Those who did not would have to leave after participating in the temporary worker program for six years.
Labor, among other things, would get a $1 billion worker retraining program.
However, the process was delayed by federal government's rules around the temporary foreign worker program.
The temporary worker program in the Senate legislation, however, needs improvement.
"Wouldn't it be better to have a temporary worker program, where everybody is working within the law?"
They would also create a temporary worker program for those who want to fill the unwanted jobs.
The bill would also allow 400,000 to 600,000 foreigners to participate each year in a new temporary worker program.
Second, to secure our border, we must create a temporary worker program.
Another key part of the bill is the agricultural worker program.
The Senate bill would also establish a new temporary worker program.