ABC lies and says that Bush's "guest-worker program" leads to citizenship

http://mediamatters.org/items/200605170009

ABC's Raddatz incorrectly reported that Bush's guest-worker program would allow participants to "eventually gain citizenship"

Summary: On ABC's World News Tonight, ABC chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz incorrectly reported that the temporary-worker program that President Bush promoted in his May 15 prime-time address would "allow immigrants to work temporarily in the U.S. and eventually gain citizenship." In fact, in his speech, Bush clearly stated that he supports a guest-worker program that provides temporary work permits and requires participants to leave the country when their work permit expires.

On the May 15 edition of ABC's World News Tonight, ABC chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz incorrectly reported that the temporary-worker program that President Bush promoted in his speech later that evening would "allow immigrants to work temporarily in the U.S. and eventually gain citizenship." In fact, in his speech, Bush clearly stated that he supports a guest-worker program that provides temporary work permits and requires participants to leave the country when their work permit expires. Bush said that he wants a program that would "create a legal path for foreign workers to enter our country ... for a limited period of time." He also stated that "temporary workers must return to their home country at the conclusion of their stay." Such a program would appear to not provide a path to citizenship for participants.

points....no need to tune in...

yes..... with a halo and smile.... you are feeling sleeeepy.......

fight our Wars for U.S. They will also receive preference for civilian jobs as Veterans.

Wars 'R' U.S.

Migrant/immigrant workers can come here for - what is the latest?, three years - then they have to go back. You can't apply for citizenship in that time period. And once you go back, your "citizenship eligibility" clock resets at zero.

I favor an open, legal border myself.

Give folks a foreign worker visa, let them come and go as happens. Some will prefer to remain migrants. Some will prefer to remain and go through the citizenship process.

Yeah, some will get arrested for any number of things. Happens with native born citizens every day. That's why we have courts.

naturalization (citizenship). They need five years as permanent residents. Time in temp statuses (like H) does not count.

One of Bush's proposals was that the temp status could lead to Pemanent Resident Status.

Nothing new here at all.