PenceBlog: <b>Congressman Pence discusses Pence Plan with President George W. Bush</b> - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence : 6th District Of Indiana

Yesterday Congressman Pence met with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office to discuss the Pence Plan: No Amnesty Immigration Reform.

As Amy Fagan and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times write in this article, "Mr. Bush met yesterday with Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, who has proposed his own broad immigration plan that includes a guest-worker program for current illegal aliens and future foreign workers, but only after the Department of Homeland Security certifies that the borders are secure."

Here is another excerpt from the article:

"The Pence plan would not preclude allowing illegal aliens to obtain citizenship eventually, but Mr. Pence said the aliens must be required to go home and apply at privately run 'Ellis Island centers' in order to come back as part of a legal worker program. He said many senators fundamentally misunderstand House Republicans' objections to the Senate bill.

"'They think path to citizenship is how the House defines amnesty, and I've been trying to convey that amnesty for most House members is if you can get right with the law by paying a fine, that's amnesty,' he said. 'The path to citizenship is just an extension of that amnesty.'

"Mr. Pence, the chairman of the influential conservative House Republican Study Committee, said Mr. Bush didn't make any commitments but was 'intrigued' by his plan and asked very specific questions.

"'I haven't been questioned like that since the ... ninth grade,' Mr. Pence said."

Maureen Groppe of the Indy Star also gives an account of the meeting in this article.

posted by Pence Press Office # 8:37 AM