Sensenbrenner Opposes Immigration Bill

U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner opposes President Barack Obama’s immigration bill and called it amnesty, reported the Wisconsin Radio Network.

The senators, known as the gang of eight, put out a bill earlier in April that would give legal status and an eventual path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tied to border security measures, reported the Huffington Post. The bill calls for employment verification, creating a new guest-worker program, and move the legal immigration system toward merit-based visas.

Sensenbrenner, of Menomonee Falls,  said the bill would make the immigration problem worse and it would take a person who has been legally trying to become a citizen longer than a person who have been living in the U.S. illegally.

He wants to enforce laws that prohibit employers from hiring illegal workers and secure the borders. 

While Obama say he is impressed with the bill, he also realizes he needs to comprimise, reported the Huffington Post.