Why are Republicans and Democrats trying to legalize millions of illegal immigrants?

Question

America doesn't want blanket amnesty, the politicians are pushing it and Bush is lying and saying he is getting tough on illegal immigration.

Please read the bi-laws and subsections of the new open immigration bill:

http://www.infowars.com/articles/immigration/immigration_bill_10_reasons_immigration_surge_bill_is_appalling.htm

Answer 1

actually the people won't be eligible for becoming citizens for 13 years. And it's not a 'blanket amnesty'.

The problem I have with it, is (as far as I know) it does not address the issue of children being born under 'temporary workers' in the U.S. If they have a child every year they are here working, all of those children become citizens.


Your link is full of misinformation. Much of it is similar to my original thinking on the subject, until I did more research on it.

Answer 2

It is not amnesty, the opposition to the immigration reform bill like to bandy that word around as if it is the truth
You have listened to the pundits who have the 10-30 second sound bytes and have taken their word as gospel
It will not be free. As it stands right now
to apply for residency
application fee $325.00- I-130 form (this is just for the Department of Justice to approve that to say they are eligible to apply for a green card)
For work permit $180.00
Adjustment of status $325.00 form I-485 which adjusts their status to legal alien with a "green card" number
For this "path to citizenship they are proposing"
For every year they were here which they will have to prove and they have to be here by a specific cut off date
1) They have to pay BACK TAXES
2) they have to pay a fine of about $5000
3) Retaining an immigration attorney to do paperwork alone is about $1,500- $3,000
total so far:- $7,330-$8,830 and this does not count the back taxes.
As of July 30,2007, the application fees will triple so.....
$1,010 I-130
$ 340 work permit
$1,010- I -485
total $8,860-$10,360. This does not even factor in an application for a child under the age of 14 which would add an additional $600 or an adult parent such as a grandmother over the age of 79 which would add an additonal $930 not the mention those BACK TAXES. All told if it is a family of 4 2 adults, 2 kids their bill alone would $17,420-$18,920
On the minimum wages most of these people get, they won't meet those levels.
They have to go to back of the line ,so to speak, of those who already put in their paperwork.
then when they become residents, they would have to wait the 5 years before they could apply for citizenship, which would be another $675.
In the meantime, they will be paying taxes. The process could possibly take about 11 years.
So it is not free
Amnesty
noun
1. a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

Paying those types of fees does not seem to me that they get off scot free with out some type of punishment

Answer 3

Greedy and Greedier Corporations are to blame! Wait until the 26 million Illegals gain "The Path To Citizenship". they have watched to see how Americans and Veterans are being mis-treated. Just wait until they start demanding Higher wages, benefits, real Unions, Cost of Living every 6 months and paid vactations. Then who will they call to be their scabs? Ghost Busters?

Answer 4

democrats want 20 million new democrat voters and social program recipients, republicans want slave labor, the government in general needs taxpayers to fund the depleted social security system, and the church wants fresh tithing catholics to fill it's coffers again...that is quite a powerful set of forces arrayed against us. hopefully, as the killing of the amnesty bill last week shows, we the people really do still have something to say about this abomination...

Answer 5

Why supply them the luxurious of a cruise deliver? it relatively is a moot factor, nevertheless. If there are 50,000 unlawful Irish interior the U. S., it relatively is ~0.25% of all unlawful aliens on the instant interior the rustic. there is almost 750,000 (or 15 cases as many) unlawful FUGITIVES interior the rustic. There are almost 5,000,000 (or almost 100x) anchor little ones born interior the rustic interior the previous 8 YEARS.

Answer 6

because they can't fight it, that's why

and it's good for business, so business doesn't want the government getting in the way

if they are legalized, they will be on the government radar, and after an intensive process, they will be tax-paying citizens

Answer 7

Money and Votes cuz! Maybe they like boinking their goats!

Answer 8

millions of legal voters.

Answer 9

Crazy , I guess.