You Have a Better Idea?
The President and a bipartisan group of Senators have worked out a deal on immigration reform that would secure the border and eventually legalize the 12-million illegal immigrants in the United States. The plan would increase border security, crackdown on employers who hire illegals, set up a temporary guest worker program and eventually allow those here illegally to apply fore citizenship. The plan has been in the hopper for months as both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans worked out the details.
Critics are already calling this amnesty. Which it’s not because the definition of amnesty is to “forget or overlook any past offense.” The illegal immigrant would have to pay a fine of $5,000 before applying for residency and would have to wait eight years before applying for a green card. Amnesty would be a general forgiveness with no penalty. From what I’ve read, I like the plan. It’s not perfect but it addresses the realities involved with this complex issue.
And for critics, I have one simple question, “what’s your plan?”
