04-28-2006, 05:33 PM
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That may or may not be. The point is the demonstration on May the 1st is about complete amnesty. It is not about the issue regarding the process regarding what it takes to become a citizen. The U.S. immigration law does not ask anyone to come across the border into the country illegally" and anyone who uses the excuse that the US manufactures" illegal aliens dosen't have a clue regarding what the May first issue is about. Anyone can argue about the problems of immigration but apparently millions of other people have gone thru the process legally. If they can do it so can everyone else. In this case I maintain my position that having a demonstration to justify brakeing the law dosen't cut it with me.
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Originally Posted by fnelson9
FYI: A person can come here legally, look for a job legally, find one and apply, while s/he is still legally here, for legal persmission to stay here and work. However, those applications currently take anywhere from 90 - 180 days to process. S/he is allowed to stay here "legally" while it is being processed. However, if the application is denied, that person becomes an "illegal alien" the instant the application is denied. Even worse, that persons "illegal" status is RETROACTIVE to the date his/her original authorized stay expired. In other words, current immigration law treats him/her as if s/he had NEVER filed an application and had just decided to stay here illegally.
This is just one example of the way current U.S. immigration law "manufactures" illegal aliens. People who think the line between "legal" and "illegal" is bright and clear and that all "illegal" aliens are bad/immoral/criminals, etc. are simply ignorant of how screwed up our immigration laws are right now.
I'm not in favor of amnesty fwiw, but I am in favor of some sort of rational immigration policy and "kick out all the illegals" ain't it.
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