Posted on 03/26/2002 6:34:05 AM PST by Sir Gawain
allows them to pay a fee, jump to the front of the line and forgo the background investigation.
You are totally wrong. Read the bill.
I don't pretend to have the answer either. I mean there are cases of government agencies that don't communicate with each other. The most recent examples are the INS, and all of the alphabet Federal Law Enforcement Agencies in the 9/11 attack. I guess I'm just shocked to see this level of lack of Communication in the halls of Congress!
I have read the bill and know more about 245(i) then you will ever know.
Please point out were I am wrong.
You're still trying to bamboozle people with this flawed piece of circle-jerk logic?A burglar's intent is not to stay in your house, so how does this BS of yours relate to anything being discussed?
After you've been burglarized, do you come home to find the perp sitting in your Castro recliner, drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade?
No, the burglar is gone.
However, it is encouraging to see that you have finally come to the realization that the $1000 is a fine, not a fee.
Yo quiero Taco Bell!
According to the law, it is neither a fee or a fine, it is a sum: "The Attorney General may accept such application only if the alien remits with such application a sum equaling $1,000."
It was worded like this to be politically correct. A fine would be offensive to the pro-immigration sector and a fee would be offensive to the anti-immigration sector. PC gone wild.
I finally listened to your show the other night. Great show and great info. I can't believe I had never heard about this incident before.
They can't because then they wouldn't be able to complain
I have read the bill and know more about 245(i) then you will ever know.
Cute. But I doubt it.
There is no jumping in line, as they are only eligible to apply -- after meeting several requirements -- not to be considered first. The same background investigation that would be applicable to an applicant from outside the country is applicable under this extension. If you have read the extension and would care to cite where there has been any change in this, I would be very interested in seeing it.
What on earth are you talking about? I hesitate to even attempt to explain the twistedness of what you have just written. Open a dictionary. Look up the word. See if it applies. What on earth does this have to do with murder?
Go to a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word amnesty and then the meaning of the word punishment. My example is clear. At best, you choose to hide behind insults.
Go to a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word amnesty
If you have read this thread, you will notice that I have actually posted a dictionary entry for the word.
Wrong. When a visa applicant applies in his home country, the State Department does what is called a country background check. In this check they look for criminal violations in the aliens home country. Under 245(i) the applicant will only get a local US criminal check, done by a none law enforcement INS clerk. We will have no idea what type of criminal history these applicants may have in their home country.
And yes they do jump to the front of the line. Lets use Mexico as an example. Each year there are only a certain number of visa's available for Mexico, so let's say there are 1,000 visa's available each year for Mexico. Each year 2,000 immigrants apply for visa's, since there are only 1,000 available, the first 1,000 applicants receive the visa's for that year. The remainder are carried over to the next year. In year two, 2,000 more applications are received. Since those year two visa's are taken from the left over year one applicants, these applicants will be moved to years three and four, and so on and so on. As you can see there is a snowballing effect. This why in places like Mexico, The Philippians and Thailand, it takes 8 to 10 years to get a visa.
So now 245(i) get passed and 100 Mexicans apply and get approved, well those 100 Mexicans now get 100 of the year one visa's, and 100 of the original applicants in Mexico get bumped back to year two, and 100 of the year two applicants get bumped back to year three, and so on and so on. So yes they are getting front of the line privileges.
Also, since I'm school trained in Immigration Law, and have 4 1/2 years on the job training, I do think I know more about 245(i) then you will ever know.
They are not paying a fine, read the law: "The Attorney General may accept such application only if the alien remits with such application a sum equaling $1,000."
No, the burglar is gone.
Right you are, Luis...
Illegals are worse than burglars, because they don't leave. Fine and deport.
It's worse than an Amnesty if you get to keep speeding.
Why do you want to reward Illegals for breaking the law?
BTW, I've read The Bill.
It's just a deadline extension for Illegals to apply to "change status."
Guess again...
It's the Bush Apologists who dare not read it.
AMNESTY by BUSH
The Truth About Section 245(i)
Click the link.
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