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Currently, crossing the border illegally is a civil offense—lower in severity than a misdemeanor—the same as a foreign student at Harvard overstaying his visa. If you are caught, you are understandably sent back. But what happens if your original offense happened 3, 6, 10 years ago? House Republicans have not differentiated between someone caught on the U.S.-Mexican border this morning and someone who has been raising a family, working, and (in many cases) paying taxes for the past 10 years. Under current law, there is no statute of limitations (although in practice, immigration...
...million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. The McCain-Kennedy Bill crucially offers a path to citizenship for those who have been in the U.S. for more than two years, while still deterring future would-be illegals. Illegal immigrants would have to get a temporary work visa, pay a $2,000 fine, pay back taxes, undergo a background check, learn English, and work for several more years before applying for citizenship. We support this compromise approach, which both acknowledges the illegality of the action and also allows for a pragmatic end to the situation and eventual citizenship. Without the goal...
...harassed since the group's escape. Some of the refugees, including Wainggai, have spent time in jail for raising the separatist Morning Star flag in public. When they flew into Melbourne last week, the Papuans joyously displayed it and sang. "It's an honor for us to receive these visas," Wainggai says. "But that doesn't mean that the Papuan situation has been resolved." Wrong, say both Jakarta and Canberra. With a displeased Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono offering to guarantee the safety of the asylum seekers if they were sent back, Indonesian protesters urging trade boycotts and newspaper cartoonists...
...President has proposed that illegal immigrants be permitted to stay in the U.S. and apply for a three-year temporary work visa that could be renewed once. Their incentive to leave after six years would come in the form of tax-preferred savings accounts set up in their country of origin. Bush has stressed that because he does not believe illegal acts should be rewarded, the visas would provide no "automatic" path to permanent residency and citizenship. But, as he told Mexican President Vicente Fox last week, guest workers can "get in line," like all other applicants. Bush has promised...
...bill would permit illegal immigrants who were in the U.S. before Jan. 7, 2004, to apply for a three-year guest-worker visa, which could be renewed once if they paid a $1,000 fine and passed a background check. After six years, if they demonstrated English proficiency and paid another $1,000 fine and back taxes, they could apply for permanent residency, the first step toward citizenship. Laborers abroad could apply for the same visa, which in their case would be capped at 400,000 annually; at least 87,000 of those workers would be eligible to apply...