Wasn't this a predominately democrat maneuver to get additional votes?
Bush seeking hispanic vote giving away SS benefits to illegal aliens
Complete with an ONLINE registry to match up new arrivals with work.
Bush also will seek to ensure that guest workers who pay into Social Security can collect benefits through their own country's retirement program after they return home and reach the requisite age, a congressional staff member familiar with the details said. Such reciprocal arrangements already exist between the United States and several other countries.
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Republican opponents of liberalizing immigration law on Monday called Bush's plan an amnesty and predicted that it would face tough going in Congress.
"You might call it amnesty on the installment plan, you might call it amnesty after some sort of indentured servitude, but it's amnesty â and that is the worst type of public policy," said Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo (R-Colo.).
"If it's truly an amnesty program, it's dead on arrival," said Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley). "Even those of us who strongly support George W. Bush don't agree with him on every issue. I wasn't elected to be a rubber stamp."
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Hey! we do have a jobless problem you know
shhhheeesh
Bush seeking hispanic vote giving away SS benefits to illegal aliens
Complete with an ONLINE registry to match up new arrivals with work.
Bush also will seek to ensure that guest workers who pay into Social Security can collect benefits through their own country's retirement program after they return home and reach the requisite age, a congressional staff member familiar with the details said. Such reciprocal arrangements already exist between the United States and several other countries.
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Republican opponents of liberalizing immigration law on Monday called Bush's plan an amnesty and predicted that it would face tough going in Congress.
"You might call it amnesty on the installment plan, you might call it amnesty after some sort of indentured servitude, but it's amnesty â and that is the worst type of public policy," said Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo (R-Colo.).
"If it's truly an amnesty program, it's dead on arrival," said Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley). "Even those of us who strongly support George W. Bush don't agree with him on every issue. I wasn't elected to be a rubber stamp."
http://www.latimes.com/services/site/premium/access-registered.intercept
Hey! we do have a jobless problem you know