Posted on 03/19/2002 1:49:07 AM PST by Sabertooth
GWB Team may have been playing political "strategery" with this--but many of the people opposing amnesty will see it as a sell out. GWB Team has given the Dems a hot button issue. Bad "strategery" for GWB.
Can't argue with that.
Precisely.
Rather amusing when you go to the source they claim supports them, and suddenly our own reading comprehension is not sufficient.
Time to call in the "experts."
And if any company does that for someone who didn't have the proper paperwork, they get fined.
The above italicized passage is for those you hired people with the proper paperwork, but due to INS mix ups or their own lapses, became illegal. Those are the people who are going to get sponsored.
And it will be about 200,000 people.
You should take a look at some of the Usenet discussion lists on marital and fiancee visas. The procedures and the rules are quite clear, and most people follow them. Brits, Canadians, French, everyone.
So why on earth should an exception be made for scofflaws? The entire procedure for entering the US on a fiancee visa takes 60 to 90 days, and a marital visa 6 to 12 months. Is there some sort of excessive burden in that? There shouldn't be, since the issuance of a legal family visa is virtually 100 percent guaranteed, and is processed as a first priority visa by both the State Dept. and the INS. There is no higher priority visa than a family reunification visa.
Given that, what could possibly be the moral justification for forcing so many to adhere to the procedures, yet allowing so many more to avoid the legal process? What is the problem with the eligible citizens going home, applying for a legal famiily visa, and returning within 60 to days to a year?
Dane, I cannot fathom your incessant whining about a process that is clear, legal, guaranteed, and morally fair.
Nice site. I saved it for future help in reading what our elected reps are doing.
Thanks a million for the help. Hopefully Byrd's actions will postpone the divisive nature of this bill, giving a reasonable time for something suitable to be worked out.
Where are those special rules. You never posted those. And it says may apply, not automatically granted.
Thanks for being fair-minded and looking at the legislation.
1. Those who are angry consider any amnesty, for even 200,000 people (and those numbers are if ALL apply and are accepted) a betrayal, because somehow they expected that President Bush would do NOTHING to help these people, even though Bush said so repeatedly.
2. Robert Byrd is now on our side because he is blocking this bill, never mind that the major portion of it involves SECURING THE BORDERS to cut down on FUTURE illegal immigration.
3. Byrd also blocked the FIRST bill that the House passed, even though it did NOT contain the 245(i) extension, but that isn't important, since what really counts is that we not be merciful to any illegal immigrants, no matter how they wound up being illegal (as in bureaucratic snafus).
4. President Bush is at fault for not reforming the INS and firing people, even though in order to do both he must have Congressional action, which is blocked by the hero Robert Byrd.
5. Despite strengthening the military, lowering our taxes, rolling back Clintonian EO's, appointing a stellar cabinet, conducting himself with honor, and generally leading the country better than anyone, even his supporters, could hope, because of this ONE clause in a bill that will be nice to some unfortunate people who are trying to make a better life and contribute to our country, certain people will vote for a third party or a democrat (same difference) because the MOST important thing is NOT any other issue, or the sum total of the presidency, but rather whether or not we can be totally inflexible and hard-nosed to every single person with illegal status, especially Mexicans.
Actually, I was expecting the President to protect the borders and uphold our laws, or something like that.
When he doesn't, it's disappointing.
In any case, I'm pleased that you're in the "Amnesty Non-Denial" column.
However, if you want to claim victory on this point, be my guest.
I'm well aware of what your discussions were about.
To refresh your own memory, my discussions weren't about "blanket amnesty." Any such that I saw were of those playing that particular straw man on behalf of President Bush.
Now you're falling back on "true amnesty?"
When did the Rule of Law go out of favor with so many Republicans?
Letting Illegals stay in America = Amnesty for those Illegals.
Another new buzz word to add to my growing list.
I am going to hold Bush's feet to the fire on this one.
Bush says he won't legalize immigrants.
Speaking to reporters in Washington, Bush said he hoped to work with Mexico on the matter, but said he would follow the will of the U.S. people.
"I don't think the wish of Americans is for an amnesty," said Bush, who added he had spoken about the issue with President Vicente Fox.
If the Bush administration has been reading the polls (and I know they have) then they know that the majority of the American people do not want amnesty. This ZOGBY POLL has some interesting information in it. Post # 77.
So Mr. Bush - do the will of the U.S. citizen and forget this amnesty insanity!!
I don't know how you can read this extention, with all of it's loopholes, and come to the conclusion that it's targeted at anyone. That's all in your own mind. Stop listening to the con artists in this adminstration and read it for yourself. A good immigration attorney could probably get Osama Bin Laden a green card under this extension.>sarcasm<
Most of us are fed up. We've seen what happened the last time our government offered the last 'last' amnesty. IT DIDN'T WORK! We don't want to get started down that road, again.
We want the borders sealed and we want to see a serious effort at deportation.
We want the Army Corps of Engineers to build fences where there are none and re-inforce those we already have.
We don't want the border patrol stationed 20 miles from the borders.
We don't want the Mexican military to be able to cross over our borders as many as 60 miles and, as soon as NAFTA is phased in, eventually 200 miles.
That's just for starters.
We want Bush to address our concerns first and not those of Vicente Fox.
Bush has got it all 'bass-ackwards' and he better get it straightened out before election time.
Forgive me if I think that your motives aren't totally pure. I can believe people who are my elected officials, or I can believe a bunch of people who are exaggerating and making claims about blanket amnesty. When one points out that President Bush says NO blanket amnesty, you guys just howl that that's not what he really means.
Do we need securer borders? Yes. Do I support illegal immigration? No. Do I think that SOMETIMES we have to make compromises and show some mercy? Yes. Do I think that Bush is going to open the borders? No.
Are you going to erect a fence all the way between Mexico and the US? That is thousands of miles and would take years to erect. Who is going to maintain it so that people don't cut holes in it? Are you going to have divisions of the Army patrolling? Given our commitments to the war on terror I think we might not have the troops. Then what..call up the National Guard? That has already been done, and they do have other things to do as well.
The solution to the problem is to get Mexico to help and to help Mexico make conditions such that people will stay home. This extension is part of that plan.
But if it makes you happier to think that you are betrayed and that this has an easy solution, if only the President would LISTEN, well just go right ahead.
You have written him a letter outlining your plan to solve this, haven't you?
Our nation built the most extensive system of highways, bridges, waterways and railroads in the history of the planet. You say we can't build a fence? You say it will take the Army Corps of Engineers years to re-inforce the fences we already have and build them where they aren't?
I say you don't know what you are talking about.
That pretty much applies to all illegals ---including the ones here to bring drugs.
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