While it's not the job of people who have read newspapers in the past two years to explain their contents to those who haven't, I'll go ahead and print out some of the link you'd prefer not to address, just to make it easy on everyone.
Guest worker plan pushed by Cornyn falls short of Bush's
Houston Chronicle ^ | July 10, 2003 | KAREN MASTERSON Posted on 07/11/2003 3:11 AM EDT by sarcasm
WASHINGTON -- Texas Sen. John Cornyn introduced guest worker legislation on Thursday that would allow illegal immigrants to work legally in the United States for three years, but falls short of a plan President Bush is preparing to unveil.
White House spokeswoman Jeanie Mamo said Bush administration officials have met with Cornyn, a Republican, to discuss his bill, but did not commit the president's support.
Rather, Bush is set to pursue bold policies similar to those he had advocated to boost relations with Mexico early in his administration.
Those discussions, which included possible amnesty for some illegal immigrants, came to an abrupt end on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon.
"We are working with Mexico toward more orderly, humane, safe and legal migration, as well as consideration of a new temporary worker program that provides some path to citizenship," Mamo said of the White House's plans to restart negotiations with Congress over immigration proposals.
Cornyn's bill would allow illegal immigrants to temporarily work legally in the United States through employer sponsors. But instead of providing those workers with eventual amnesty, they would have to return home after three years. Once there, their applications for green cards would receive expedited consideration.
Cornyn acknowledged he would need the president's support to bolster his bill, but said he chose not to wait for Bush to unveil his immigration proposal because the time was right to begin pushing the issue.
Mamo did not know when the White House would officially release its plan, but sources in the Republican congressional leadership said there have been initial discussions with the White House over what might be possible in time for the 2004 elections.
Republicans hope a renewed interest in immigration issues will persuade Hispanics to support GOP candidates and not only help the party solidify its hold on Congress but also deliver Bush an easy re-election victory.
The goal may not be so handily won.
There are few issues that fracture Republicans more than immigration. And it is unclear whether even their popular president can move those in the GOP who have made a career out of opposing legislation that would give amnesty to illegal immigrants.
"We should never, ever, ever reward people for illegal behavior," said Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, the House's most outspoken Republican favoring limited immigration.
How generous of you to post the article your broken link didn't lead to, in order to "just to make it easy on everyone". LOL!
But that's right, nobody should have to explain any article they are talking about to anyone who's read a newspaper in the past two years. Too funny.
By the way...the reference in the article to SOME AMNESTY for SOME illegals working in the US is far from MASSIVE or blanket amnesty.
So much for your sound the alarm hysteria about Bush trying to get every illegal he can into the US.