Senate opens door to alien amnesty

World Peace Herald via Washington Times ^ | 4/1/2005 | Stephen Dinan

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

The Senate is bracing for its first fight for illegal immigrants in nearly 10 years after the chambers' parliamentarian ruled that a debate over granting legal status to illegal agriculture workers will be allowed on the pending emergency spending bill.

The $81 billion spending bill covers cost associated with the war on terror, and the House already passed a version with provisions restricting asylum claims and cracking down on illegal immigrants' ability to use driver's licenses. The parliamentarian said those provisions open the door for Sen. Larry E. Craig, Idaho republican, to offer as an amendment his bill, coomonly called "Ag-jobs" to legalize the 500,000 to 1 million illegal immigrants now working in the agriculture industry.

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The measure would allow any agricultural worker who is in the United States illegally and who has worked 100 days out of a year, during the 18 months prior to Jan. 1, 2005, to gain legal status.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Backdoor B.S.

.It won't pass, John Cornyn says so.

[theDentist]

It'll pass... and Bush will sign it.

[sure_fine]

get them out of construction, domestic and everything else but ag work... see how they approach that

[7.62 x 51mm]

Get them ALL outta here, dammit!

[EagleUSA]

It'll pass... and Bush will sign it.
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If this happens, Bush is OUT OF MY HISTORY BOOK and so help me God, I will switch the Constitutionalist or Libertarian party. It will be the last time I get betrayed by a so-called conservative.

[Ben Ficklin]

The Senate will be ramming AgJobs up Sensenbrenners butt.

[Ben Ficklin]

Your going to join the libertarian party? The open borders party?

[Fast1]

What is wrong with just sending these dirtballs home??????

[joesnuffy]

Is Mexican 'red meth' considered an AG crop?

[Iscool]

The measure would allow any agricultural worker who is in the United States illegally and who has worked 100 days out of a year, during the 18 months prior to Jan. 1, 2005, to gain legal status.

100 days of work and 365 days of welfare...

[Col Freeper]

Can anybody familiar with the immigration topic post a cogent overview of existing laws defining the use of green cards/permits which allow immigrants to temporarily work in the U.S.?

I was once in a restaurant back east, and was served by a young girl from Ireland who was on a work permit for the summer (at least she said she was), and that it was a regular event each year for her and her friends to come over, work the summer crowd when businesses needed extra help during tourist season, and then go home. She never indicated once that she planned to become a U.S. citizen.

I am interested in some thoughtful discussion concerning:

a. Should any program (like the Irish waitress described) be allowed in the U.S.

b. Why, if such work is permitted, should it have anything to do with granting citizenship. I.e., is work experience in the U.S. a plus factor that immigrants can/do use on the paperwork submitted for U.S. citizenship?

[G-Man 1]

Zero all immigration into the USA then consider amminasity for illigals. The life boat stern is awash.

[Ben Ficklin]

Rather than link you to each document, the following link will lead you to a page where you will find the links. Scroll down to paragraph E.

Dept of Labor

Note that these are only guides/overviews and the complete regulations are in the Code Book. You need a immigration lawyer to read/understand the actual code.

Also note that it is only the H2A and H2B Visas that need to be fixed/reformed. The rest of are working fine.

The Irish waitress comes in on H2B.

[Col Freeper]

Thanks Ben. I will peruse that info.

[dagnabbit]

What level of dishonesty will be used to peddle this Amnesty? Will they bother with the Bush deceit of "temporary worker program" or will they just give it some Orwellian label like "Uniting American Families Act"?

[Col Freeper]

Ben, what, in your opinion, needs to be "fixed" concerning the H2A and H2B visas?

[hosepipe]

George Bush is gonna fool around and snatch defeat out of the mouth of Victory for the Republican Party.. Already I've taken a step back to watch.. Funny how the leftys have gone mute on this subject.. ain't it.. They don't want to inflame Bush to do the right thing.. like close the borders.. and ensure republicanism for at least 20 years..

Dubya-Bush just MAY be an oxy-moron..
I've got my EYE on em'..(finger beneath my eye)
Don't think for a minute he don't know what "WE" think..

[Czar]

I think it's the other way around, isn't it? That is, zero legal immigration first, then establish firm control of the borders by whatever means is necessary. After the flood of illegal aliens has been halted once and for all, and verified, then carefully consider a completely revised legal immigration program which admits a reasonable, controllable, but probably reduced number of legal immigrants.

That, and only that, is acceptable to me.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

I read that this particular go round of amnesty is DOA, there will be another right behind it, I presume.

[DumpsterDiver]

to offer as an amendment [to] his bill, coomonly called "Ag-jobs" to legalize the 500,000 to 1 million illegal immigrants

coomonly [coomonly ??] called "Ag-jobs" amnesty for 500,000 to 1 million illegal aliens