NPR : Chertoff: Guard Won’t Arrest Illegal Immigrants

“President Bush’s newly announced plan to bolster the southern border and offer guest-worker programs strikes a middle ground in the debate over immigration policy, says Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

In an interview Tuesday, Chertoff said President Bush is not offering amnesty to illegal immigrants. He said they would pay their debt to society before beginning on the “path to citizenship.”"

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