[Owen]

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Amnesty is a governmental pardon. These illegal immigrants are being granted amnesty by virtue of the fact that they will not be prosecuted or deported for the crime of entering this country illegally. Calling it by another name does not change the fact that it is amnesty.
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This is not correct. The fine they must pay transforms this into pleading guilty to the crime and paying their debt to society. At that point, only after that point, can they apply to remain legally.

[Revel]

"This is not correct. The fine they must pay transforms this into pleading guilty to the crime and paying their debt to society. At that point, only after that point, can they apply to remain legally."

OK...Let set the fine at $50,000.00