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http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1490.cfm

Is anyone really in favor of this? The whole article is long, but very informative and interesting. I have inserted the highlights below.

The Senate is currently considering a massive immigration reform bill, the "Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007" (S. 1348). This bill would grant amnesty to nearly all illegal immigrants currently in the United States.

The Senate's immigration reform bill would offer amnesty and a path to citizenship to the estimated 12 million to 12.5 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. In addition, its lax evidentiary standards would encourage millions more to apply for amnesty fraudulently. Because there is no numeric limit on the number of amnesties that could be granted under the bill, the actual number who would receive amnesty under the bill could be far higher.

In general, under S. 1348, any person who was illegally present inside U.S. borders on January 1, 2007, is eligible for Z visa status, amnesty, and ultimately citizenship. Excluded from this rule are illegal immigrants subject to a formal deportation order issued prior to enactment of the legislation and illegal immigrants convicted of a felony or three misdemeanors prior to enactment.

Within 180 days of enactment of the bill, the Secretary of Homeland Security would begin accepting applications for Z visa status from illegal immigrants. The Secretary can accept applications for up to two years. The Secretary must grant "probationary Z visa" status to all amnesty applicants who pass a background check that must be completed within one business day. Except for those failing the one-day background check, applicants will automatically be granted probationary status and issued appropriate documents on the day after their application, even if the background check has not been completed.

The Secretary must issue a permanent Z visa to every applicant who is determined to have met four conditions: the individual was inside the U.S. unlawfully on January 1, 2007; has not left the U.S. for more than six months since then; is employed or is the spouse or child of an employed applicant; and has passed criminal background checks that may be required. Each Z visa is good for four years and can be renewed indefinitely for the rest of the Z visa holder's life.

All Z visa holders who pay a $4,000 fine and pass an English test would become eligible for legal permanent residence (also known as green card status). Z visa holders must go abroad to apply for LPR status but may return to the U.S. the same day. No later than 8 years after enactment, the Secretary of Homeland Security must determine the number of Z visa holders who are eligible for legal permanent residence and grant LPR status to all such persons over the following five years at a rate of 20 percent per year.

During the initial years an immigrant is in LPR status, access to government welfare programs may be limited; however, after five years in LPR status, individuals become eligible for nearly all welfare programs. Legal permanent residents may also apply for U.S. citizenship at this point. U.S. citizens are eligible for all welfare benefits, Supplemental Security Income, tax refunds such as EITC and the ACTC, Head Start and daycare assistance, Social Security and Medicare benefits, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and any and all other aide programs that are available to U.S. citizens.


This reminds me of the people who are on Food Stamps, yet continue to rescue animals from the pound. They can't feed their kids, but they can feed stray mutts. It appears our lawmakers are taking on that same mentality.
It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
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If you can't make someone follow the law and enter the country legally, how are you going to make them pay a fine and pass an English test? Illegals don't give a dam about our immigration laws, so why do our Senators think they will suddenly change their ways and go along with this crap? This retarded legislature will do more harm to America than muslim terrorists could ever imagine.

Besides, wasn't funding approved for a 700 mile wall on the border? What ever happened with that?

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