The Guest Worker Program Compromise

We basically agree with President Bush’s plan for dealing with the illegal alien problem in the U.S. with one major exception - his plan for dealing with illegal aliens currently living in our country.

In reality we already have a “guest worker” program with anywhere from 11 to 20 million illegal aliens residing in this country. We suggest the President’s “guest worker” program be implemented among the illegal alien population presently living in the United States. This means:

• Requiring registration and criminal background checks of all illegal aliens
• Deportation of all illegal aliens who fail the criminal background check or who fail to register for the guest worker program
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  Requiring employers to provide the government with a full accounting of their guest worker needs along with proof American workers can not be found
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  A legal process that matches employers with jobs Americans won’t do with workers within the present population of illegal aliens
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  Illegal aliens “unmatched” with an employer to be returned to their country of origin
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  Approved “guest workers” to be provided with biometric identification cards to ensure employer compliance with the law
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  Strict enforcement of employment laws - hold employers accountable, no excuses
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  Guest workers losing their employment to either be matched with a new employer or returned home to their country of origin
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  “Guest workers” may apply for a green card and ultimately citizenship with no preference given to their “guest worker” status

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