Thread: Amnesty Activist talking points....

looks like some illegal alien amnesty supporter posted these talking points they received from higher ups on one of our Facebook pages. Know thy enemy!

Deme Pena Seriouly people ???? stop the hate and learn something more ok!!! Immigration Reform Is Not an Amnesty

• Amnesty, by definition, is an automatic pardon, or free pass, granted to a group of
individuals without any consideration in return for the amnesty.
• Immigration reform , often referred to as earned legalization, is neither an amnesty nor an
automatic fix; it requires undocumented immigrants to earn legal status.
• Unlike President Reagan’s 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which could
plausibly be described as providing “amnesty,” the earned legalization provisions in the
McCain/Kennedy Secure America Act only provide undocumented immigrants an
opportunity to earn permanent legal status by satisfying significant prospective
requirements.
• To Immigration Reform under the Secure America Act, an undocumented immigrant must
demonstrate past work history, pay significant fines, work prospectively for a six-year
period, undergo rigorous security and background checks, learn English and American
civics, make good on any back taxes, and satisfy additional criteria. It is disingenuous to
paint such stringent requirements with the “amnesty” brush.
• Moreover, undocumented immigrants who successfully jump through all of the hoops
are not moved to the head of the line and do not gain preferential treatment over others
who have been waiting for their green cards; they have simply earned the opportunity to
apply for permanent residence and to get in line with everyone else.
• Immigration Reform cannot be equated with other government-run programs such as tax
amnesty. Tax amnesty does not need to be earned; it is simply granted to those who
failed to meet their previous tax liabilities. It encourages individuals to come forward and
satisfy those prior tax obligations by waiving all penalties and interest associated with the
prior noncompliance. In direct contrast, the earned legalization proposed by the Secure
America Act requires individuals who previously failed to comply with the immigration
laws to pay hefty fines, in addition to meeting other non-monetary requirements.
• A categorical requirement that undocumented immigrants return to their home countries
is unworkable and would undermine any attempt to fix our broken immigration system.
We want people to come forward, register with the government, pay fines, and assimilate
into our society not because we want to confer a special benefit on them, but because we
want to reform our immigration system so that it serves our national and economic
security goals. Requiring all undocumented immigrants to return home would be a
strong disincentive for them to come forward.
• immigration reform is a practical solution that balances the need to punish law violators
with the recognition that our current immigration laws are unrealistic and inhumane
because they fail to accommodate U.S. labor demand and impose unacceptable wait
times on family reunification.
• immigration reform is also the most realistic and humane response to the plight of the
more than 1.6 million undocumented children and the additional 3.1 million U.S. citizen
children with at least one undocumented parent. These kids should not be punished for
their parents’ decision to pursue a better life.

These came right out of John Boehner's talking points. Courtesy of the 'John McCain' GOP action group . .