[JLS]

My point is that their illegal presence here represents an ongoing crime, rather than a one-time event. There is no reason why their crimes should be rewarded with more rights than are received by people who file paperwork to come here legally.

Just like when a city say come in and pay your tickets and we will waive late fees, it was an on going act of illegality. There are lots of such plans in the US. So there is still nothing new no matter how you try to spin it. And yes those who get their late fees waived by paying up late are disadvantaged compared those who pay their tickets on time.

Besides, some hospital emergency rooms and other facilities might very rightly regard the illegals as stealing funds from citizens and legal residents.

Of course not, you could let them die or remain sick or etc. Don't blame someone else if you or really we the American public are not willing to let illegals die rather than treat them in our emergency rooms. THAT IS OUR CHOICE.

[supercat]

Just like when a city say come in and pay your tickets and we will waive late fees, it was an on going act of illegality.

Once a ticket is paid, what act of illegality is ongoing?

This "not-amnesty" program would be equivalent to telling people who have received parking tickets and not paid them that if they pay the tickets they will be allowed to park in the no-parking zones with impunity.

Of course not, you could let them die or remain sick or etc. Don't blame someone else if you or really we the American public are not willing to let illegals die rather than treat them in our emergency rooms. THAT IS OUR CHOICE.

The choice of the vast majority of Americans is to not have them get sick in this country by not having them enter this country in the first place.