liz The 11 million undocumented immigrants within the United States are treated differently in the various bills. H.R. 2 does nothing on this issue. Both H.R. 3599 and S.744 provide paths to become documented. This is a major point of disagreement. Amnesty remains a hot button issue.

There was a proposal for building a processing point in Mexico next to the Guatemalan border. That one interested me, though it would take too long to develop to have an effect now. Allowing work and lending financial support to states impacted by the busing would help but I don't think that's sustainable. We have to make it more enticing to stay on the other side of the border. So my proposal would be something like - if you're picked up on this side of the border, your admission processing gets delayed for a year, with humanitarian exceptions. We build the system processing just across the border and at the Guatemalan border.

I found in CA, that if someone were legalized, or one generation removed, they were more likely to not want illegal immigrants around. There's a lot of illegal/legal immigrant crime on illegal immigrants,not to mention immoral practices. They tend to live on porches, in garages, and balconies, contributing some to the rent, but more teenage girls get pregnant.

I know the small farmers need them and I'm sympathetic there; not requiring good pay because it just isn't there. We have a lot of low wage exceptions built into the system that look extremely difficult to address. Right now the busing is haphazard we need to stem the flow and coordinate any busing.

Every state, town, and city deserves immigrants! 😉 😜