Should illegals cheer?
Answer:
No human being is illegal. Immigrants are valuable to this country, this is a nation of immigrants. President Bush is 100% right with his plan, there are significant penalties to those who broke the law under his plan. At the same time, Bush is not anti-immigrant.
No, maybe 1% of them will even be able to cough up the cash for the amnesty.
They might cheer, but they are well aware that any cost will not be bared by them, but by the middle class tax payer. They are getting the keys to the welfare kingdom and we are getting the bill. Even the $200.00 needed to apply, can be made in payments, and what is the cost to the tax payer to set up a payment plan, and what are the chances that it will ever be collected. Somewhere along the line, there will be a bill to wavier the cost due to hardship
No one should be cheering, we created this mess, now we must fix it.
Here's a good take on the "substantial costs," which are nothing compared to the $2.5 trillion the taxpayers will have to fork over for social services for the new citizens:
Becoming Illegal (Actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his senator)
The Honorable Tom Harkin 731 Hart Senate Office Building Phone (202) 224 3254 Washington DC, 20510
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out. Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as "in-state" tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative.
Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent, Don R.
Burlington, IA Get your Forms (NOW)!! Call your Internal Revenue Service 1-800-289-1040.
OF COURSE, we already spent a lot of money here, we deserve a little some.
I think there is reason to for aliens to support the current bill. It's not as tough as a lot of conservatives would like, certainly not as tough as it would be for Americans to go to Mexico and demand the same of the Mexican gov't. Obviously, it really seems like there was not enough strategic thinking in writing the bill, and more concern to keep lobbyists happy as well. It's such a tough issue. We need tough and fair.
Well, the Senate Bill was just withdrawn, at least for now.
no, becaue it's not amnesty. they wouldn't be rewared.
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