Maybe this is what the president is advocating because of how completely unrealistic it is to expect to deport millions of people (which would cost billions) who will only come back in a very short time.
Maybe, if you look at all the hateful placards carried by the illegal alien mobs, you'll realize this is bottom-line NOT about immigration -- those people demonstrating in the streets don't want jobs, they want our country. And I don't think they're inclined to want to be American citizens.
Maybe, if those illegal aliens who don't want to get on the path to citizenship can be identified, some other course of action can be formulated to deal with THEM.
This is one of the most complex issues I've ever seen. One thing is certain, nobody is going to be 100% happy with whatever course is followed. NOBODY. And I am sickened at the way so many people want to lay this whole mess at the feet of President Bush. I only WISH it were that simple. It is NOT.
I'd say that is an almost guaranteed certainty. This issue has become so polarized that Congress will probably end up doing nothing but argue and point fingers.