May 24, 2007

Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007: One-liners

Posted by seed @ 12:13 PM

Taken from Heritage.org. Funny how I haven't read any of these points in a headline since the great shakedown compromise.

  • To initially qualify for a Z visa, an illegal alien need only have a job (or be the parent, spouse, or child of someone with a job) and provide two documents suggesting that he or she was in the country before January 1, 2007, and has remained in the country since then. These provisions are an open invitation for those intent on U.S. residence to sneak in and present two fraudulent pieces of paper indicating that they were here before the beginning of the year.
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  • That is precisely what happened in the 1986 amnesty, during which Immigration and Naturalization Services discovered 398,000 cases of fraud. (Note: 400,000 of 1986's 2.7 million aliens is 14%, x 12,000,000 is 1,777,777 cases of fraud) Supporters of the bill call the Z visa a "temporary" visa. However, they neglect to mention that it can be renewed every four years until the visa holder dies, according to Section 601(k)(2) of the legislation.

  • This would be the country's first permanent temporary visa. On top of that, it is a "super-visa," allowing the holder to work, attend college, or travel abroad and reenter. These permissible uses are found in Section 602(m)... Unfortunately, only illegal aliens can qualify, according Section 601(c)(1).

  • The Senate's bill allows the government to grant Z visas to absconders. Though the bill appears to deny the visa to absconders in Section 601(d)(1)(B), Section 601(d)(1)(I) allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials to give an absconder the Z visa anyway if the absconder can demonstrate that departure from the United States "would result in extreme hardship to the alien or the alien's spouse, parent or child." Will somebody think of the children?

  • Under Section 601(h)(6), if an alien in the removal process is "prima facie eligible" for the Z visa, an immigration judge must close any proceedings against the alien and offer the alien an opportunity to apply for amnesty.

  • Under Sections 601(h)(1, 5) if an ICE agent apprehends aliens who appear to be eligible for the Z visa (in other words, just about any illegal alien), the agent cannot detain them. Instead, ICE must provide them a reasonable opportunity to apply for the Z visa.

  • The DREAM Act effectively repeals a 1996 federal law (8 U.S.C. § 1623) that prohibits any state from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens unless the state also offers in-state tuition rates to all U.S. citizens... Illegal aliens would receive a taxpayer subsidy worth tens of thousands of dollars and would be treated better than U.S. citizens from out of state, who must pay three to four times as much to attend college.

  • Section 1(a) allows probationary Z visas to be issued immediately after enactment, and Section 601(f)(2) prohibits the federal government from waiting more than 180 days after enactment to begin issuing probationary Z visas.

But wait, I know what will make all of that better...an ammendment that declares English the official language of the States United for the Purpose of Pandering and Providing. Or, you know, we could have just enforced the laws that were on the books.

Comments

I'm going to move to Uzbekistan and start making demands. If other people can demand this crap of America... just imagine what an American can demand overseas.... huh? huh?

Seed... you up for another round of Bears preseason in a few months?

Posted by: dutch | May 24, 2007 7:08 PM

Demands? You may not have to make any. I'm starting a list of laws I don't feel I should have to obey.

  1. Income taxes: I'm convinced I should pay something. But I don't have kids and am still a yound stud (somewhat). Education and security contributions are the first to go. And, I don't own a vehicle. So I don't feel that any of my money should go towards public highway works. I'll only pay certain taxes, and because things are kinda hectic, I'll submit my income documentation when I get around to it. Trust me.
  2. Copyright Infringement: Sure would be great if I could just borrow all my friends movies. It beats going to the store. I feel like I should be entitled to them...for keeps. Don't worry, I'll make copies that will be for sale to the general public--one has to make a living somehow.
  3. The kids in my building are a little square for my taste. I feel that some pharmaceutical supplementation might make them more with it. While I am at it, they keep asking me for magazines with fold-out pictures. Might as well hand out some of those as well.
  4. Over the years I have come to realize that police officers seem to get preferential treatment in local establishments. I don't really want to become a law enforcement official. But it sure would be nice to dress-up like one once in a while. In addition to a free cup of joe, I might be able to get some pretty ladies to pull over.
  5. I've also discovered you can learn alot about a person by reading their mail. My neighbors mail box is right next to mine, so it's no trouble to thumb through things quickly and it gives me a better idea of who lives next door.

Like I said, it's just a start.

And yeah, I'm up for a Bears pre-season game.

Posted by: seed | May 25, 2007 12:42 PM

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