[arielb]

depends what kind of criminal. If the govt decided to ban guns and you were caught owning a gun, I'd support amnesty for you too :)

[Dane]

depends what kind of criminal. If the govt decided to ban guns and you were caught owning a gun, I'd support amnesty for you too :)

Same as when the speed limit was raised, millions of Americans weren't criminals anymore.

It comes down to whose ox is being gored and it seems that a lot of people on FR hold an animus to people who try to make a better honest life for themselves.

[goldstategop]

You talking about an amnesty for wrongful conduct by the govt vis a vis an amnesty for wrongful conduct on the part of individuals. The two situations are far from comparable. Illegal entry into the United State is wrongful conduct on the part of an individual against this country. Its a danger and even people granted permission to enter this country by our government have been revealed to be dangerous. The last thing we need is to relax supervision over aliens in the U.S. If anything we need to watch all foreigners here with the greatest possible vigilance. Just think 9-11 to understand why we can no longer afford an amnesty for illegal aliens period.