There are about 100 republican congresspeople who would call Bush's plan "Amnesty", like this one:
It appears that Rep. Wally Herger, Ca (R) sure thinks it’s an AMNESTY.
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Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-0502
Dec. 14, 2004
Dear [Constituent];
Thank you for contacting me regarding efforts to grant amnesty to aliens illegally living in the United States. I value your point of view, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
Legislation has been proposed to allow a blanket amnesty to those persons who have chosen to unlawfully enter the United States and who have stayed despite laws, which prohibit this behaviour.
This proposal causes me great concern. Most of us were immigrants to this country at some time in our family’s past. This does not, however, justify rewarding the illegal activity of contemporary migrants with instant citizenship. While many thousands of legal aliens wait extremely long periods of time (often up to nine years)
for their immigration status to be processed lawfully, it would be unfair and unwise of us to grant amnesty to those who have betrayed our trust and have broken our laws.
I have successfully fought in the past to pass legislation that fundamentally reformed our immigration system, and I will continue to fight toward this end. Illegal immigration costs California taxpayers alone over $3 billion each year. While our reforms have made a critical first step toward reducing this burden, our job is far from complete. As Congress considers any Administration amnesty request, we will need to make some though decisions about the effectiveness of such a program on reducing illegal immigration into the United States..............
Sincerely,
Wally Herger
Member of Congress
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Does a lie suddenly become "truth" to you if enough people repeat it to you?
Perhaps some of those Congresspeople you opine about are simply incapable of knowing the difference between a "plea bargain" and an amnesty. For them, they simply need a little education. For the rest, they need to be called: liars.