I agree that on a technical basis it does give amnesty but they have a bunch of qualifiers that say you had to be here legally first in order to qualify for 245i.
I think this is dractically different then giving a bunch of farm workers who came her through a tunnel in TX years ago amnesty who never came her legally in the first place.
I just read it again so point out what I'm missing? Confused ?
How dare you bother to bring logic and comprehension into this!!
Can't you see that many here are too busy with the orgy of Bush Bashing to be trifled with such things??
You can read it 8 more times and you still won't get it. Don't worry about that. Just think of the motives of those who so vociferously claim that 245(i) does grant blanket amnesty to all. Then you'll find your vision concerning this to become much more clear.
You've read it for yourself, and you see that it doesn't give what isn't requested. And once requested, there are several qualifiers before the amnesty is given. If the qualifiers aren't met, no amnesty is given.
It doesn't get any clearer than that, does it?