Re: Senate deal on illegal immigration
First off, I am totally POed about illegal immigrants. But lets live in the real world folks. I dont like any amnesty bill, but these people are not going to go home willingly. Remember, most of them arent illegal, they have stolen IDs of citizens, so to their employer, they are legal. Also, sending them all home could have a negative effect on the economy. Labor shortages will drive up prices immediatley.
Lets read a little bit closer:
Before any of this goes into effect, the following must happen
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Triggers include:
o 18,000 (CBP) Border Patrol hired
o Construction of 200 miles of vehicle barriers and 370 miles of fencing
o 70 ground-based radar and camera towers along the southern border
o Deployment of 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and supporting systems
o The ending of catch-and-release
o Resources to detain up to 27,500 aliens per day on an annual basis
o The use of secure and effective identification tools to prevent unauthorized work.
o The receiving and processing and adjudicating of applications for Z status.
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***THIS COULD TAKE YEARS!!!!!***
Here is info on the illegal immigrant amnesty visa. Five grand penalty is no small change, but I am sure thier credit cards will advance them the money.
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This title provides a new visa for most individuals currently living within the U.S. illegally.
? Creates a new four-year, renewable ?Z? nonimmigrant visa to address the undocumented population within the U.S. The visa is split up into three groups:
o a principal or employed alien (Z-1),
o the spouse or elderly parent of that alien (Z-2),
o and the minor children of that alien (Z-3).
? Cut off Date: In order to be eligible for this visa, one must have been illegally present within the U.S. before January 1, 2007.
? Fees and Penalties: To apply, an alien seeking Z-1 status must be currently employed and pay fees and penalties totaling $5,000 (less for derivative Z?s) to be eligible for a green card under the merit-based system.
? Probationary, the Permanent Z Status: Once an applicant submits a completed application, fingerprints, and is cleared by one-day background checks he will receive probationary benefits which can eventually be converted to a Z nonimmigrant status after all background checks are clear and the triggers set forth in Title I are achieved.
? LPR Status: A Z-1 nonimmigrant may adjust status to lawful permanent residence after the family backlog under Title V is eliminated if the Z applicant:
o Satisfies the merit requirements in the points schedule set forth in Title V.
o files the application for adjustment in the Z-1?s country of origin and
o pays a penalty of $4,000.
? DREAM ACT: Individuals under the age of 30 that were brought to the United States out of their own control as a minor are eligible to receive their green card after 3 years rather than 8.
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I dont like it any more than you do, but it may be a decent compromise.
To make me really like it, they should make all the forms only available in english.
Ken
