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Doing nothing for the past 30 years has been amnesty by default. Ignoring employment of undocumented workers is amnesty.
It is no accident that the immigration can has been kicked regardless of who sat the oval or held the majority.
Don't the people deserve to see how their elected officials/ 2016 hopefuls stand on this topic based on a vote ?
Based on a vote for Obama's desired plan you mean - you forgot that part. No, it's not been amnesty by default. That's a weak argument. It's a rampant illegal immigration problem that has not been properly addressed through enforcement, something Reagan wanted way back when he agreed to his amnesty bill. Of course, the Democrats gutted that as soon as they could and didn't enforce anything at all.
I wish they would name bills more in line with what they actually are - this bill is an amnesty bill. Not a reform. Reform would include mandating e-verify. Reform would be revisitng the 14th amendment. This is just yet another reward for illegals and does absolutely nothing to deal with illegal immigration. But by all means, support a bill that accomplishes absolutely nothing if that makes you feel better.
Five million people need to be processed, with background checks and various documents need to be processed.
Let's say for the sake of discussion, that it will take four years to do all of this. They'd need to process 24,000 people each week, over 208 weeks.
5 million, ????? Your talking more like 15 million, maybe more? They are flooding into the U.S. and BTW, does anyone know that Obama signed an Agreement with China, to allow people to come into the U.S. legally...and granted legal entry? They will be flocking into the U.S. via CA
First, there already is a "pathway to citizenship, it's called following curent immigration laws, which millions have been doing. So don't act as if people in Mexico had to sneak over our border because the USA didn't have any immigration laws which provided a way to get US citizenship.
Secondly, Reid will never send Senate bill S744 to the House.
Those paying close attention know that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) never sent the Senate's gargantuan amnesty bill (S.744) over to the House of Representatives. Reid has refused to do so because he knows his bill is unconstitutional because the bill raises revenue; the Constitution requires all bills raising revenue to originate in the House, not the Senate. Mr. ll aware
Odd how he did not hesitate to send Obamacare to the House.
First, there already is a "pathway to citizenship, it's called following curent immigration laws, which millions have been doing. So don't act as if people in Mexico had to sneak over our border because the USA didn't have any immigration laws which provided a way to get US citizenship.
Secondly, Reid will never send Senate bill S744 to the House.
Those paying close attention know that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) never sent the Senate's gargantuan amnesty bill (S.744) over to the House of Representatives. Reid has refused to do so because he knows his bill is unconstitutional because the bill raises revenue; the Constitution requires all bills raising revenue to originate in the House, not the Senate. Mr. Reid is well aware
I just don't think the bolded is correct. The Senate bill was passed and printed. True, I cannot find where it was physically taken to the House, but we do have this:
Above link is statement by Mr. Boehner (from his press office) dated May 23, 2013, stating that the House was not going to consider the Senate bill (then under consideration), but would do their own immigration bill.
In the following link, Mr. Boehner was reported as stating, after the passage of the bill, that he would not take said bill up in the house:
"So let me be as clear as I can be with Senator Reid: the House of Representatives will not take up the Senate immigration reform bill or accept it back from the Senate in any fashion."
The president said, amnesty up to 5 million illegals that have been here for at least 5 years...
Hmmm, 5 million illegals? Ok how would they prove 5 years of living in the USA? A check mark next to 5 Years or more?
Hope congress can reverse this insult on our wound.
I suspect that will be something which is rather easy to fake. Probably something like copies of bills or some such nonsense. That's the problem with unilateral action like this that has not been properly vetted. It's not well thought out, it's poorly crafted and ripe for abuse.
Wonder what his Union Buddies think about him letting the Non Union carpenters, roofers, cooks stay in the US.
Same thing they have been saying for 30 years.
How much residential and commercial construction and maintenance in Texas has occured on the backs of undocumented workers. What might those homes in The Woodlands have cost if they were built by union workers? How might this have impacted the standard of living in Texas if they paid US people to build/ maintain/ renovate/ cook/ clean/ caretaker children and elderly?
How come Texas has not implemented biometric ID? is it possible Texas has no interest in preventing the employment of cheap undocumented labor? Until employment is addressed, people will find a way in.
Building/ maintaining border fences and employing 20,000 more border patrol agents at $90,000 a crack on the federal dime is good for Texas and creates the perception of " doing something". Governor takes a bow , while condemning big government.
There is limited power allowed to all Prez. Don't you think he has his own panel of constitutional attorneys? I believe he is one) trust me- nothing is done with out counting the cost... and I hate to say it the whole of DC needs to be replaced. not one left. but what he said, is like approving weed- it's already in heavy use!
It's mostly so called small business that employs undocumented workers. One is substantially less likely to find undocumented workers by the largest employers. Walmart is not harboring millions of undocumented workers.
This country was built on the backs of immigrants, slaves, documented and undocumented. The U.S. has been importing cheap labor all along.
In my neck of the woods, Eastern Europeans arrive each Spring and work in the trades through November when they return home, rinse and repeat. Their US counterparts spend the winter on unemployment, premiums paid for by employers in most states.
Do you support the claims most illegal immigrants first arrived legally with visas and then stayed past the expiration dates then?
This is perhaps the part that most angers me. What? The H1-B program that keeps wages down for our middle class isn't enough?
"Business leaders" aren't suggesting this to make our country more vibrant, they're suggesting this to drop their costs, and lower our middle classes wages.
The U.S. has imported cheap labor, all along. How could the US compete in the global market if it did not imports cheaper labor and/ or outsource?
Who the hello is going to pay a premium to sustain the US middle class?
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Your talking more like 15 million, maybe more? They are flooding into the U.S. and BTW, does anyone know that Obama signed an Agreement with China, to allow people to come into the U.S. legally...and granted legal entry? They will be flocking into the U.S. via CA
