It's amnesty because people who entered this country by violating the law will get what they came here for - citizenship - without facing the established penalties for illegal entry.
Moreover, the services to which they are entitled as citizens, most notably Social Security, they'll receive without having paid in. That means I'm supporting their retirements, too.
I admire the heck out of Tony Snow, but this bill was just awful from the getgo, deserves to die, and I feel badly for him having to put earrings on a hog in public. I don't get upset about a lot of things but this bill really has me spitting mad.
I've been nice about it, and civil about it, but my meaning to my elected officials has been plain: no amnesty.
“It’s amnesty because people who entered this country by violating the law will get what they came here for - citizenship - without facing the established penalties for illegal entry. “
You’re right, in part. It’s also “amnesty” because they’ll reap far more reward from their crime than any penalty now being considered.
Imagine someone breaking into your home and stealing $1.1 million dollars in cash, then getting caught as they flee. Then, he gets tried in court and the federal judge says “yes, he’s guilty, so I’m going to fine him $5,000 in cash,” but, he gets to keep the money he stole.
This is basically the same “punishment” as the federal government is proposing to deal with illegal aliens. Each illegal will gain $1.1 million in government services through the average lifetime, and their cost in securing that bucket of taxpayer money is a whopping $5,000.
What a freaking joke!
AMNESTY!