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The “New” Immigration Reform Bill – A Trojan Horse

  While the President, his cabinet members, and a select group of Senate allies extol the virtues of the “new” immigration reform compromise crafted behind closed doors a one day glimpse behind this shiny new coat of paint will reveal a bill only marginally better than the last, in some instances worse than the last and this will only grow worse as the proposal is exposed to the light of day!

  Supporters have advertised border security, adequate detention facilities, border patrol staffing, and a secure identification system as key components of this new bill, but provide no funding for this effort.

  They tell us that the process will not move forward until the border security triggers are met but this applies only to the temporary worker program, not the twelve to twenty million illegals already here. The bill stipulates that they will be granted a temporary visa twenty four hours subsequent to submission of their application whether or not a background check has been completed.

The compromise proposal has reportedly reduced the impact of chain migration rights by replacing the current provisions with a merit based system but this provision becomes effective eight years subsequent to signing of the bill. Chain migration will actually increase threefold over this eight year period. 

  Eligibility for permanent residency status of illegal entrants previously required that they had been present in the U.S. for a minimum of two years, the current proposal accepts all who were here prior to January 1 of this year, and the proof required remains unchanged…..a letter signed by four non relatives! Upon signing of the bill twelve months are allocated for applicants to apply for permanent residence status .Over this period we should expect a new flood of illegal entrants crossing our borders, all will have such a letter in hand. Surely we can do better than this!

  No provision exist for the deportation of criminal aliens upon their release from prison, they are merely released back into the population. Known criminal gang members will not be deported if they sign an affidavit renouncing their gang affiliation. Those who have made false claims to gain citizenship status, receive benefits, falsify social security cards, or who have ignored court ordered deportation will be forgiven of all such acts. Those with felony records may be exempt from deportation if such action would result in a "hardship".

 Unlike the previous bill illegal aliens will not be required to pay any back taxes.

  The temporary guest worker program now stipulates the admission of up to six hundred thousand workers annually, up from two hundred thousand in the previous Kennedy/McCain bill. As this new guest worker program provides for applicants to work two years, before returning to their country of origin and provides for an annual escalator clause we will could have over 1.2 million temporary workers in the second year of the program. They will also have rights to bring their immediate family with them or for annual family visitation to the U.S. We can expect those of child bearing age to schedule their visits so births will occur in the United States at U.S. taxpayers expense.

  No cost impact study has been requested of the Federal Budget Office, Independent analysis of the net twenty year life cycle cost range between $2.0 trillion and $2.5 trillion. 

   These represent only a few illustrative examples of the rot, deception, and fraud buried in this bill by the bureaucrats and staffers whose priority is not our nation’s survival but that of paying off their special interest and pandering for votes.  

   With Jon Kyl ably playing the role of Sinon these Epeius like artisans of America's “new" Trojan Horse will exert every effort to expedite the bill through the legislative process thus minimizing public exposure to the tragic consequences buried within its bowels. If Americans open the country’s gates to this bill the impact will be similar to that of Troy and America as we know it will perish.

   The elected officials who crafted this bill and those that support it should hang their heads in shame as they have lost sight of who they are intended to represent and lack the principals ,will, integrity, and competence to serve. This compromise proposal should be buried and the American voters should dispatch every one of those who support it to the ranks of the unemployed.