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I really doubt that 245(i) will have much impact on the illegal-alien population.

245(i) is hardly "amnesty" - or there would hardly be such a huge population of illegals now here, a very high share of whom were here when 245(i) ended last spring!

Most illegals - Mexican border-skippers - just don't legally qualify for 245(i). They lack the required family ties.

History proves that 245(i) is a boon for Asian grad students who overstay student visas and marry some dumb American - not for Mexican border-skippers lacking both the $1,000 fee and the dumb gringa wife.

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For a lot of Mexicans, paying $1,000 is too small a price for the myriad advantages and entitlements of U.S. citizenship. And don't think they won't pay it. They're accustomed to work, unlike many others in this country, and they can save when it's important to them. That value extends to many of their relatives who might also chip in to foot the bill.

The family ties provision in the bill helps, but when these families include as many as ten or more children ...

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History proves that 245(i) is a boon for Asian grad students who overstay student visas and marry some dumb American - not for Mexican border-skippers lacking both the $1,000 fee and the dumb gringa wife.

I agree with the gist of what you wrote 10000%, but that last comment was over the top.