Part of a Comprehensive Immigration Reform Package

70. Would you agree that the primary incentive for illegals to enter the U.S. is economic betterment?

71. Also, would you agree that in order to keep the illegal population from growing after earned citizenship is granted, earned citizenship should be part of a comprehensive immigration reform package that reduces the economic incentives and increases the disincentives to enter this country illegally? Many who have studied the issues, have come to this conclusion.

72. Are you willing to discuss ways to reduce the economic incentives and increase the disincentives for illegals to enter this country?

73. First, we should make it more difficult for illegals to cross the border. One approach is to have more and better trained border agents and to utilize the latest in high tech surveillance technologies to secure our borders.

74. Second, we should make it more difficult for illegals to find work in America. One approach is to increase the fines of employers who hire illegals, thus reducing the employment opportunities of illegals.

75. Third, we should attempt to close the wage gap between working in the U.S. versus working in their own country. One approach is to re-examine and modify the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-and other trade agreements--to ensure that people who are working on products for American companies are paid a fair and adequate wage.

76. Fourth, we should provide a legal way for immigrants to enter this country seasonally to do specific jobs (e.g., farm harvesting) for which there are insufficient U.S. workers, then returning to their own country when the working season is over. One approach is to initiate a "guest worker program," ensuring our labor needs are met, while at the same time keeping the illegal population from growing.

77. Would you agree that earned citizenship for the 12 million undocumented immigrants now residing in this country is reasonable within the context of a comprehensive immigration reform package?

78. Does this explain why a conservative Christian like President Bush is a supporter of a comprehensive immigration reform package that includes earned citizenship?