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Article #641Re: White House Tricked Senate Negotiators on Immigration Bill
From: Ted
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:38
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:38
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On Jun 21, 2:34 pm, AnAmericanCitizen <NoAmne...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has been a stalwart proponent of curbing > >> illegal immigration and reforming the legal immigration apparatus in a truly > >> meaningful manner. To that end, on June 4, in the middle of the first round of > >> floor debate on the so-called "grand bargain" immigration bill, Sen. Sessions issued a > >> press release* listing egregious loopholes in the proposal, including "flaws > >> effecting border security, chain-migration and assimilation policies." > >> In prefacing the list, Sen. Sessions indicated that he is "deeply > >> concerned about the numerous loopholes...found in this legislation," which he sees as > >> "more than technical errors, but rather symptoms of a fundamentally flawed piece > >> of legislation that stands no chance of actually fixing our broken > >> immigration system." Furthermore, Sen. Sessions said, "Many of the loopholes are > >> indicative of a desire not to have the system work." > >> Flaw No. 1: Sen. Sessions pointed to perhaps the biggest flaw by > >> noting that the " 'enforcement trigger' fails to require the U.S. VISIT system - the > >> biometric border check-in/check-out system established by Congress in 1996, but never > >> implemented - to be fully functioning before new worker or amnesty > >> programs begin. Without the system in place, the U.S. has no method of ensuring > >> that workers and their families do not overstay their visas." > >> Flaw No. 2: While most Americans tell pollsters they want less > >> immigration, this bill dramatically increases overall immigration. It TRIPLES chain > >> migration through the year 2016 - all the while sanctioning a mass importation of low- > >> skill foreign workers and, by extension, a mass importation of poverty into this > >> country. > >> Flaw No. 3: Illegal aliens get "legal status before enforcement" > >> begins. > >> Flaw No. 4: The "triggers" require "no more agents, beds, or fencing > >> than current law" mandates. > >> Flaw No. 5: The completion of background checks, including checks > >> against criminal and terrorist databases, is "not required for" the granting > >> of amnesty (in this bill, it is referred to as "probationary status"). > >> Flaw No. 6: Criminals of all kinds - including gang members, some > >> child molesters, and absconders (i.e., "aliens who have already had their > >> day in court [and who are now] subject to...removal" [covering "more than 636,000 > >> fugitives"]) are eligible for the bill's mass amnesty. > >> Flaw No. 7: "Illegal aliens with terrorism connections are not barred > >> from getting amnesty. An illegal alien seeking most immigration benefits must > >> merely show 'good moral character.'" > >> Flaw No. 8: Illegal aliens granted amnesty or guestworkers imported > >> via the new "Y" "temporary worker" program can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, > >> which "will cost taxpayers billions in just 10 years". > >> Flaw No. 9: "Affidavits from friends" are acceptable as evidence of > >> satisfying requirements for amnesty, thus "inviting fraud and more illegal > >> immigration." > >> Flaw No. 10: "In-state tuition and other higher education benefits will be made > >> available to current illegal aliens that are granted [amnesty], even if the same instate > >> tuition rates are not offered to all U.S. citizens," a violation of current Federal > >> law, which "mandates that educational institutions give citizens the same > >> postsecondary education benefits they offer to illegal aliens." > >> Flaw No. 11: New visas are created for individuals who are prone to > >> overstaying their period of authorized admission - namely, the new "parent" visa, > >> which allows parents of citizens, and the spouses and children of new temporary > >> workers, to visit a worker in the United States. Not only is this term "a > >> misnomer, but also an invitation for high rates of visa overstays" because it "specifically > >> allows the spouse and children of new temporary workers who intend to abandon > >> their residence in a foreign country, to qualify to come to the U.S. to 'visit.'" To obtain > >> the visa, one must only post a $1,000 bond, "which will be forfeited when, not if, > >> family members of new temporary workers decide to overstay their 30 day visit. > >> Workers should travel to their home countries to visit their families, > >> not the other way around." > >> Flaw No. 12: To be granted amnesty, illegal aliens need not pay back > >> income taxes. > >> Flaw No. 13: Social Security credits for work done while in the United > >> States illegally will be granted to "aliens who came to the U.S. on legal > >> visas, but overstayed their visas and have been working in the U.S. for years, as > >> well as illegal aliens who apply for Z visa status but do not qualify." > >> Flaw No. 14: "The criminal fines an illegal alien is required to pay to receive > >> amnesty are less than the bill's criminal fines for paperwork violations committed > >> by U.S. citizens, and can be paid by installment," which means that "the fine for > >> illegally entering, using false documents to work, is one-tenth the fine for a > >> paperwork violation committed by a government official."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Liberate rat infested Washington, DC!!!!!!!!!!!!! ted
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