Does playing by the rules benefit immigrants?
With his characteristic stubbornness, President Bush refused to abandon his attempt to convince legislators and the public of his approach to immigration. He does not want to change his tune, although it is unpopular now among Republicans, about the “guest worker program” for illegal immigrants, even after the publication of a Harris poll showed the President’s approval rating at a record low of 29 percent. We heard about this program once again during Bush’s speech broadcast on major television networks May 15. Early reactions to the speech show that it did not change anyone’s mind and that the general opinion remains the same. Businesses, particularly those in the agricultural and construction sectors, want a cheap work force represented by “legalized illegals.” The Republican majority in the Senate, along with President Bush, still does their bidding, and in the House the majority of Congressmen are still demanding that borders be fortified and that violators of the law, in this cas
