That is the one reform most likely to succeed, as we saw during the Bracero program when illegal entry dropped dramatically as legal entry increased.

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Earlier this month, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed the toughest employer sanctions in the nation: Beginning Jan. 1, all 130, 000-plus Arizona employers will be required to use a now voluntary Web-based federal service--commonly known as the "basic pilot program"--to check the legal work status of new hires.

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The White House describes it as in between amnesty and a guest worker program, which gives workers legal status for a set period of time.

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"If, as plaintiffs argue, a successor program must be Medicaid-funded then the only legal remedy would be for this court to shut down the state-funded women's health program, not to order the inclusion of Planned Parenthood, " Judge Yelenosky wrote in the ruling.

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Two weeks ago, House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor delivered an important speech that signaled a willingness to support legal residence and citizenship for children brought here illegally along with a guest-worker program, as part of granting visas to high-skilled immigrants educated at our universities.

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