How about this solution? An illegal goes home for eight years, and reapplys to immigrate the legal way...

O doesn´t want reform he wants and issue with which to manipulate the ignorant minority community.

The other day I spoke with a guy from a western European nation. The country he´s from doesn´t matter.

He was telling me that he´d recently become a naturalized US citizen by virtue of his marriage to an American woman whom he´d met in his home country.

I asked him how long the entire process took. His reply?
Three (3) years.

We don´t "need" immigration reform. If one is here illegally, then (duh!) yes, it will take longer. Fix your law breaking, then start anew.

Obamination is impatient like a King who can´t get his own way.

Obama supports breaking U.S. laws based on his proposal, and has changed his previous statements of "you go to the back of the line".

Since Obama wants to do it by decree why doesn´t he just abolish congress and get it over with. He seems to be able whatever he wants by decree, save the nation money and send congress home, they aren´t needed in ObamaLand.

Obama does not have the constitutional authority to create any sort of new visa for illegal aliens. That job is specifically assigned to the Congress by the US Constitution.

Any legalization program should only be open to proven longtime illegal aliens who have no criminal records.

The legalization program should grant qualified illegal aliens who are otherwise admissible to the USA a conditional or probationary indefinite immigration status as long as they obey US law, that allows them to stay, to work, and to travel internationally. They should not be allowed to bring foreign family members here, and should not be deemed eligible for other then emergency public assistance, benefits and services.

If those legalized aliens wish sometime in the future to become permanent residents (green card holders) they should first, just like all legal immigrants must do, qualify for an immigrant visa. Once granted permanent residence they should be able to bring certain family members, spouses and minor children here, just like all other permanent residents, and become eligible for government benefits and services that are open to all other permanent residents.

If those aliens wish sometime in the future to become US citizens, they should have to meet all the requirements that all other permanent residents must meet. Once granted US citizenship, they will be able to bring other foreign relatives here, and be able to vote just like all other US citizens.

Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox always used to advise that the millions of Mexicans living and working illegally in the USA just want to be able to live here, to be able to work here with dignity, and be able to travel back and forth to Mexico as they wish.

And he d@mned well better not have the Republican votes to fill it out.

I am positive John McCain will help rally the republicans in undermining the country.

Our Resident is determined to create chaos.

Sad to see such sloppy language in AT.

No one is offering any sort of actual reform.

That is great news, We the People can only hope and pray that his second term is non eventful and very lame duckish!

A smart person would freeze all immigration until American citizens are employed.

Which is worse-a prez that doesn´t think the laws apply to him or a Congress that doesn´t call him to task because they are trying to CYA until they are re-elected ?

No more sweatheart deals for serial law violators. Thank you, Republicans. Now, get smart and use the opportunity to pivot to reforming the INS, streamlining the process for Americas LEGAL immigrants, the lifeblood of the nation.