| George W. Bush presented a proposal for | | | | earn much more than that, if at all. Requiring the |
| immigration reform while he was the president of | | | | immigrants to pay back taxes of ten thousand |
| the United States of America in January 2007. | | | | dollars is excessive; furthermore, most of the |
| This article discusses some of the key points of | | | | immigrants probably do not have that much |
| George W. Bush's immigration reform proposal | | | | money saved. |
| while providing an analysis. | | | | The immigrants who apply for a Visa to achieve |
| George W. Bush pursued legislation that would | | | | permanent legal status would supposedly have to |
| grant hardworking immigrants the privilege of | | | | return to their countries of origin and get back in |
| becoming permanent legal United States residents | | | | line to come here and become citizens regardless |
| in exchange for undergoing a background check, | | | | of how long they have already been here or how |
| paying a fine, paying back taxes, learning to speak | | | | much money they have paid in fines and back |
| English and obeying United States laws. It makes | | | | taxes. One reason why this condition is absurd is |
| sense to make the immigrants go through a | | | | it does not make sense to force those who have |
| background check because we have to make | | | | paid their dues to start the entire process over. |
| sure we do not accept immigrants who have a | | | | Another reason this condition is ridiculous is it does |
| dirty record or are wanted for particular offenses | | | | not make sense to make immigrants go through |
| such as murder or child molestation. The | | | | the hassle of starting back at square one while |
| immigrants should absolutely have to obey our | | | | claiming you want and need for them to be here |
| laws because nobody is above the law. | | | | - if you are going to do this, you might as well |
| It is nice and helpful for immigrants to learn to | | | | just tell the immigrants to pack their belongings |
| speak and write English proficiently but they | | | | and get out of Dodge. |
| should not be required to do so to gain citizenship | | | | Employers who hire illegal immigrants must show |
| privileges unless they are working in a field that | | | | they cannot find United States workers to fill the |
| involves extensive contact with the public. The | | | | positions. This is not fair because the job market |
| fine payment proposal should not be applied in all | | | | is supposed to be a free market and the |
| cases because the established amount is three | | | | immigrants businesses want to hire might be |
| thousand and five hundred dollars and a lot of | | | | more qualified than American workers who want |
| immigrants who are here illegally probably do not | | | | the positions. |