An agreement today between a group of Senators (both Democrats and Republicans) and the Bush administration focuses on an immigration reform bill which would grant legal status to the estimated twelve million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.
I can honestly say I am utterly amazed that the Bush administration and other Republicans are supporting this ridiculous piece of legislation. Although obtaining this new Z visa still means that illegal immigrants are still approximately 8-13 years from permanent residency, the bill magnifies our pathetic approach to immigration. What is most frustrating is that, in my job as an IT Recruiter, I am constantly speaking with foreign nationals (primarily from India) who the majority, ever since their arrival in the U.S., have spent the necessary time and money and followed all of the rules and regulations in their path towards a Green Card. Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, stated it best: "The 'compromise' announced today by Sen. [Edward] Kennedy will reward twelve million illegal immigrants with a path to citizenship -- what part of illegal does the Senate not understand?".
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