It's beyond me how any Senator can claim there is no amnesty in the Compehensive Immigration Reform Bill of 2007 S.1348. Furthermore, President Bush has to be off his rocker if he thinks this is not an amnesty bill!

Amnesty provisions written into S. 1348:

1. "Z" visa - This is an amnesty because it could immediately legalize 15 to 25 million (just an educated guess) illegal immigrants. All illegals that have been here since January 1, 2007 will have up to two years to appear at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office to complete an application for a Z visa. Within 24 hours of filing the illegal will be issued a Z visa which will grant them "probationary" amnesty in the form of a work permit. The legal immigrant would then be able to apply for a green card and path to citizenship at a later date.

2. DREAM Act - This amnesty is for illegal immigrants who graduate from a U.S. high school. It will entitle them to attend college at in-state tuition rates.

3. AgJOBS - This program with authorize amnesty for 1.5 million illegal immigrant agricultural workers.

4. Employers - Every employer that has knowingly hired illegal immigrants in the past and present would receive amnesty from their crime if S. 1348 is signed into law. They would not be subject to fines or prosecution either for hiring the illegal aliens or for any tax fraud committed as a result.