Get out of jail free wth "free" money!

We've been talking the implications of the Illegal immigrant "amnesty"
bill and what it means. The Heritage Foundation has been looking at it
too and the implications are un-freakin'-believable! Everybody knows
Tax money is "free" money!

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<http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/misc/index.cfm>

Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants will eventually make them
eligible for welfare, Social Security, Medicare and other government
benefits. Senior research fellow Robert Rector gave a preliminary
estimate of the cost of amnesty to the taxpayer -- a whopping $400,000
per person over the average lifespan and age of entry for the illegal
immigrant. Rector called the bill a blank check to illegal immigrants
written at taxpayer expense. Again, Heritage did something the Senate
refused to do: Think critically.

One of the many tragic results of this bill is that people will
begin to flood over the border in numbers yet unseen in this country
to register for the probationary period. An illegal immigrant needs
only two affidavits (one of which can be from a family member) stating
that he or she has been here and illegally working before January of
this year. Any alien now in custody for entering the country
illegally, or anyone caught crossing the border, will actually be
offered the opportunity to fill out the paperwork to be put on the
road to the entire package of U.S. benefits. Some 12 million people
are estimated to take this first step to becoming a protected member
of the United States on some level. They will immediately be able to
enjoy free emergency health care, free public education and free
welfare programs for children.

Another tragedy is the bogus background check. The federal
government has only 24 hours to produce criminal records for
probationary applicants before the protection status is granted. Just
24 hours! In many cases, it takes longer than that for a background
check when a U.S. citizen is arrested. Suppose three or five or 10
days later, a prior conviction is discovered? Too bad. That person is
long gone, with a protection card in hand.

Perhaps this helps explain the secrecy that surrounded this bill
-- at least, until Heritage got a hold of it. According to Rector, Any
illegal immigrant during the next two years who enters the country and
claims amnesty cannot be arrested, detained or deported. It's
essentially a get-out-of-jail-free card for future illegal immigrants.

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I guess the problem is that once you've started down this road then,
we haven't gone far enough! How about "amnesty" for other criminals to
clear the expense and clog in U.S. jails. Lets start with drug crimes,
and then move on to other "lesser" crimes like theft and assault.
Turn 'em all loose and give 'em money! I think we OWE it to them since
"society" is the true cause of their problems. No one convicted of a
"Gun Crime" however, will ever be considered for "amnesty". Once you
lose your "gun rights" you NEVER get them back! After all, guns are
dangerous!

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