Good insight, thanks.
I called Hutchison’s office and asked how this “touchback” thing would work, but nobody knows.
Since we don’t know if she has changed some of the details this time:
1) Do they have to get fingerprinted here before they return to their home countries? That alone would either cost a huge amount of money or cause excruciating delays for legals and illegals alike. probably both.
2) The 2006 plan: They are fingerprinted outside the US. Even more fraud.
Whether or not they are fingerprinted here: I’m sure they will claim that the “private companies operating ‘Ellis Island Centers’ outside the country” would not cost taxpayers a dime. (Riiiight. The private companies will pay for the applicants’ lawyers. Sure.)
Amnesty proponents will scream bloody murder, saying that they will not be able to gather their documents, etc. from outside the US. And it’s going to be hard for them to to maintain employment while outside the countries. I just don’t see how the amnesty special interests are going to let this pass in the Senate.
“And it’s going to be hard for them to to maintain employment while outside the countries.”
I don’t think so....they won’t all be required to leave at the same time, and the ‘touch’ back will be nothing more than a quick turnaround...IIRC, a day or two.