text: ok , here are the provisions in the bill now before senate what do you think? security    authorizes enhanced border security measures, including the addition of a 370-mile, triple-layer fence along the border.  authorizes president bush's plan to send 6,000 national guardsmen to the u.s.-mexican border.   bars those convicted of felonies or three misdemeanors from becoming legal residents or citizens.   punishes employers who hire illegal immigrants with a fine up to $20,000 and three years in prison after an electronic verification system is established.   guest workers   creates a guest-worker program that would allow workers to work in the country for three years and be eligible for a three-year extension. the number of temporary-worker visas would be limited to 200,000 per year.    legalization   establishes a three-tiered path-to-citizenship program, which divides the 11 million to 12 million illegal workers in the united states into three groups:    illegal immigrants here for more than five years could gain their citizenship after working for six years, learning english and paying a penalty and back taxes.    illegal immigrants here from two to five years would have to return to an entry point and apply for a guest-worker program.    workers here less than two years would have to return to their countries of origin.   language   declares english the "national" language of the united states.   also declares english the "common and unifying" language of the united states. the senate just passed the bill and added a provision that the united states has to consult with mexican government and get permission before doing anything involving border control such as building a fence. i just saw it reported on lou dobbs on cnn.