Today Wednesday June 27th, 2007 the Senate denied the proposal to require all illegal immigrants to return to their homelands in order to qualify for permanent status in the U.S. The vote was 53-45 which shut down the possibility of over 12 million illegal immigrants gaining green cards. This bill is actually struggling due to both the left and the right. "Conservatives call the measure too lenient toward unlawful immigrants, while liberals say it could rip apart families and doom guest workers to exploitation at the hands of unscrupulous employers." Also getting voted on was an amendmet that would allow only those who had been in the country for at least four years to gain lawful status by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/27/immigration.congress.ap/index.html
I personally think that the current proposal is a bad a idea for a number of reasons. For one it would take years to weed out all of the illegal immigrants, which would also slow production, especially in Southern California. Not only do illegal immigrants make up a huge part of the hard labor population, but they also allow for many companies to stay afloat. i can also see it taking many years after for these illegal immigrants actually re-entering the country, which would defeat their purpose for coming here. In the end I believe they should legalize these immigrant's citizenship, but should go about it in a different fashion.
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In many cases it takes years and years to come here legally and gain citizenship, which can be a long process to wait for. Illegal immigrants came to the United States for a better life. It is wrong for the U.S. to deport these individuals because it may shatter their hopes and dreams. America is the land of opportunity.
i totally agree, if thus proposal was to pass there would be too much hassle with the illegal immigrants and it would take forever to rebuild.
i'm glad that this proposal didn't pass. Had it been agreed to by the Senate, there would be so much chaos in trying to get all the illegal immigrants out of the US. What doesn't make sense to me is why they would have to travel BACK to their homelands before they could QUALIFY for a PERMANENT STATUS in the US. That's a little... sketchy. The problem with immigration is endless and i think there is another way to handle the illegal aspect, but i'm not sure how yet.
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