This is the year for immigration reform.

While at the Yuma, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol station on April 9, President Bush outlined his vision of immigration reform. The president insisted that previous attempts to pass a workable comprehensive immigration reform bill failed because they neglected to focus on the real underlying problem: the economic reasons behind illegal immigration. President Bush listed several elements about his immigration reform throughout his speech: 1) secure the border; 2) implement a temporary guest-worker program; 3) hold employers accountable for the legal status of employees they hire; 4) address the status of the millions of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States; and 5) help immigrants assimilate into society.

In other words, President Bush is envisioning a so-called immigration "reform" package that would not only provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants who knowingly broke the law, but would also encourage countless others to enter the United States via a guest-worker program that would ultimately take jobs away from American citizens.

President Bush has made repeated promises that this "is the year to get it done." Representatives Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) have already introduced the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act (H.R. 1645) into Congress. The bill, termed the STRIVE Act, includes a guest-worker provision, a path toward citizenship for current illegal immigrants residing in the United States, an influx in H1-B visas for foreigners wishing to hold U.S. employment, and more.