what does trigger mean? (immigration)?

Question

it has to do with immigration... can some one help me out here?

Answer 1

It means to set it off or make it more prevalent. Many people believe that giving amnesty to the illegals here now will trigger a rush for the border by many more illegals to invade our country.

Answer 2

The Trigger in Immigration law means the grounds or reasons of the Removal Proceedings (used to known as the Deportation) for the aliens who are trying to come to the U.S or are already in the U. S.
These are a few of the many triggers to the Removal:
1. Person with the communicable disease of public health 2. Entered U. S. without valid entry document 3. Fraudulent marriage 4. Commits a criminal offenses that involves moral turpitude 5. Convicted of aggravated felonies such as murder 6. Becoming a public charge within the 5 year of entry to US 7. Violated US espionage laws 8. Security threats to US and goes on and on ....
How you interpret and apply all the rules to aliens are totally up to the immigration judge at the immigration court during the Removal procedures.

Answer 3

It is something that has to happen before other things are allowed to happen. When the thing (the trigger) occurs, only then can the other things occur.

While the illegal immigrants would have gotten imediate legalization under the bill, which would have stayed valid until the 'trigger' goals were met, the new z visa would not have been given until after those trigger goals were said by the President to have been met.

It this case, 'trigger' meant very little.

Answer 4

In the context of immigration, at least in the bill that was just defeated, trigger was meant as something which should happen first before the others can be started.

Example, before the z visa could be implemented, the trigger would be that the border "fence" must have been fully erected (to prevent future illegals from crossing) and the increase of manpower for the border guards. So even if the bill passed, the Z visa could not be implemented UNLESS the fence and border guards were completed FIRST. That was the trigger.**

Answer 5

He is quoting the party line and showing that he is either (a) a liar or (b) the not so perfect bill was so complicated and convoluted that even he did not understand it. "the bill would have required that currently undocumented individuals seeking temporary legal status maintain employment, pass a background check, pay fines and their back taxes, and forego any Social Security benefits tied to payments they made into the system while working illegally." The back taxes provision was struck because the GAO decided it would be way too complicated to figure out. Besides they knew that the illegals would only claim sufficient income to claim EIC. SS benefits? Bush already signed an agreement with Mexico to give them back benefits. "Unfortunately, because of this outcome, no problems have been solved, and the dysfunctional status quo remains. Communities in Idaho, and across the country, will still face the problem of undocumented workers who take advantage of our broken legal immigration system." Now here he is showing us just how stupid he is (or thinks we are) Illegals are NOT taking advantage of a broken LEGAL immigration system they are taking advantage of a Government that REFUSES to enforce the law. ENFORCEMENT has NOTHING to do with the granting of amnesty which was what SB1639 was about. So what he is really saying is you didn't give me amnesty so I will not enforce the law. "I will also continue to search for a solution to the serious labor shortages plaguing the U.S. agricultural community. " Now here is a good one. The old jobs Americans won't do. Sounds like Dianne Feinstein, Queen of the amnesty proponents. Even Queen Dianne estimated that there are only about 1/2 a million illegal alien farmworkers in the US. If that is the case, what are the other 19.5 million doing? What is your Senator really saying? Either he has no clue or he thinks you are clueless.

Answer 6

Trigger...I don't know what it means in immigration. I know in terms of ED's (eating disorders) It means things that make your disorder re-appear/ worsen. Like a donut, or a skinny person, some people have triggers of large people. It depends.

Maybe it means...something that makes illegals want to come over? Not sure.

Answer 7

It has nothing to do with immigration.
It is bureaucratic gibberish that is supposed to make an AMNESTY bill more palatable to thinking American citizens.
It doesn't.