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GOP Bill Ignores Bush's Guest-Worker Plan
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Dec 07, 2005 02:22pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 7, 2005 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A key lawmaker unveiled legislation Tuesday that underscored the differences between President Bush and many House Republicans over how to fix the nation's troubled immigration system.
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said his bill would tighten border security, require all businesses to verify that their employees are in the U.S. legally and increase penalties for those using illegal workers.
The White House supports those moves. But Sensenbrenner's measure ignores Bush's repeated call for creating a guest-worker program that would temporarily legalize the status of millions of workers who are in the nation illegally.
Bush has said a guest-worker program is the best way to persuade illegal workers to step forward while ensuring a steady labor supply for U.S. businesses that rely on them.
The measure would increase the $250 minimum penalty an employer pays for knowingly hiring an illegal worker to a minimum of $5,000. |
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