Speech #1090135516

But it eliminates what I see as an unworkable threetiered program under HagelMartinez. This amendment only deals with earned legalization. It does not change any of the border security provisions. the guest worker program. or any other part of this bill. Therefore. this amendment would essentially eliminate the program created by HagelMartinez and replace it with the orange card program I am now going to explain. Under this amendment. all undocumented aliens who are in the United States as of January 1. 2006. would immediately register a preliminary application with the Department of Homeland Security. At the time of the registration. they would also submit fingerprints at the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services facility so that criminal and national security background checks could commence immediately. That is the first step. It would also create a more precise registration system that would allow the immediate inflow of information into the Department of Homeland Security to be processed electronically. which the 152.