BS
It is amnesty.
It is allowing illegals to continue their activities unabated, until they pay a fine. It removes none of them. It grants them rights and privileges. Thusly, it pardons their illegal actions. And that is amnesty.
You can parse and nuance and use 'linguist precision' (the new WH buzz phrase) but that is just lipstick on this pig.
My other post was sarcasm. I agree with you on this.
Heather Mac Donald: Bush's "illegals-must-wait-at-the-end-of-the-line" line is a con: by remaining in the country and jumping into the citizenship line, rather than the visa line, illegals have catapulted way ahead of law-abiding intending immigrants waiting in their home countries for a visa.
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George Borjas: ...illegals being granted relief will have to "wait in line behind those who play by the rules." As of last night, some Filipinos have been waiting since November 1, 1983. Somehow, I suspect that Bush's amnesty does not include a 23-year queue. In short, an untrustworthy and depressing sales pitch.
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