The proposed bill for immigration reform is the most recent news on immigration today. The bill was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez and President Barack Obama is apparently pleased with it. The bill would increase the number of border patrol agents and recourses (which I imagine has been increasing every year anyway) but would also work to legalize millions of Undocumented immigrants.
The idea being that undocumented workers would be more beneficial to the economy if they were tax payers. Of course it's not that easy though to just legalize millions of people over night. The bill includes "important building blocks" which would require background checks as well as for the immigrant to learn English. Do you think asking immigrants to learn English is unreasonable? To me it seems like a vital part of assimilation, but is assimilation even the ultimate goal for undocumented immigrants?
This reaction to the bill is that it covers what needs to be done, which includes fostering a progressive relationship between liberals and conservatives on the issue. On the other hand though a point is made that the timing for Menendez to introduce the bill was wrong. The claim being that the senate has recessed for November elections and it will fail to get any consideration.
Someone tell me what you think of this bill. Do you think it's a progressive step towards the never ending regulation of immigrants?
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