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Immigration Amnesty Passes House
Fox News ^ | 03/13/02

Posted on 03/13/2002 3:24:46 AM PST by Enemy Of The State

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:32:49 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt said he would support the bill with the border security provisions.

WASHINGTON

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To: afz400
Actually quite a few of them don't exactly bust their asses anymore

Oh please, there will always be bad apples in every bunch, but that won't stop you from trying to smear all with a broad brush.

21 posted on 03/13/2002 3:54:29 AM PST by Dane
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To: arielb
If the marriage was fraudulently arranged for the purpose of evading our laws he should be able to enter this country only at his own risk.
23 posted on 03/13/2002 3:54:54 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop
The basic problem is illegal immigration fuels depressed property values

What an assine statement. Increased demand for housing causes prices to rise.

24 posted on 03/13/2002 3:55:12 AM PST by VA Advogado
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To: goldstategop
I have no objection to the bill as long as section 245 (i) is gone period

And your newest bestest buddy Byrd is holding it all up.

25 posted on 03/13/2002 3:56:28 AM PST by Dane
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To: VA Advogado
Actually George Washington would have closed the borders to King George III. Come to think of it we actually did that and it was the time when the condition of our beloved Republic was at its happiest in the national memory.
26 posted on 03/13/2002 3:56:50 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: Dane
And those people have no obligation to clean your toilets, pick your food, or work in searing heat putting roofs on your buildings, and then go out and buy food, clothes, and other consumer goods in stores in America, but they do it and they do it voluntarily in hope of finding a better life.

Good point - but you forgot something....they have no obligation, but they also have no right to do so, as they are in the country illegally. If they're so interested in finding that better life, why don't they take the steps to join in legally?

27 posted on 03/13/2002 3:56:51 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Dane
:) The enemy of my friend is my friend. I hope for once it turns out to be true.
28 posted on 03/13/2002 3:57:57 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Yep. Just like my parents and millions of other Americans did.
29 posted on 03/13/2002 3:58:45 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: Tennessee_Bob
they did but the INS is holding it up
30 posted on 03/13/2002 3:59:00 AM PST by arielb
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To: Enemy Of The State
What message does this send to all who enter legally and go through the process legit?
31 posted on 03/13/2002 3:59:42 AM PST by 2Trievers
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To: arielb
they did but the INS is holding it up

So all those that snuck into the country have entered legally?? I don't think so.

32 posted on 03/13/2002 4:00:42 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: arielb
The INS has lousy customer service towards legal immigrants who've waited years to apply for the privilege of U.S citizenship, but they move like lightning when it came to bestowing two notorious terrorists with renewed visas. Simply amazing.
33 posted on 03/13/2002 4:01:27 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: 2Trievers
What message does this send to all who enter legally and go through the process legit?

It says that they went through a whole lot of trouble and red tape for nothing.

34 posted on 03/13/2002 4:01:38 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Tennessee_Bob
people who "snuck in" are filing with the government a $1000 fee for residency paperwork? Does that sound like someone trying to hide from the law?
35 posted on 03/13/2002 4:03:20 AM PST by arielb
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To: goldstategop
Aside from being hopelessly unrealistic, you are ignoring the more obvious political ramifications.

Just for starters, most of the illegals are probably casting ballots anyway (look at LAs lopsided returns in '00) so cutting them a break can only help in that regard. Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, this is the ONLY window of opportunity to clean out a large chunk of INS backlog, and given the 9/11 attack, the odds are greatly in favor of most real terrorists having fled the country.IN order for the INS to do its job (Screening incoming humans) properly, they can't be F*ng around with people who are already here and probably staying. They are still being evaluated, just at a lower threshold of scrutiny, since they have DEMONSTRABLE ties to this country (Family or Jobs).

None of the Hijackers fit into that profile/category.

It is hysterics that don't think the issue thru, and all it's attendant ramifications, that make it hard to get things back into working order. This White House did not create this problem, but they are going about fixing it in the most intelligent way, possible. Utopian Of course not. But if it's Utopian Visions you are looking for, the Democratic party would love to sell you any pipe dream you wish, as long as you'll drink the Kool Aid.

36 posted on 03/13/2002 4:04:11 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: arielb
people who "snuck in" are filing with the government a $1000 fee for residency paperwork?

Care to provide statistics on just how many illegals are in the country as opposed to how many have actually filed residency paperwork?

37 posted on 03/13/2002 4:05:04 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: goldstategop;Marine Inspector
INS APPREHENSION INFORMATION

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST
(last updated 03/11/2002)

The table below represents all the recorded INS apprehensions for the above time period. At the bottom of the table is a glossary to help you better understand what you are looking at. Once we are done looking at the table, I will present some facts about what these number represent. These facts may shock you. This table will be updated approximately every two weeks.

IDENT Totals District Totals Sector Totals
Encounters 263,493 43,330 (16.4%) 220,163 (83.6%)
LO Hits 4,114 1,779 (43.2%) 2,335 (56.8%)
RC Hits 103,675 11,274 (10.9%) 92,401 (89.1%)

DISTRICT or SECTOR ENCOUNTERS LO HITS RC HITS
Anchorage District 34 0 8
Asylum 1 0 0
Atlanta District 683 6 28
Baltimore District 59 4 5
Blaine Sector 280 8 88
Boston District 167 6 11
Buffalo District 1,031 18 94
Buffalo Sector 134 1 16
Chicago District 826 12 60
Cleveland District 171 1 45
Dallas District 498 8 84
Del Rio Sector 22,880 107 8,891
Denver District 1,872 79 720
Detroit District 101 0 6
Detroit Sector 241 5 83
El Centro Sector 24,727 327 11,962
El Paso District 2,552 56 711
El Paso Sector 20,262 169 8,209
Grand Forks Sector 153 1 50
Harlingen District 3,007 62 699
Havre Sector 244 5 82
Headquarters 92 0 4
Helena District 88 4 14
Honolulu District 237 4 27
Houlton District 46 0 3
Houston District 1,329 41 325
Kansas City District 760 23 227
Laredo Sector 22,734 121 7,454
Livermore Sector 598 30 223
Los Angeles District 1,288 48 167
Marfa Sector 2,222 25 743
McAllen Sector 19,443 162 8,655
Miami District 2,319 30 198
Miami Sector 619 9 101
New Orleans District 208 10 41
New Orleans Sector 905 5 370
New York District 1,136 8 38
Newark District 500 6 16
Omaha District 515 14 159
Philadelphia District 300 16 49
Phoenix District 4,273 221 1,614
Portland ME District 69 1 9
Portland OR District 320 42 119
Ramey Sector 126 3 14
San Antonio District 3,652 86 1,016
San Diego District 11,893 623 3,866
San Diego Sector 21,752 668 9,299
San Francisco District 1,808 262 510
San Juan District 232 0 4
Seattle District 876 69 270
Spokane Sector 215 10 80
St. Paul District 351 17 124
Swanton Sector 117 1 18
Tucson Sector 72,873 523 30,883
Washington District 175 2 10
Yuma Sector 9,592 155 5,177
TOTALS 263,586 4,114 103,679

Table Glossary:

Encounters (also know as "Enrollments"): The total number of encounters (recorded apprehensions) into the system.

LO Hits: (Lookout Hits) The number of apprehensions involving people who have criminal records in the Lookout Database.

RC Hits: (Recidivist Hits) The number of apprehensions involving people who previously had been apprehended and having at least one record in the recidivist database.

District: The INS District is composed of the land Ports of Entry (Inspections), Airports (Inspections), and the District office (Detention, Deportation & Investigations) within that District.

Sector: The Border Patrol Sector is composed of the Border Patrol Stations and Check Points within that Sector.

Lets do some math.

From 01/01/2002 through 03/10/2002 the INS reported apprehending 263,586 illegal aliens in the US.
Now some of these apprehensions are what we call recidivist apprehensions, so well will subtract the RC HITS from the ENCOUNTERS.

263,586 - 103,679 = 159,907.

So, between 01/01/2002 and 03/10/2002 the INS apprehended approximately 159,907 illegal aliens either attempting to enter the US, or already in the US.

Now the fun numbers.

The Border Patrol estimates that for every illegal they apprehend, 4 slip by. Independent Immigration experts estimate that closer to 9 slip by, for every 1 alien apprehended. For this presentation, I will also use a 1 to 2 ratio.

So, if the INS apprehended 159,907 illegal aliens, the number of aliens that made it through undetected would be as follows:

1 to 2 = 319,814
1 to 4 = 639,628
1 to 9 = 1,439,163

This means, that anywhere from 319,814 to 1,439,163 illegal aliens entered the United States undetected since January 1st, 2002. .

Now for some more disturbing figures.

US and Allied troops that invaded Normandy in 1944 = 250,000 + US troops that invaded Okinawa in 1945 = 550,000+ Illegal aliens that have invaded the US in 2002 = between 319,814 and 1,439,163.

Now imagine that just 1/10 of 1% of those illegals are from Middle Eastern Countries.

We now have between 319 and 1,439 possible terrorist undetected inside

I took this from Marine Inspector's Profile page.

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/profile?h=marine+inspector

Sleep well.

38 posted on 03/13/2002 4:05:06 AM PST by B4Ranch
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Uh huh ... then it follows, why should they bother ... wait a while, lay low and another amnesty will come along. So much for the laws of our land.
39 posted on 03/13/2002 4:05:37 AM PST by 2Trievers
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To: arielb
In this situation the law uniquely awards felons with a special procedure for obtaining "regularization" of their status. I wonder how the lot of the illegal immigration apologists like you and Dane would feel if the government gave criminals in our prisons a "get out of jail" card simply by filling out an application and paying a preset fee.
40 posted on 03/13/2002 4:05:54 AM PST by goldstategop
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