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House immigration bill. |
Senate immigration bill. |
President's immigration reform proposal. |
Legalization of undocumented immigrants. |
No provisions for legalization. |
Illegal immigrants who lived in the U.S. for more
then 2 years would have a path to permanent residency and eventually
citizenship. They would be required to pay at least $3250 in fines,
and pay back any owed taxes. |
No automatic citizenship, however after paying
"a meaningful penalty for breaking the law.", a chance
to gain citizenship. |
Temporary worker program |
No provisions for creating a guest worker program. |
200,000 new guest worker visas every year. Creates a guest worker
program with possibility of obtaining a permanent residency. |
Proposing temporary guest worker program since before 9\11. |
Employers |
Mandatory participation in employment eligibility verification
system within 3to 6 years. |
Requires employer's participation in electronic employment verification
system able to distinguish between legal and illegal workers. |
Mr. Bush agrees that employers should participate in an electronic
employment eligibility verification system. |
Possible fines on employers hiring illegal immigrants. |
Fines for hiring undocumented up to $40,000 for each violation.
Prison sentences of up to 30 years for repeat offenders. |
Fines of $20,000 per violation. Senate immigration bill also
imposes jail time on repeat offenders. |
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Criminal penalties for illegal immigrants. |
House bill makes it a federal crime to live in the United States
illegally. Persons helping illegal immigrants to enter or stay
in the U.S. also face criminal penalties. |
No provisions for felonies in the House bill. |
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Border fencing and security personnel. |
Requires building of at least "two layers of reinforced
fencing" as well as "physical barriers, roads, lighting,
cameras and sensors" on south border. |
350 miles of border fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers
between the United States and Mexico border.
Adds14,000 Border Patrol agents by 2011. |
Up to 6,000 National Guard members will be deployed to our southern
border |
