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Re: White House Tricked Senate Negotiators on Immigration Bill

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From: Ted
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 -
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Liberate rat infested Washington, DC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ted
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