>> Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has been a stalwart proponent of curbing
>> illegal immigration and reforming the legal immigration apparatus in a
truly
>> meaningful manner. To that end, on June 4, in the middle of the first
round of
>> floor debate on the so-called "grand bargain" immigration bill, Sen.
Sessions issued a
>> press release* listing egregious loopholes in the proposal, including
"flaws
>> effecting border security, chain-migration and assimilation policies."
>> In prefacing the list, Sen. Sessions indicated that he is "deeply
>> concerned about the numerous loopholes...found in this legislation,"
which he sees as
>> "more than technical errors, but rather symptoms of a fundamentally
flawed piece
>> of legislation that stands no chance of actually fixing our broken
>> immigration system." Furthermore, Sen. Sessions said, "Many of the
loopholes are
>> indicative of a desire not to have the system work."
>> Flaw No. 1: Sen. Sessions pointed to perhaps the biggest flaw by
>> noting that the " 'enforcement trigger' fails to require the U.S. VISIT
system - the
>> biometric border check-in/check-out system established by Congress in
1996, but never
>> implemented - to be fully functioning before new worker or amnesty
>> programs begin. Without the system in place, the U.S. has no method of
ensuring
>> that workers and their families do not overstay their visas."
>> Flaw No. 2: While most Americans tell pollsters they want less
>> immigration, this bill dramatically increases overall immigration. It
TRIPLES chain
>> migration through the year 2016 - all the while sanctioning a mass
im****tation of low-
>> skill foreign workers and, by extension, a mass im****tation of poverty
into this
>> country.
>> Flaw No. 3: Illegal aliens get "legal status before enforcement"
>> begins.
>> Flaw No. 4: The "triggers" require "no more agents, beds, or fencing
>> than current law" mandates.
>> Flaw No. 5: The completion of background checks, including checks
>> against criminal and terrorist databases, is "not required for" the
granting
>> of amnesty (in this bill, it is referred to as "probationary status").
>> Flaw No. 6: Criminals of all kinds - including gang members, some
>> child molesters, and absconders (i.e., "aliens who have already had
their
>> day in court [and who are now] subject to...removal" [covering "more
than 636,000
>> fugitives"]) are eligible for the bill's mass amnesty.
>> Flaw No. 7: "Illegal aliens with terrorism connections are not barred
>> from getting amnesty. An illegal alien seeking most immigration
benefits must
>> merely show 'good moral character.'"
>> Flaw No. 8: Illegal aliens granted amnesty or guestworkers im****ted
>> via the new "Y" "tem****ary worker" program can claim the Earned Income
Tax Credit,
>> which "will cost taxpayers billions in just 10 years".
>> Flaw No. 9: "Affidavits from friends" are acceptable as evidence of
>> satisfying requirements for amnesty, thus "inviting fraud and more
illegal
>> immigration."
>> Flaw No. 10: "In-state tuition and other higher education benefits will
be made
>> available to current illegal aliens that are granted [amnesty], even
if the same instate
>> tuition rates are not offered to all U.S. citizens," a violation of
current Federal
>> law, which "mandates that educational institutions give citizens the
same
>> postsecondary education benefits they offer to illegal aliens."
>> Flaw No. 11: New visas are created for individuals who are prone to
>> overstaying their period of authorized admission - namely, the new
"parent" visa,
>> which allows parents of citizens, and the spouses and children of new
tem****ary
>> workers, to visit a worker in the United States. Not only is this term
"a
>> misnomer, but also an invitation for high rates of visa overstays"
because it "specifically
>> allows the spouse and children of new tem****ary workers who intend to
abandon
>> their residence in a foreign country, to qualify to come to the U.S. to
'visit.'" To obtain
>> the visa, one must only post a $1,000 bond, "which will be forfeited
when, not if,
>> family members of new tem****ary workers decide to overstay their 30 day
visit.
>> Workers should travel to their home countries to visit their families,
>> not the other way around."
>> Flaw No. 12: To be granted amnesty, illegal aliens need not pay back
>> income taxes.
>> Flaw No. 13: Social Security credits for work done while in the United
>> States illegally will be granted to "aliens who came to the U.S. on
legal
>> visas, but overstayed their visas and have been working in the U.S. for
years, as
>> well as illegal aliens who apply for Z visa status but do not qualify."
>> Flaw No. 14: "The criminal fines an illegal alien is required to pay
to receive
>> amnesty are less than the bill's criminal fines for paperwork
violations committed
>> by U.S. citizens, and can be paid by installment," which means that
"the fine for
>> illegally entering, using false do***ents to work, is one-tenth the
fine for a
>> paperwork violation committed by a government official."
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