IMHO, people might be getting upset about this proposal a little too early.
One of my web clients is an immigration attorney. She had me put the following up last night:
As you might be aware, yesterday President Bush proposed a temporary worker program that would be open to new foreign workers and to the undocumented men and women currently employed in the U.S.
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This is a brief summary of what this new proposed legislation is and is not:
· This is simply a conceptual proposition made by the President to Congress;
· The President has not presented this proposition in writing to the Congress;
· Congress has not approved this proposition;
· Congress must draft this proposition and present it to the president for his approval and signature;
· There is no written bill;
· THIS IS NOT A LAW;
· There is no Guest Worker Program in place at this time;
· This is NOT an amnesty.
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The above is an excerpt. You can see the whole thing here:
http://www.anayancyimmigration.com/notice1_9_04.htm
The thought of just throwing away the penalties for illegal *anything* (immigration or whatever) gives me the heebie-jeebies. But I don't think it's time to panic just yet......
Adrienne
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