Objections to Bush Immigration Proposals

To cries of protest from both Democrats and Republicans, President Bush has declared immigration reform to be a primary domestic goal during his second term in office. This issue may emerge as the most contentious of his domestic agenda.

Many Democrats object that the President's plan is too little reform, as the key points of his immigration reform proposals deal only with immigrants as workers, and don't provide plans for their lives and welfare while in the US, or a path for legalization or citizenship.

Many Democrats and Republicans argue that the President's immigration reform ideas should be scaled back, as they create undue burdens on taxpayer-funded public schools, healthcare systems and the like.

And the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, believes that there's a direct link between open borders, unregulated and lightly regulated immigration and the potential for terrorism.

Make sure to read my article, "Analysis of Immigration Reform Proposals," where I describe the rationale for various viewpoints on this complex issue.

The debate over President Bush's immigration reform proposals will be emotional and hard fought. The final outcome is most certainly in question.