[sinkspur]

I thought it stated that anyone of illegal staus here before (was it) Dec 2000 was elligable for amnesty.

You thought wrongly. If someone was here before Dec 2000, has other family here, and has $1000 bucks, they can apply for a green card.

From what I've read over the last 24 hours from level-headed sources, that amounts to about 200,000 people.

Many less than the "amnesty" approved by Ronald Reagan.

Maybe that's why Ron Paul voted for the bill.

Or, maybe he voted for it because of the additional INS border agents. Or because the "amnesty" ends in October.

[dixiechick2000]

" If someone was here before Dec 2000, has other family here, and has $1000 bucks, they can apply for a green card. From what I've read over the last 24 hours from level-headed sources, that amounts to about 200,000 people. Many less than the "amnesty" approved by Ronald Reagan. Maybe that's why Ron Paul voted for the bill. Or, maybe he voted for it because of the additional INS border agents. Or because the "amnesty" ends in October."

Thank you for the informative post.

[deport]

Take a look a the following two links for info on the 245(i) thing.... It's definetly a short term thing with some specific requirements that not all will meet.

• The last Para. of this Sensenbrenner release

• INS Memo: Sec. 245(i) filings

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFICATION PETITION AND LABOR CERTIFICATION FILINGS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (B)--

(A) in clause (i), by striking `on or before April 30, 2001; or' and inserting `on or before the earlier of November 30, 2002, and the date that is 120 days after the date on which the Attorney General first promulgates final or interim final regulations to carry out the amendments made by section 607(a) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002; or'; and

(B) in clause (ii) by striking `on or before such date; and' and inserting `before August 15, 2001;';

(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding `and' at the end; and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

`(D) who, in the case of a beneficiary of a petition for classification described in subparagraph (B)(i) that was filed after April 30, 2001, demonstrates that--

`(i) the familial relationship that is the basis of such petition for classification existed before August 15, 2001; or

`(ii) the application for labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) that is the basis of such petition for classification was filed before August 15, 2001;'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (114 Stat. 2762A-142 et seq.), as enacted into law by section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-553.

HERES THE LINK

[EBUCK]

O.K. So how does someone here illegally "prove" they were here before Dec 2K? How does the gubment/INS disprove/prove they were here before then? How does the gubment know who someones real family is when there is no home-country background check VISA process performed? This is an open door and they are going to just walk right thru.

EBUCK

[EBUCK]

Taken directly from 245(i)

If the alien does not submit a Government-issued document that demonstrates his or her physical presence on December 21, 2000, Service officers should accept and evaluate non-Government issued documents. Such documentation must bear the name of the applicant, have been dated at the time it was issued, and bear the seal or signature of the issuing authority (if the documentation is normally signed or sealed), be issued on letterhead stationery, or be otherwise authenticated.

You must see the loopholes here. And they don't even need to have an original document. A photocopy will suffice.

EBUCK