Amnesty for illegals.(Insider Report)

On September 6, 2001, just a few days prior to 9-11, the U.S. and Mexico issued a joint statement summarizing discussions between President Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox. According to the statement, "Both [presidents] stressed their commitment to continue our discussions, instructing the high-level working group to reach mutually satisfactory results on border safety, a temporary worker program and the status of undocumented Mexicans in the United States." The subsequent 9-11 attacks forced a widely expected amnesty program for illegal Mexican immigrants to be indefinitely postponed.

With the influential support of unions, political groups, civil rights groups, and leftist academics and celebrities, several Republicans have recently jump-started consideration of amnesty for illegals by introducing comprehensive legislation on July 25th to regulate the flow of foreign workers into the U.S. The legislation includes provisions for illegal immigrants to become citizens. The New York Times took note of this important event in an August 4th article, "Republicans Put Immigration Laws Back on Political Agenda":

 
   For the first time since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, several 
   Republicans in Congress are pushing for broad legislation 
   that would regulate the flow of foreign workers into the country 
   and potentially legalize millions of illegal employees. 
 
   Senator John McCain and Representatives Jim Kolbe and 
   Jeff Flake, all Republicans from Arizona, introduced bills in 
   July that would grant permanent residency over several years 
   to foreign workers who enter the country legally and to illegal 
   workers already in the United ...