[mmichaels1970]

If it waddles like a duck & quacks like a duck, I say just put it on my bill (said the duck).

Here is what Newt's website says on that:

Congress must charge the Department of Justice to establish a “citizens’ review” process for those here outside the law. It would establish committees to process these cases in individual communities and determine who will continue on this path to legality, and who will be sent home. Congress must define understandable, clear, objective legal standards that will be applied equally during this process. While this process is ongoing, those here outside the law will be granted Temporary Legal Status for a certain, limited period of time until all have had the opportunity to apply and appear in front of committees.

Applicants must first pass a criminal background check, and then the local committees will assess applications based on family and community ties, and ability to support oneself via employment without the assistance of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other entitlement programs.

The government will rigorously enforce a requirement that all individuals seeking this path to legality must be able to prove that they can independently pay for private health insurance. If an individual cannot prove this, they will lose the ability to stay in the United States.

Furthermore, proficiency in English within a certain number of years, similar to the requirement for naturalization, will be required for anyone who seeks continued legal status in the United States.

Once an applicant has been granted the right to obtain legal status, he or she will have to pay a penalty of at least $5,000.

Moving forward, those who receive this status will have to prove on a regular basis that they can support themselves without entitlement programs and pay for health insurance or else risk the ability to stay in the United States.

I'm still looking hard at his proposals and I really don't think I like the additional bureaucracy of "citizen's review boards" set up by Congress. But it doesn't at all sound like amnesty to me.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I'm still looking hard at his proposals and I really don't think I like the additional bureaucracy of "citizen's review boards" set up by Congress. But it doesn't at all sound like amnesty to me."

No significant "additional" bureaucracy. Although "draft boards" are currently not being used, I don't believe they have been disbanded. Same principle here.

[tumblindice]

Yeah, sounds like another Czar will be needed ...

And I’m sure our disgruntled foreign guests will be lining up to avail themselves of the privilege of running this bureaucratic gauntlet, and paying five grand, in the mess you described.

How about just getting out the razor and agreeing to enforce our immmigration laws? Too simplistic? Not enough federal aparachniks would be needed?
If we can do all of what Newt described, why can’t we just locate them, put them on a bus and send them back where they came from?
Because a predicate to either of these choices is that the border will be secure. Right?

The perfesser’s plan looks familiar (to me): like a lot of fancy footwork (that no one will attempt to enforce) so that the GOP and Donks can grant amnesty. (By the way, Gary Busey just declared his support for Gingrich. Maybe he could be the Czar?)

Well, my lunch break’s over. Good luck squaring this circle. You’ll need it.