President Bush Wednesday unveiled a proposal to allow some undocumented workers to apply for governmental permission to legally work in the U.S. for three years at a time. The plan, which is being aimed to win Latino votes in November, has been criticized by some immigrant advocacy groups and Democratic politicians. New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez said of immigrant workers, Bush “wants their sweat and labour, but he ultimately doesn’t want them.” On the campaign trail, Senator John Kerry said the program “rewards business over immigrants by providing them with a permanent pool of disenfranchised temporary workers who could easily be exploited.” Bush said the reform was needed in part to allow the government to have a better idea of who is in the country. In order to receive benefits undocumented workers would have to apply with the government.