It would create a more workable and practical program than exists in the HagelMartinez compromise. and it would dedicate the necessary dollars to cover the costs of administering this program. This amendment builds on compromises already agreed to under the McCainKennedy and HagelMartinez proposals. and it incorporates the amendments already adopted on the floor. but it eliminates what I consider to be a very unworkable threetier program. This amendment only deals with the earned legalization parts of the bill. It does not change any of the border security provisions. the guest worker program. or any other component of the bill. It would simply eliminate the program created by HagelMartinez and replace it with this orange card program. Under HagelMartinez. there are three tiers.
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