[GarySpFc]

Kris W. Kobach, a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, served as counsel to the U.S. Attorney General, 2001-'03. He was the attorney general's chief adviser on immigration law.

[GarySpFc]

This likely will be the most important article on the immigration issue you will read. Please read it very carefully, and then call your Senators and Representative.

[Robert A Cook PE]

And just WHO (under WHICH Senator's staff?) wrote this little gem into that treasonous abortion of a bill?

[eeevil conservative]

WOW!

GREAT and IMPORTANT POST!

Spread the word folks!

Let's get people talking about this- and get it STOPPED!

[xcamel]

...The third nasty surprise lies in what the bill fails to do. The measure envisions a massive amnesty for illegal aliens now in the country - but doesn't give the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) the personnel or infrastructure to implement the amnesty.

In March, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a scathing report on the CIS's inability to effectively detect immigration fraud.

The last time we enacted a major amnesty, in 1986, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (the CIS's predecessor agency) processed some 3 million amnesty applications from illegal aliens. It found 398,000 cases of fraud - and missed thousands more. Now CIS may have to implement an amnesty four times larger.

Yet CIS already faces a backlog of several million applications for immigration benefits. And the GAO found that CIS managers pressure staff into "meeting production goals" by approving applications quickly - which means that fraud goes undetected. Adding millions of amnesty applications can only make things worse. And the latest Senate "compromise" - giving immediate amnesty only to aliens who've been in the country for five years or more - makes the process even more complex and fraud-prone, as illegals use fake documents to "prove" long-term residence.

In 1986, the terrorist Mahmud "The Red" Abouhalima fraudulently got amnesty as a seasonal agricultural worker (in fact, he was a New York cabbie). That status allowed him to travel to Afghanistan for terrorist training - which he later used as one of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers.

Terrorists know how to game the system. Janice Kephart, former counsel to the 9/11 Commission, released a study last year on how easily terrorists obtain immigration benefits. Of 94 alien terrorists in the United States, she found that 59 were successful immigration frauds. That includes six of the 9/11 hijackers.

The Senate bill does nothing to address this problem - while throwing a massive new load on the bureaucracy. A new amnesty will almost certainly ensure that more terrorists gain the legal right to walk our streets.

They will no doubt show their appreciation by attacking innocent Americans. And that will be the nastiest surprise of all.

[jigsaw]

What a dynamite article!   Thanks for posting this!

[Prince Charles]

Like that surprise hidden on page 302 - which would replace the country's entire bench of experienced immigration judges with pro-immigration advocates.

Sickening beyond belief. The Rats and RINOs who tried to pass off this crap should be horsewhipped.

[Syntyr]

Bump for Action later this morning

[AmericaUnite]

I had the article emailed to my congressman.

[manwiththehands]

In spite of the collective outrage of a very strong majority of Americans, the way Washington is attempting to address illegal immigration just gets uglier and more deceitful.

I don't know if we have ever been in so much danger at the hands of our "leaders".

[kellynla]

BTTT

[TheForceOfOne]

This absolutely disgusts me. Calling my Senator's to complain.

[Eastbound]

BTTT!

[Bikers4Bush]

Any senator that votes for this type of legislation should be tried for treason.

[Mr. K]

There should be a law that states no new legislation should be more than 10 pages long

and ONLY refer to the item at issue

[Rushmore Rocks]

Important FYI "ping".

[roofgoat]

bookmark bump and info to add to my library of "How much More Can My Senators Make Me Feel Sick and Disgusted" (Durbin's DREAM).

[Mo1]

PING

[CharlesWayneCT]

I STRONGLY oppose letting illegal aliens even ATTEND my state universities, much less qualify for in-state tuition.

AND because of that, I would fight to get this provision out of the bill.

HOWEVER. I feel hypocritical. Because the bill does not REQUIRE states to provide in-state tuition for illegals, it merely ALLOWS them to do so. Each state legislature would then make the decision.

I'm not sure why I, as a limited-government conservative, wouldn't support measures which pass decision-making down to the states. In general we like to do this, and only get involved when a state law could impact other states adversely (like gay marriage).


What would you all say to assuage my guilt on this matter?

[DumpsterDiver]

Does anyone have the bill number for this or know where we can read the bill and its amendments?

I found the following from a McCain Press Release dated April 6, 2006.

Senators McCain and Kennedy first introduced The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005 in May 2005. The bill was a bipartisan, bicameral, comprehensive border security and immigration reform bill cosponsored by Senators Brownback (R-KS), Lieberman (D-CT), Graham (R-SC), and Salazar (D-FL), and in the House by Congressmen Kolbe, Flake and Gutierrez.

Doing a search for The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act at thomas.loc.gov turns up S. 1033, but that hasn't been updated since May 12, 2005.

[junta]

Maybe this is the reason that fool judge who sat in on the Radio Factor yesterday was for this shamnesty?