Amnesty is not all black and white. There is a lot of gray in many immigration reform proposals.
My main opposition is to anything which puts illegals on a fast track to citizenship. There are usually several million foreigners waiting to get a green card (permanent resident visa) legally, in their own country.
Since the illegals broke immigration law, they should be deported. However that is a gargantuan task to locate and deport 10-15 million people.
I would prefer laws which prohibit employers from hiring illegals. That will result in self-deportation of millions of illegals. If that law can not be passed (we all know Obummer will not sign it) next best thing is to place illegals at the end of that line of millions waiting for green cards legally.
Also the immigration reform must include immediate deportation of any illegal who has broken other laws. The easiest way to separate these criminals is to issue temporary work permits to those who have not broken any other laws. When stopped by police, if you do not have the work permit, you will be on the next bus to Tijuana.
For those who are not familiar with immigration procedures, first you must receive permanent resident visa also known as green card. After 3 years on green card, you are eligible to apply for US citizenship if you have not broken any laws. For those waiting legally to get a green card, it takes several years in waiting line.
We should deport when an illegal comes to light. I would never favor a police task force running around investigating Americans. However, those who come to light by virtue of employment or any other misstep on their part should be sent back to their country of origin.
It is not fair that an illegal should butt in line ahead of an immigrant who is trying to do things legal, be on our immigration lists, and show a willingness to go through out process and learn about our country.
Don’t tell me that illegals have kids, either. Don’t LEGAL immigrants have kids? What is right about hurting the legals’s kids and rewarding the illegals’ kids? NOTHING. And it encourages even more illegal immigration.