KEY POINTS OF THE BUSH IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL
• Workers in the United States illegally can join a temporary labor program.
• Those workers then can apply for permanent U.S. residency, but they will receive no preferential consideration.
• Employers hiring these workers must show they cannot find U.S. laborers to fill the jobs.
• These undocumented workers get guaranteed wage and employment rights.
• These workers receive a temporary three-year visa, renewable once. They are expected to return to their countries once their visas expire.
• Congress will be urged to increase the current annual limit of 140,000 green cards.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will administer the program.
• Workers in the United States illegally can join a temporary labor program.
• Those workers then can apply for permanent U.S. residency, but they will receive no preferential consideration.
• Employers hiring these workers must show they cannot find U.S. laborers to fill the jobs.
• These undocumented workers get guaranteed wage and employment rights.
• These workers receive a temporary three-year visa, renewable once. They are expected to return to their countries once their visas expire.
• Congress will be urged to increase the current annual limit of 140,000 green cards.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will administer the program.