Text of Legislation
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1348:
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(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the `Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007'.(b) Definition- In this section, the term `Oath of Allegiance' means the binding oath (or affirmation) of allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, as prescribed in section 337(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (h)(1)(B).
(c) English Fluency-
(1) EDUCATION GRANTS-(A) ESTABLISHMENT- The Chief of the Office of Citizenship of the Department (referred to in this paragraph as the `Chief') shall establish a grant program to provide grants in an amount not to exceed $500 to assist legal residents of the United States who declare an intent to apply for citizenship in the United States to meet the requirements under section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423).(B) USE OF FUNDS- Grant funds awarded under this paragraph shall be paid directly to an accredited institution of higher education or other qualified educational institution (as determined by the Chief) for tuition, fees, books, and other educational resources required by a course on the English language in which the legal resident is enrolled.
There's going to be a cottage industry in these so-called schools. It's another chance for swindlers to get on the gummint gravy train.
This alone is going to cost an arm and a leg:
SEC. 645. ADDRESSING POVERTY IN MEXICO.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a strong correlation between economic freedom and economic prosperity.
(2) Trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and informal market activity are key factors in economic freedom.
(3) Poverty in Mexico, including rural poverty, can be mitigated through strengthened economic freedom within Mexico.
(4) Strengthened economic freedom in Mexico can be a major influence in mitigating illegal immigration.
(5) Advancing economic freedom within Mexico is an important part of any comprehensive plan to understanding the sources of poverty and the path to economic prosperity.
(b) Grant Authorized- The Secretary of State may award a grant to a land grant university in the United States to establish a national program for a broad, university-based Mexican rural poverty mitigation program.
(c) Functions of Mexican Rural Poverty Mitigation Program- The program established pursuant to subsection (b) shall—
(1) match a land grant university in the United States with the lead Mexican public university in each of Mexico’s 31 states to provide state-level coordination of rural poverty programs in Mexico;
(2) establish relationships and coordinate programmatic ties between universities in the United States and universities in Mexico to address the issue of rural poverty in Mexico;
(3) establish and coordinate relationships with key leaders in the United States and Mexico to explore the effect of rural poverty on illegal immigration of Mexicans into the United States; and
(4) address immigration and border security concerns through a university-based, binational approach for long-term institutional change.
(d) Use of Funds-
(1) AUTHORIZED USES- Grant funds awarded under this section may be used—
(A) for education, training, technical assistance, and any related expenses (including personnel and equipment) incurred by the grantee in implementing a program described in subsection (a); and
(B) to establish an administrative structure for such program in the United States.
(2) LIMITATIONS- Grant funds awarded under this section may not be used for activities, responsibilities, or related costs incurred by entities in Mexico.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out this section.
`(a) Terrorism- Any person who violates any section of this chapter--
`(1) knowing that such violation will facilitate an act of international terrorism or domestic terrorism (as those terms are defined in section 2331); or
`(2) with the intent to facilitate an act of international terrorism or domestic terrorism,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both.
How about for life???
This is a prior, placeholder version. The current, working draft is here:
http://www2.nationalreview.com/dest/2007/05/19/immigrationdraft051807.pdf
If Teddy Kennedy wrote it, why read it? The devil ain’t in the details, it’s in its author.
Amnesty ping!
the bottom line:
another pork barrel do nothing spending bill from OUR elected officials.
From Mark Steyn:
Mission Impossible [Mark Steyn]
Like Andy, I’m not a “restrictionist”. I believe in efficient, secure legal immigration. But, having been through the system myself, I found this a bit of a jaw-dropper:
Section 601(h) Treatment of Applicants
(1) IN GENERAL —An alien who files application for Z-nonimmigrant status shall, upon submission of any evidence required under paragraphs (f) and (g) and after the Secretary has conducted appropriate background checks, to include name and fingerprint checks, that have not by the end of the next business day produced information rendering the applicant ineligible
(A) be granted probationary benefits in the form of employment authorization pending final adjudication of the alien’s application;
B) may in the Secretary’s discretion receive advance permission to re-enter the United States pursuant to existing regulations governing advance parole;
(C) may not be detained for immigration purposes, determined inadmissible or deportable, or removed pending final adjudication of the alien’s application, unless the alient is determined to be ineligible for Z nonimmigration status; and
(D) may not be considered an unauthorized alien (as defined in Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3))) unless employment authorization under subparagraph (A) is denied.
Is that This-background-check-will-self-destruct-in-24-hours clause for real? If the entire “undocumented” population of, say, Falls Church, Virginia wanders into the local immigration office at 4pm on Monday, the clerks have got till 5pm on Tuesday to find anything on the guys or they’ve got no choice but to issue the Z visa? For the agency that takes the best part of a decade to process nanny applications and which sent Mohammed Atta his visa six months after he’d died, this is, to say the least, a massive cultural change.
If the 24-hour dry-cleaner standard were to be mandated for every government agency, I might reconsider my position. But it seems curious, to put it at its mildest, that only the lucky members of the Undocumented-American community will get to enjoy the benefits of express service from the US government.
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Reports have it that one-half of all families in Mexico now have relatives living in America.
Reports have it that this new U.S. Senate Immigration Bill has legal provisions for newly classified Z-Visa Mexican immigrants to...
....BRING THEIR FAMILIES TO AMERICA..!!!
As a surrounded Gen. MacAULIFFE fired back at the Nazi’s Ultimatum of Surrender during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge:
..”NUTS”..!!! **
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** Author of “NUTS” =
Gen. MacAULIFFE’s Operations Officer Capt. HARRY W.O. KINNARD, who later developed the U.S. Army’s Helicopter Air Assault tactics for the Vietnam War, now the entire U.S. Army’s Standard in a new time of war.
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set3.htm
(See 3rd Photo down - Gen. HARRY W. O. KINNARD, 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division Commanding General in Vietnam-1965)
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| Posted by AuntB On 05/19/2007 10:23:34 AM CDT · 8 replies · 142+ views Rightwingnews ^ | May 18, 2007 | John Hawkins 1) The Senate Bill Would Make It Impossible To Deport Most Illegal Aliens For Years "What about illegal alien protection? The alien and their families who file applications for amnesty �shall not be detained, determined inadmissible, deported, or removed until their applications are finally adjudicated, unless they commit a future act that renders them ineligible with amnesty.� With tens of millions of applications, this amnesty, this provision essentially guarantees an illegal alien years of protection in the United States, even if they do not qualify for the amnesty." -- Jeff Sessions 2) Consultations Between United States And Mexican Authorities At... |
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(a) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.— The Secretary shall acquire and maintain MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicles for use on the border, including related equipment such as—
(1) additional sensors;(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(2) critical spares;
(3) satellite command and control; and
(4) other necessary equipment for operational support.
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out sub-section (a)—(A) $178,400,000 for fiscal year 2008; and(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. — Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
(B) $276,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the `Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant Act of 2007'.
(b) Purpose- The purpose of this section is to establish a grant program within the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services that provides funding to community-based organizations, including community-based legal service organizations, as appropriate, to develop and implement programs to assist eligible applicants for the conditional nonimmigrant worker program established under this Act by providing them with the services described in subsection (d)(2).
(c) Definitions- In this section:
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION- The term `community-based organization' means a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, including a faith-based organization, whose staff has experience and expertise in meeting the legal, social, educational, cultural educational, or cultural needs of immigrants, refugees, persons granted asylum, or persons applying for such statuses.
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You know, it's not enough for our esteemed Senators to enact a law inviting masses of foreign workers in, but they also insist on gratuitously shoveling mountains of our tax money into the hands of immigrant advocacy groups.
If employers insist they need the Mexican guest workers, why can't those employers that are supposedly saving so much money by hiring cheap foreigners pay these costs????
bookmark for investigation.
BTTT
Impeachment is getting closer.
PING for deep-dive on the new monstrosity immigration bill - see also:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836499/posts