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To: Southack
How many real "amnesties" involve paying a fine (answer: none)?

The ones that don't punish the lawbreakers under the laws that they broke. A simple, measly one-time fee to be paid by the lawbreaking employer is not the penalty for being a lawbreaking illegal alien or for being a lawbreaking employer of an illegal alien. It is hardly a penalty, it is more like an administrative fee or a bribe.

84 posted on 11/10/2004 1:33:39 PM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: Spiff
"The ones that don't punish the lawbreakers under the laws that they broke. A simple, measly one-time fee to be paid by the lawbreaking employer is not the penalty for being a lawbreaking illegal alien or for being a lawbreaking employer of an illegal alien. It is hardly a penalty, it is more like an administrative fee or a bribe."

That's such poor logic; you're grasping.

If you pay a fee or a fine, you've been punished. That's a far cry from "amnesty" (which means "no punishment").

They also have to register with our government. That's a heckofa lot better than having them remain here anonymously.

116 posted on 11/10/2004 1:49:00 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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