"Their spouses and minor children also could get a blue card if they already live in the United States."
No matter what else happens with "immigration reform", the above MUST NOT be allowed to happen!
There is no way these criminals will ever leave the U.S. if they are allowed to keep their families here, it MUST be a condition of their being allowed to work here that they retain real roots in their home country.
There must also be a fairly short time limit on their employment, after which they must return home and give some one else a chance at the economic boost legal employment in the U.S. provides.
Anything else is simply a surrender to the open border lobby, and makes a farce of any pretense to having a legitimate immigration policy.
I don't have a problem with this approach for handling the illegals who are currently here IF it is accompanied by a legitimate guest worker program that would prevent employers from hiring illegals in the future.
There should be a way for employers in certain industries (agriculture, resorts, crab picking) to get the temporary workers they need. The families should NOT be allowed to accompany the workers, and the employers should be punished severely if they have a legal way to get workers, but hire illegals instead.