The last three paragraphs are about as disingenuous as it gets. Just a "minor little part" of the bill that gives amnesty to 12 million illegals, triples the current legal immigration numbers, replaces our immigration judges with immigration lawyers, and has zero criminal penalties for aliens or employers. This may be the biggest fraud Republicans have ever attempted (bigger than 86 "tax simplification" or the 1990 "budget deal".)
"Amnesty" as long as nearly everyone who has lived here illegally less than two years will have to return to their country of origin and apply through ordinary channels if they ever hope to live here legally. People who have lived here longer will have to pass rigorous background checks, learn English, and pay fines if they ever hope to achieve legal status. What were the terms of Carter's amnesty for draft dodgers? As for tripling LEGAL immigration, I'm all for that. Most immigration judges were immigration lawyers already, did you know that? There are plenty of laws for alien and employers - I agree those need to be enforced more.