[hchutch]

I think that the problem with a previous amnesty was a Demcoratic Congress that, as it did with the 1990 tax increase, double-crossed the Republican President (typical Democrat behavior, by the way), and which did not follow up on the measures that would have done the job.

That is why I'd combine that partial amnesty with the Gekas bill outlined in post 140 (minus the four provisions I objected to as outlined in Post 145). I'm for about 92% (48 out of 52 provisions) of what the Gekas bill calls for (if you want, you can count my increasing the totals as disagreement, but that one is probably to the right of the proposed legislation).

That would be my ideal immigration bill.

[WRhine]

That is why I'd combine that partial amnesty with the Gekas bill outlined in post 140 (minus the four provisions I objected to as outlined in Post 145). I'm for about 92% (48 out of 52 provisions) of what the Gekas bill calls for (if you want, you can count my increasing the totals as disagreement, but that one is probably to the right of the proposed legislation).

Amazing! Bravo! Though 1% of a bill's provisions could drastically alter the effectiveness of a piece of legislation YOU KNOW EXACTLY how to put percentages on it. It's just brilliant how you apply the higher math concept of attaching straight percentages that give equal weight to every provision in the bill. I am in AWE!