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RogerRabbit
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 Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject: McCain, Kennedy would fine, not deport, entrants |
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http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/71645.php
I wonder where the twins figure these criminals will get the pesos to pay this fine ..... I know -taxpayer funded
| Quote: | WASHINGTON - Sens. John McCain and Edward M. Kennedy are putting together an immigration bill that would subject illegal immigrants to fines, but allow them to remain in the United States and earn a chance to apply for permanent residency.
The measure is an alternative to President Bush's guest worker proposal sought by employers but opposed by many conservatives.
Speaking Thursday at the Naval Academy, McCain, R-Ariz., said he and Kennedy, D-Mass., hoped to introduce their legislation next week.
Under their proposal, illegal immigrants would get three-year visas that could be renewed once. After completing six years of work, the immigrants would be eligible to "get in the back of the line" to apply for permanent legal residency, McCain said.
Deporting the 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country is not practical, McCain told midshipmen during a guest lecture in Annapolis, Md.
"There are some who say send them back to their countries," McCain said. "It's not possible. It's not going to happen."
Last year, Bush urged a program that would be open to illegal immigrants and other foreigners. Bush supports giving workers legal status for three-year renewable periods, but wants them to return to their home countries when their job is done. The White House never submitted a written proposal to Congress.
Other plans, including one proposed by Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz., support allowing immigrants to apply for legal permanent residency after a period of work.
A spokesman for Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said the McCain-Kennedy plan amounts to a "work and stay" program.
Cornyn "prefers a work and return program, as does the president," said his spokesman, Don Stewart, adding that the Texas Republican and Sen. John Kyl, R-Ariz., are also working on an immigration proposal they hope to have ready in about two months.
Immigrant advocates in Tucson aren't thrilled by any of the plans, but said they were inclined to favor McCain's over Cornyn's - with certain conditions.
Kat Rodriguez, an organizer for Derechos Humanos, said that if the organization had to choose it would favor a program that allows workers to remain in the country legally and offers workplace protections.
Cornyn's proposal has the potential for widespread worker abuse, Rodriguez said, "allowing migrants to come, milk them out of their labor and allowing them no path to citizenship."
Jennifer Allen, executive director of Border Action Network, said her immigrant-rights group would applaud any immigration reform proposal that incorporates access to legalization, the reunification of family members and human-rights protection on the border.
She and other group representatives hope to meet with Kyl and McCain in the nation's capital next week when they travel to push their agenda with members of Congress. |
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Rdtf
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| Quote: | | McCain: "There are some who say send them back to their countries," McCain said. "It's not possible. It's not going to happen." |
Why the H*** not?!  You follow the rules, or you just can't live here. My dad didn't serve in WWII and ruin his mental state for the rest of his entire life for this. |
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kate
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | immigration bill that would subject illegal immigrants to fines |
fines?....Fines???
if that isn't absurd enough...what are they going to pay these fines with? And what happens if they don't pay the fines.....duh
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Stevie
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: |
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they'll (fines) probably be tax deductible...
on those federal taxes they 'pay' (NOT)....
I love when all the polliticians and journalists say the illegals
are paying taxes... huh? paying taxes on what?
their minimun wage job? after deductions for them, spouse and
all their kids, what is left to pay tax on?
and they are REALLY gonna pay taxes on their wages paid
to them 'under the table' - like they are paid on construction
sites here in AZ!
guess it's another letter to McCain.... like he thinks I'll ever
vote for him again.... (didn't vote for him this past election)
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