Are Bushs proposals contained in legislation to Congress?
No, they are broad principles, an outline of the sort of immigration changes he would support. Several bills have been proposed in Congress that contain a range of proposals. One with the broadest support would create a guest worker program for agricultural workers. Who supports Bush’s proposal? Bush’s strongest support comes from members of the U.S. business community who have experienced a shortage of American workers to fill service-sector jobs such as hotel and motel workers, cleaning crews and farm laborers. What do immigration advocacy groups say? Do they support it? Migrant advocacy groups feel the proposals fall short of what is needed to manage illegal immigration and keep temporary workers flowing legally into the United States. They had pushed for a program that allows undocumented immigrants and temporary workers from abroad to become eligible to apply for legal permanent residence after working a specified period and without leaving the country. Without that possibility, w
