I am hopeful that before we finish this debate. the solution is going to come from a White HouseSenateHouse melding of ideas along the lines of giving some special treatment to those who have lived here for a longer period of timedifferent and better treatment. easier access to the U.S.. perhaps easier access to a higher level of status than what they had when they came here. That is the essence of a proposal that I put in what I call the WISH bill. Workers who are here less than 5 years under my proposal can apply for and get a visa without leaving the United States. If they are unemployed for no more than 30 consecutive days. they get a renewal of that 3 year visa two more times. Then they have to leave America for at least three years. That proposal is for people who have been here less than 5 years. One would say that is not so good. But what we are talking about is giving these people 9 full years to do their best to arrange things and have whatever successes they can make. So that is one approach to one portion of these people who are undocumented workers. I suggest we split this group of people so that those who have been here for longer than 5 yearswhich they can prove that with workers affidavits and the likestart by obtaining the same visa I just discussed. but after 5 years. they can apply for another visa or a change of status. except permanent residency. without leaving the United States. We would have no caps on the number of visas for these changeofstatus grants. It would appear to this Senator that this could be the beginnings of a compromise built around something that is understandable. realistic. and should be given due consideration by this body. Not having had the burdenor the luxuryof serving on the Judiciary Committee.
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