Posted on 06/15/2013 1:13:52 PM PDT by don-o
Karl Rove's recollection of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act ("Immigration Reform and the Hispanic Vote," op-ed, June 6) is, shall we say, highly selective. That law, he writes, "essentially told those here illegally that if they had arrived in the U.S. prior to 1982 and wanted to become citizens, simply raise your right hand." He asserts that the Gang of Eight bill is different because it "has plenty of penalties and hurdles for those here illegally who seek citizenship."
Well, I was there in '86. I read that bill carefully. (We did that back then.) And I can tell you that Mr. Rove's blithe description of the bill is way off the mark.
The 1986 act didn't turn illegal immigrants into citizens on the spot. It granted temporary resident status only to those who could prove they had resided continuously in America for five years. After 18 months, their status could be upgraded to permanent residency, and only after another five years could they become U.S. citizens.
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Not on;y that but Ed’s version of how things happened is how I remember thatn particular bill...I hated it then and hate it even more now
Good point. The larger point is that we have the reality of the 1986 act. Too many working on and pushing for the current legislation act like 1986 never happened.
What’s that saying about fool me once and fool me twice?
Bachmann has just announced a DC rally Wednesday 6/19 over the Rusty Humphries radio gig. Bachmann contends the House is being steam rollered into supporting the “Amnesty” bill and many House members will support it in the belief “the latino vote” supports this. She contends if this passes there will never be another chance from the conservative movement to remedy the countries direction.
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Yup. The lead communist in the Democrat Party Ted Kennedy himself spoke those same words in 1986.
Also, how many bureaucrats will it take to determine if this nomads on the pathway to citizenship pay the fines, study American civics and learn English. Really and there's going to be no fraud going on? Snort!
This entire bill is a fraud and a scam. Rubio has proven his has poor judgment. Rand Paul is awfully close behind him. That leaves Ted Cruz.
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