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To: longtermmemmory
I'm sorry, if we all wanted the same thing, there would be lots more prosecutions of the large corporations that hire illegals.

Some of us want secure borders. Others want to drive down wages with an influx of illegal immigrants.
21 posted on 09/14/2004 5:44:20 PM PDT by radicalamericannationalist (The Convention convinced me. 4 MORE YEARS!!!!!!)
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To: radicalamericannationalist
I'm sorry, if we all wanted the same thing, there would be lots more prosecutions of the large corporations that hire illegals.

Problem: you want prosecutions. US Attorneys want convictions (i.e., successful prosecutions). They tried this after the 1986 amnesty. Juries refused to convict, despite open-and-shut cases against the employers. Basically, the jurors engaged in jury nullification.

45 posted on 09/14/2004 6:53:37 PM PDT by Poohbah (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
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