
www.heritage.org \| Heritage research \| Policy Blog \| PolicyWire Archive	May 24, 2006

Does the Senate's approach to immigration offer amnesty to illegals? Writing in the New York Times, Edwin Meese explains how the Senate's approach is near-identical, in crucial respects, to the 1986 immigration reform, which all agree was amnesty. Rather than amnesty, which hasn't worked in the past to stem illegal immigration, Meese suggests that, "The fair and sound policy is to give those who are here illegally the opportunity to correct their status by returning to their country of origin and getting in line with everyone else." Read "An Amnesty by Any Other Name" by Edwin Meese III Tim Kane explains how the Senate's approach would lead to massive government intervention in private labor markets. It would spread government wage regulation across the economy and open the door to government cronyism in all sectors. Read Immigration Reform or Central Planning? by Tim Kane, Ph.D. How many people would the Senate's immigration plan allow into the U.S.? Robert Rector adds up the provisions and finds the Senate plan would admit 66 million over the next 20 years, following a recent amendment. Read Senate Immigration Bill Would Allow 100 Million New Immigrants over the Next 20 Years by Robert Rector