Here is some of the negative reaction to Bush's immigration reform plan:

"George Bush's plan leaves foreign workers as fodder for our fields and factories without giving them a path to legalization and a fair shot at the American dream. He's had an election year conversion to immigration reform, but it's too little and three years too late." - Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., a presidential candidate.

"The proposal ... is woefully inadequate and falls far short of being the serious, reform our country needs to fix our broken immigration system. The White House says this proposal is compassionate, but as the fine print makes clear, that claim is false for millions of immigrants." Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.

"President Bush's plan would move millions of people into a second-class status with no real promise of citizenship." - Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., a presidential candidate.

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