Thread: Senate committee approves guest worker program

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US Senate panel approves broad immigration reform
Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:59 PM ET

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - An immigration reform bill that would create a guest worker program pushed by President George W. Bush and give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn citizenship was approved on Monday by a U.S. Senate panel.

The first step toward comprehensive legislation was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee and now goes to the full Senate for debate.

Including the contested guest worker program, which would allow future temporary workers a chance to become permanent residents, sets the stage for a bruising battle over immigration. The bill would also give some of the millions of illegal immigrants a chance to legalize their status and earn eventual citizenship.

House of Representatives-passed legislation has focused solely on tightening border security and enforcing immigration law, and many conservative Republicans say the guest worker provision is a form of amnesty.

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So now I guess we see if our Senators represent we the people, or illegal aliens and big business?

Thanks congressmen and senators. Do you have ANY idea what you have just let loose on this country? FOOLS! Without law, you have chaos and anarchy. If you think the illegals were in your face before, you ain't seen nothing yet!

We do not have a government, we have masters!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its over, i new they were going to crame this down our throats! They will pass it and i have been on the phones all day, i guess my vote and my citizenship doesnt matter.

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