The Senate compromise would give illegal immigrants who had been in the United States less than five years but more than two years a chance to obtain a temporary work visa. They would have to leave the country and reapply to come back. Those who had been in the country less than two years would not be legalized.
Now, I understand there is a lot about this bill I don't understand but why would it matter if a person has been here less or more than five years. Do you automatically become a citizen in the US after 5 years? I wouldn't think so but again I'm not as fully versed as I'd like to be but if you've been here longer than five years your out of luck? Seems wrong. On the flipside if you've been here less than two years your out of luck anyway.
Seems that a "guest worker" program should be based on working status, not how long you've lived here. It should be based on contribution. Being here for less than two years, even if you've worked your ass off every day still doesn't cut it? Ridiculous.
Once again we're not looking at the source of the problem, just brushing over the divots and that painting won't sell.
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