The original shamnesty bill would have made a large guest worker program unnecessary by giving everyone already here illegally amnesty. The Coryn amendment was an attempt to exclude criminals, terrorists and gang members from eligibility. It forced our senate overlords to show their cards. They were not willing to exclude even these bad apples in return for amnesty and an expanded guest worker program for everyone else.
The original shamnesty bill would have made a large guest worker program unnecessary by giving everyone already here illegally amnesty. The Coryn amendment was an attempt to exclude criminals, terrorists and gang members from eligibility. It forced our senate overlords to show their cards. They were not willing to exclude even these bad apples in return for amnesty and an expanded guest worker program for everyone else. Thanks for the clarification. I wouldn't trust any guest worker program put together by the McCain-Kennedy coalition. A guest worker program needs to be kept separate from anything having to do with immigration.
In my mind, a true guest worker program needs to be very strictly constructed. At a minimum, it must include:
1) a requirement that foreign workers apply in their own country
2) a specific time period (less than one year) during which they're allowed to work here
3) a restriction to workers only, no families or pregnant women
4) a specific employer who will be required to account for their employment at the employer's job site
5) retention of a significant portion of the worker's earnings in escrow, to be paid to him only upon his return to his country of origin