If Clinton had proposed what George W. Bush has proposed, I'd be doing exactly what I'm doing; finding the facts and waiting to see what BILL he puts forth, if he ever does. Then I'd voice whatever concerns I have to the people who will be VOTING on it.
And, of course, Clinton never MENTIONED illegal immigration, so your accusation is bogus.
I don't believe you
It would be interesting to find how much of the current illegal immigrant problem was due to Bill's terror of even touching the matter. His amnesty program, btw, did not affect only Mexicans, but was extended to all foreigners living here illegally - I read once that the largest single group benefitted were Irish illegals, who lived mainly in New York and New Jersey. Yet Irish illegals were not the big problem.
In the meantime, fear of discussing a guest worker program - because the unions don't like it - combined with his usual aversion to taking a stand on anything controversial except abortion, which he loved, meant that no permanent solution to this problem was ever sought.
So I think Bush does deserve a lot of credit for at least attempting to deal with it. Certainly there will be many changes in his plan before it becomes law, and people should try to contribute, but maybe they should wait and get reliable information on it first. It's not even going to come up until next year.