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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY
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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (221)1/13/2004 10:56:34 AM
From: Tadsamillionaire   of 3197
 
Employers, who would benefit from a larger pool of low-wage workers, generally welcomed the plan. Among groups endorsing it were the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association.

The president's move was criticized by organized labor, groups that favor immigration curbs and congressional Democrats. Democrats questioned whether Bush will follow through and push his idea in Congress or whether, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi put it, it is "election-year window dressing."

Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe said that rather than providing a way for guest workers to gain citizenship, Bush "is guaranteeing their deportation" when they leave their jobs.

Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza, an advocacy group for Hispanics, dismissed the proposal as "piñata politics," an appeal to Hispanic voters that doesn't deliver what's promised.

Republicans in Congress said privately that the test of Bush's motives and likelihood of passage will depend on the effort he puts into winning approval. He worked hard for a new prescription-drug benefit for Medicare recipients; he has done little to achieve his 2000 campaign promise to reform Social Security.

usatoday.com
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