[citizen]

Well, it's nice we agree. However that wasn't the point of my post. Agreeing that Bush has good points doesn't advance the discussion.

What of Bush on the issue? He's seen first hand the negatives that far outweighs whatever benefits there may be to unchecked and illegal immigration. Why is he pushing for open door legalization, for unchecked levels of new 'migrants'?

[Cold Heat]

I have been looking into this issue for some three or four years now.

The Bush proposal, (and that is all it is) has some things in it that seem to be totally lost on the opponents. This fact was brought up at the hearing yesterday.

The Bush proposal controls the numbers by linking it to demand. It also controls the currently un-controlled employers.

All attempts to control the employer have failed up to now. This proposal does it via the interview. It collects information on the employer from the applicant. That info can then be data based for IRS to access.

My feeling is that it will indeed act as a limiting factor on the total number of jobs available and therefore control the previously uncontrollable influx of job seekers.

This is the heart of the idea. Not amnesty.