[markomalley]

Well, here's one law that we're dealing with:

18 USC § 1028 - Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information

(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section—

(snip)

(3) knowingly possesses with intent to use unlawfully or transfer unlawfully five or more identification documents (other than those issued lawfully for the use of the possessor), authentication features, or false identification documents;

(4) knowingly possesses an identification document (other than one issued lawfully for the use of the possessor), authentication feature, or a false identification document, with the intent such document or feature be used to defraud the United States;

(snip)

shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this section is—

(snip)

(snip)

(6) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, in any other case.

In 2007, there were 1.8 million tax returns filed using so-called "Individual Tax Identification Numbers" (SSANs for non-resident aliens). So for the rest of the 15 million or so illegals...either:

• they committed fraud in collecting welfare (a felony, see above)
• they evaded tax (a felony)
• they "borrowed" somebody's SSAN (a felony)
• they got forged paperwork in order to defraud an employer (a felony)

So, not a crime, Bishops?

[Mrs. Don-o]

This is an excellent summary. Have you shared it with your bishop?

[RitaOK]

Disturbing that the only way is the amnesty way, according to usccb, and never a word of regard given to the concerns of working Catholics who respected Ellis Island, took in people from all over the world, nursed them in Catholic hospitals, educated them in Catholic schools, fed them and taught them English in Catholic charities. Catholics respect the Constitution, understand sovereignty, law and justice, and are not buying this crap, nor are they willing to lay down for lawlessness, in the name of whatever charitable sounding act these particular bishops stick on it.

This is chaos, disorder and license, plain and simple, and it’s robbery of the people of God on whose back these law breakers ride.

We already see what collapse this open borders business has cost in lives, politics and the economy, in the lack of law enforcement and assimilation requirements and virtually no production requirements above lettuce picking.

Speak to THAT good bishops! Outrageous.