As immigration reform, along with gay rights; is the talk of the country, many people are concerned that because of a large dispute over the guest-worker program there is a potential chance that the bipartisan deal on immigration will be stalled for a time. According to reports the dispute over this program is ever growing, so much so that it is the bill Senate planned to reveal in early April may now be pushed back. The main battle is between the business and labor groups, who appear to be back in to a corner and cannot reach an agreement regarding immigration reform. This dispute is not a little disagreement, either. Reports claim hat these two parties are attacking one another and accusing the other of jeopardizing the reform for immigrants.

While these two parties continue to "duke it out," the Obama Administration claims that they have stepped back and are watching the dispute without getting involved. The main reason for Obama's hands off approach to this is because he realizes that if he steps in, it could result in singling out the Republican Party members that are still a crucial role for immigration reform in this very process. Reports show that Obama believes this dispute will come to terms within the week.

What is interesting is the fact that this same dispute is what led to the reform not being passed back in 2007 when it was first addressed by then U.S. senator of Illinois, Obama. The specific crux of the matter is that the bipartisan group is concerns about the flow of future immigrants in the U.S. that are willing to come in and accept the low-paying jobs. The Republicans in this dispute claim that they want to allow temporary work visas for at least 400,000 immigrants annually at minimum wage jobs. Where the Democrats and many unions differ on the matter is that they want the workers to have higher wages and just allow much less receiving the temporary work visas in the country.

The different U.S. Senators who are working through the immigration reform bill claim that their hopes is to stay on track and remain in the same time schedule for early next month immigration reform. This reform means that the now 11 million immigrants who are illegal in the country will be on their way to receiving citizenship. When questions about the guest-worker program dispute, president Obama responded saying that while there will always be disagreements between business and labor groups, he does not feel as thought their concerns will remain unresolved; he is confident they will reach an agreement soon.

Why this dispute is such a big deal to the public is because just a month ago the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO joined together in agreement for the immigration reform plan, and now they are arguing over the guest worker program, too. One member of the business party claims that the behavior of the unions is a far cry from the statements they have made claiming their favor for the guest-worker program that was in place. This man claims that the program the unions are insisting on is something that no business employer would ever agree to.

At this time it appears the White House is granting these law makers the space that they need in order to work through their conflicting ideas and reach an agreement. Obama has warned the labor and business parties that if they are unable to come to an agreement in the near future he and the Senate party will step in and make the legislation changes.