[Torie]

Splendid. We are making progress. Now how long can they stay, and when must they leave? As you know, where the rubber meets the road in this debate, is allowing existing illegals to get documented, and then stay forever, with the natural momentum of course in time leading to citizenship. Also, I am still not sure what the filter is on who gets documented in the Dane plan. Is it anybody who applies who has a job offer and is not a felon (here or not already), or is it more selective?

[Dane]

Generally say for 3 years. Like I said they would not be entitiled to welfare or voting rights and if they want to apply for permanent residency/citizenship they must go back to their home country and get in the back of the line.

JMO, it brings sanity to a system that has been out of whack since LBJ dismantled the bracero program 40 years ago.