[rottndog]

Those who support Bush and the Senate's version of shamnesty are telling the same lie that was told in 1986:

"Give us amnesty now, and we'll crack down on the borders and enforce immigration laws later."

It was a lie then, it's a lie now (Bush being the liar-in-chief).

[Texas_Jarhead]

"The Simpson and Rodino bills are quite similar on most major issues: increased INS funding, amnesty, employer sanctions and verifications, increased penalties for document fraud, and temporary worker provisions. Amnesty, or "legalization," will prove once again to be the major drawback to both bills. The Simpson bill provides temporary legal resident status to illegal aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1980, or to Cubans and Haitians who entered prior to January 1, 1981. After two and one-half years, this can be adjusted to permanent resident status, then citizenship. The Rodino amnesty proposal is even more liberal. Temporary resident status is granted to illegal aliens and Cubans and Haitians residing here since January 1, 1982. The status can be upgraded to permanent residency after only one year."

Take out the names and dates and this could have been written yesterday.

[Migraine]

I'm usually pretty good at acronyms; but I read and read in these pieces and couldn't get at what the JBS in the headline was referring to. What am I missing?

[No.6]

So ... Reagan bad, Birchers good? Sorry, where this is going I won't follow.

[VOA]

Employer Sanctions
Employer sanctions also go into effect on June 1st.

The same old lies...

[Nephi]

Bircher: Someone who is conservative, but has the social acceptance of an Amway rep.

[DumpsterDiver]

Ping.

An article from 1986 about the need for immigration reform with the same political rhetoric we're hearing today. Some dislike the John Birch Society, but they were spot on.

The Simpson and Rodino bills are quite similar on most major issues: increased INS funding, amnesty, employer sanctions and verifications, increased penalties for document fraud, and temporary worker provisions.