Congressman Pence's Border Integrity and Immigration Reform Act continues to attract publicity nationwide.
Yesterday the Congressman appeared on FOX News' Fox & Friends, FOX News' Big Story With John Gibson and CNBC's Kudlow and Company. The Congressman also discussed his plan on the radio, appearing twice on WIBC of Indianapolis and national radio programs hosted by Sean Hannity and John Gibson.
The following are today's newspaper articles that cover Congressman Pence's plan:
"Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who sponsored the original version of the Senate bill with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, pointed to a guest worker proposal floated Tuesday by House conservative leader Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., as a sign of emerging flexibility from the House.
"The Pence plan would permit legal re-entry of illegal immigrants but provide no path to citizenship."
"Some representatives, such as Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), are talking about the need for a guest worker program, but such enlightenment is in short supply among House Republicans."
"Supporters of Rep. Mike Pence's 'Border Integrity and Immigration Reform Act' say it would simultaneously secure America's borders -- and establish a temporary worker program 'to help fill jobs Americans will not do.'
"Essentially, the Pence bill would separate illegal aliens into two groups: those who want to become citizens and those who want to come here only for temporary jobs."
"On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Pence (R) of Indiana, leader of the Republican Study Group, proposed a privately operated guest-worker plan in a talk before the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
"'I agree with the president that a rational middle ground can be found between amnesty and mass deportation, but I disagree with the president that amnesty is the middle ground,' he said.
"The solution, Representative Pence said, is to set up a system that 'will encourage illegal aliens to self-deport and come back legally as guest workers.'
"Under this plan, the federal government would license private worker-placement agencies to match willing guest workers with jobs that cannot be filled with American workers."
