Ok. It is clear that no one here is interested in supporting a bill if it allow illegal immigrants to have legal residents. Let me try "sweeting the pot." How about if the bill would give legal residency for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Let's change the amnesty section of the bill to:
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We will give the illegal immigrants who register “legal resident status” and "work visas" FOR ONLY 10 YEARS, but not citizenship. THE LEGAL RESIDENT STATUS AND WORK VISAS WILL ONLY BE IN AFFECT FOR 10 YEARS, AND AFTERWARDS, EVERYONE WHO REGISTERED WILL LOSE THEIR RESIDENT STATUS. NO ONE UNDER THIS PROGRAM CAN APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP. The registration period will last for only one year after the constitutional amendment becomes law. After that, no one else can register.
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So, we will get a lot of powerful pro-enforcement laws on the books. The illegal immigrants will only be allowed to stay 10 years and then they will lose their legal status. We will have their names, addresses, and fingerprints which will make them easier to find and deport. We will end up deporting a lot more people under this program than we would without it. We would only have to suffer for 10 years. If this could be done, would anyone support this new version of the bill?
Philip Brown
Absolutely not! That just means Americans who lost their jobs to illegal aliens will be unemployed for another 10 years. It means another 10 years of overcrowded schools, jails and hospitals. 10 more years of added demands on our social and natural resources. 10 more years of the anchor baby fiasco.