Would the Senate proposal punish people who give water to someone entering the country illegally?
No. The bill says providing emergency humanitarian assistance, including emergency medical care and food or taking an illegal immigrant to a place to get help without compensation is not aiding and abetting illegal entry. Q: Does the Senate plan have a new temporary worker program? A: Yes. Foreigners who want to work in the U.S. would be able to apply for temporary worker visas. About 200,000 two-year “Y” visas would be available annually. The number of visas would rise or fall based on job availability. The visa could be renewed up to two more times, but the worker would have to home for a year between renewals. Q: Can temporary workers in the new program earn legal permanent residency? A: No. After a maximum of six years of work, with one-year breaks every two years, temporary workers would have to return home permanently. They could apply to become legal residents while in their home country. But they would have to be considered for a visa under a new system that awarded points base
