🚀 go-pugleaf

Where do they camp? Are there hookups?

cm


"arminius" <richard norton@cybertrails.com> wrote in message 
news:a9CdnUx1NPz9XDrZnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@sedona.net...
>
> "Antimulticulture" <Antimulticulture@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:44a7b071$0$1967$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> Up to 61 million immigrants might flow into U.S. under proposed reform
>> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion/article/0%2C1299%2CDRMN
>> _38_4815032%2C00.html
>> By Robert Rector
>> July 1, 2006
>>
>> Think the immigration debate is mainly about giving amnesty to the 10
>> million illegals already here? Think again. Amnesty is a drop in the
> bucket.
>> The real issue is the staggering increase in legal immigration hidden in
> the
>> Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, recently passed in the Senate.
>> By a ratio of about 4-1, U.S. voters would prefer less immigration, not
>> more. But the Senate bill would do just the opposite. The original bill
>> would have allowed as many as 100 million people to legally immigrate to
> the
>> United States over the next 20 years. We're talking about a seismic shift
> of
>> unprecedented proportions.
>>
>> Facing criticism, the Senate has amended the bill - which now would allow
>> "only" 61 million new immigrants. That still more than doubles the 
>> current
>> legal immigration rate, from 1 million a year now to 2.5 million.
>>
>> Current law would let 19 million legal immigrants enter the United States
>> over the next 20 years; the Senate immigration bill would add an extra 42
>> million.
>>
>> Why such extraordinary growth? Consider how the new law would work.
>>
>> Under the Senate bill, immigrants could enter or attain lawful status
> within
>> the country through nine channels. In each channel, immigrants would gain
>> permanent residence and the right to become citizens:
>>
>> Current law visas: About 950,000 persons now get permanent-residence 
>> visas
>> every year under current law. Over 20 years, the inflow of immigrants
>> through this channel would be 19 million.
>>
>> Amnesty: The bill would grant amnesty to roughly 10 million illegal
>> immigrants now living in the U.S.
>>
>> Spouses/children of illegal immigrants given amnesty: Illegals who got
>> amnesty could bring their spouses and children into the country as legal
>> permanent residents with the opportunity for full citizenship. The
> resulting
>> number of spouses and children who would enter the United States? At 
>> least
> 5
>> million.
>>
>> "Family chain" migration: Today's law limits the number of kinship visas
> for
>> secondary family members, such as adult brothers and sisters. The Senate
>> bill would raise the cap on such secondary family immigration from around
>> 230,000 to 480,000 per year, bringing in 5 million new immigrants over 20
>> years.
>>
>> Temporary guest workers for life: The amended Senate bill would let
> 200,000
>> people enter through the guest-worker program each year. Over 20 years,
> that
>> works out to a total inflow of 4 million. The "guest workers" aren't
>> temporary at all, but could stay in the U.S. permanently and become
>> citizens.
>>
>> Spouses/children of guest workers: Guest workers could bring their 
>> spouses
>> and children to the United States as permanent residents, adding another
> 4.8
>> million entrants over 20 years.
>>
>> Worker visas for skilled specialty occupations: The Senate bill would
>> initially double the number of specialty workers who could enter the 
>> U.S.,
>> and would then allow the number to increase by 20 percent in each
> subsequent
>> year. These workers would be permitted to request permanent residence,
> and,
>> in most cases, would be able to stay in the U.S. for life. More than 5.5
>> million legal immigrant workers could enter under these provisions over
> the
>> next two decades.
>>
>> Spouses/children of specialty workers: Specialty workers could bring 
>> their
>> spouses and children to the United States as permanent residents, adding
>> another 3 million entrants over 20 years.
>>
>> Refugee women: Under the bill, an unlimited number of women who fear they
>> may undergo "harm" as a result of their sex may enter the U.S. as 
>> refugees
>> and become citizens. The numbers who would enter under this open-ended
>> provision is uncertain, but 1 million over 20 years is a reasonable
>> estimate.
>>
>> Parents of naturalized citizens: The Senate bill would greatly increase
> the
>> number of naturalized citizens, each would have an unlimited right to
> bring
>> their parents into the country as legal permanent residents. The 
>> resulting
>> number of parents who would enter as permanent legal residents? Around 
>> 3.5
>> million over 20 years.
>>
>> If the Senate bill became law, foreign-born immigrants would rise to
> around
>> 18 percent of the total U.S. population, an immigration level far higher
>> than at any previous time in U.S. history.
>>
>> Many in this looming tidal wave of immigration would be low-skilled
>> individuals who will impose great social and economic costs on the 
>> nation.
>> For example, more than half of the 10 million illegals who will get
> amnesty
>> are high-school dropouts; on average, each immigrant dropout will cost 
>> the
>> U.S. taxpayers $85,000 over the course of his life.
>>
>> In sum, the Senate bill would bring profound change, transforming the
> United
>> States socially, economically and politically. Within two decades, the
>> character of our country would differ dramatically from what exists 
>> today.
>>
>> Americans need to ask: Is that what we want?
>>
>> [ed. The western world needs to ask this question, and fast!]
>>
>> --
>> Antimulticulture
>> http://www.geocities.com/anti_multiculture/index.html
>> Unite Against Multiculturalism!
>>
>> "Abolish Multi-Culty and String Up the Traitors!"
>>
>> Newsboard
>> http://www.gossiping.net/phpBB2/?mforum=newsboard
>>
>> http://www.alphalink.com.au/~eureka/mccorm.htm
>> Asianisation of Australia: The Grand Plan
>>
>> Certain groups like the Sierra Club must have put out the welcome mat,
> never hear any complaints about the growth potential.
>
> Hank
>
> http://www.numbersusa.com/  Numbers USA
>>
>>
>
>