don't belong in should get you thrown in jail for long periods. And frankly, half the problem with illegals is how much government money goes to them.
I'm afraid that the senate compromise might still have the "let illegals get in-state tuition to state colleges".