[dennisw]

The dropping of back to taxes was due to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. That was his idea. Even Kennedy's draft of the bill had a provision for the payment back taxes to the IRS. But weighed in during negotiations on Capitol Hill and insisted that it would be too much trouble and "time consuming".

Same reason the current bill allows Z Visas to the 600,000 who have been ordered deported by courts. But who never complied and still live here. Ordered deported of course means the illegal alien is supposed to get on an airplane. No law officer forces him onto an airplane

"too much trouble and "time consuming" Also means that virtually no one will be forcibly deported if this amnesty passes.

MEANING:
- Those who refuse to sign up for z visas will not get the boot
--Those who are denied z visas will not get the boot
--Those Z VISA holders who commit crimes will not get the boot

In fact all of the above will be allowed to stave off deportation with their taxpayer funded lawyers

[Cyropaedia]

I didn't think about the 600,000 getting to stay. But it makes sense. It's going to be real interesting to see what happens with that touch back provision.

All this means is that we will have pass another, even bigger amnesty somewhere down the line. Wonderful.