Senators from both parties announced an agreement Thursday afternoon on immigration-reform legislation. . .
Both senators acknowledged that the proposed bill, which was immediately praised by President George W. Bush, was likely to come under fire both from the political right and the political left - decried either as "amnesty" or as "not humanitarian enough," as Specter said.
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Reporting is of average quality. The story is fairly even handed and does not either promote or condemn the proposed bill. It fails to indicate how far the bill has progressed in Congress. Has it been voted out of committee? Has it, or has it not been passed in the Senate? Has it been passed in the House? Has the Senate leadership expressed a position on the bill? Has the president indicated that he would or would not sign the bill, should it make it to his desk? The story is missing many interesting facts. How many immigrants will be offered entry to the US per year under this bill? What happens to illegals currently in the US who cannot raise $5000 and afford a trip back to their home country? How would the "point system" for eligibility work? How many "guest worker" visa's would be offered? What will be done about immigrants who over stay their visas? In short, this is an average quality MSM story. It does not take sides (a good thing) but it doesn't offer enough information about the proposed immigration law to allow a US voter to make an infomed decision about the law.
