Senate Debates Immigration Reform (Yes, Again)
2:34 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Politics
21 May 2007
Despite some cheers about the alleged immigration agreement, today the U.S. Senate begins a debate on the terms of immigration reform. Amendments will be suggested to the proposal currently on the table which includes a $5,000 fine and an end to family visa requests. So where does that leave the millions of undocumented immigrants? Still in limbo.
Illegal immigrants could seek a “Z visa” and get on track toward permanent residency after paying fees and fines. Heads of households would have to return to their home countries first.
Guest workers would have to return to their home country after periods of two years. They could renew their visas twice, but would be required to leave for a year in between each time.
I certainly am not holding my breath for any change to happen quickly and if I were an undocumented immigrant I wouldn’t either. Just wait until right before the presidential election. How much you want to bet that something will happen then?
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2 Responses to Senate Debates Immigration Reform (Yes, Again)
memo
June 17th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
WALLS HAVE NEVER WORKED IN HISTORY.
The Chinese wall, it didn’t work,
The Berlin wall: a complete failure
The Maginot Line (a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defences which France constructed along its borders with Germany). Another failure.
This last term is sometimes used today to describe any comically ineffective protection.
One thing is certain, in the long run, all have proven his futility and uselessness.
What does it prove to the valuable and strained military resources to round up all the indocumentados if radical Muslims manage to pull off another 9-11 or worse?. Let me remind you that some of the terrorists and all failed attempts came through Canada never through Mexico. Let’s concentrate in chasing our real enemies. Not us.
memo
June 17th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
MESSAGE FROM A MEXICAN
Many of the opponents’ favorite argument is to claim the Rule of Law. Why are they claiming the rule of law against people that came here to work? Work that many of them don’t want to perform.
“Rule of law” means enforcing laws that are capable of enforcement, otherwise people merely learn disrespect for the law.
Obviously, immigration laws that refuse to recognize the inevitable attraction of a lack of unskilled labor on one side of the border and a lack of employment for unskilled labor on the other is not workable no matter how much of the taxpayers’ billions get poured down a rathole of “enhanced enforcement
Let’s remind them that President carter gave pardon for those that did not join the war in Vietnam? Many went to Canada, and others flew to Mexico.
They sure sure know that President Ford Gave full pardon to Nixon because of the Watergate scandal.
And according to what it is known, Nixon violated blatantly the law in many issues and in a great scale. This does not mean that therefore, others must violate the law. But what I am saying is that in the history of this great country there are some examples of amnesty or whatever you want to call it.
But they are in uproar, and foam is coming almost coming from thheir mouth, claiming this very same rule of law.
No compassion for the poor, but silent for others. Quicky pointing fingers, but smiling to the bullies.
Isn’t this called hypocrisy?
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