[A. Pole]

Every illegal alien who could produce marginally plausible "evidence" that he/she had been illegally present in the United States since June 1, 2006, would get amnesty and be put on the path to US citizenship.

I am at loss for words ...

[andy58-in-nh]

This is insanity. Citizenship is not a right, but a privilege to be earned by those who demonstrate their agreement to abide by our laws and respect our shared principles of liberty and personal responsibility. It ought not be for sale, especially to those who have already disrespected our laws and who mock our principles.

[angkor]

Every illegal alien who could produce marginally plausible "evidence" that he/she had been illegally present in the United States since June 1, 2006, would get amnesty and be put on the path to US citizenship.

My wife - who came here legally after we were married abroad - had to jump through innumerable hoops simply to get her visa.

Criminal background checks, medical exam and blood tests, financial investigation (to make sure no unpaid loans were outstanding), new passport, "personal character" interviews of friends and family, etc.

Not to mention the materials I provided to the State Dept., and an emergency trip halfway around the world because the local nationals were screwing up the paperwork.

I should have just brought her over in a steamer trunk.I distinctly recall that we were having this very same discussion on FR the morning of 9/11.

I am back to feeling about GWB now, the way I did that morning.

Finally (as if there is a "finally" on this), I want to see how they;re going to (a) fund 15 million new applications in the immigration system, (b) staff CIS so that it can handle 15 million applicants, and (c) prioritize the millions of outstanding LEGAL applicants who have been in the system for up to 10 or 15 years.