Thread: Bush released his immigration plan - large-scale amnesty for 12M here

BAD PLAN!

"We need to put in place a rigorous path that requires individuals to pass a thorough criminal background check, pay fines, pay taxes, learn English, obtain a provisional work permit and work, not receive federal government assistance, and over an extended period of time earn legal status."

Moreover, like the Gang of Eight bill, Bush's plan imposes relatively small fines on illegal aliens (with numerous exemptions, does not require illegal aliens to payback taxes, and does not require them learn English.


Regarding border security, Bush's plan lacks detail. Rather than advocating for a double-layered fence along the Southern border, Bush merely calls for "fencing or other barriers" and fencing should only be built "where appropriate." Additionally, Bush calls for the use of drones, improved roads, near the border—a practice to which the Border Patrol Union strongly objects and has called "an enormous waste of taxpayer money."


Bush's interior enforcement provisions are similarly vague. Rather than insisting on mandatory E-Verify for all employers, Bush merely advocates for a "strong E-Verify system to ensure that American businesses are not hiring illegal immigrants." Although Bush does call for the "rapid implementation" of a biometric exit system, he does not specify whether it should be implemented at all ports of entry. Finally, Bush proposes withholding federal law enforcement funds from sanctuary cities and reinstating agreements with State and local law enforcement.


In pitching his plan to the American public, Bush stated: "These six proposals, combined with a rigorous path to earned legal status, would realistically and honestly address the status of the 11 million people here illegally today and protect against future illegal immigration."

From - http://www.fairus.org/legislative-up...te-8-11-2015#2

Pull the stopper on this bloated windbag>