GOP Lawmakers Want Explanation of Draft Memo on Amnesty for Thousands
Published July 30, 2010 | FoxNews.com
Amnesty, in the context of the law, as defined by dictionary.com is, "An act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp. to a class of persons as a whole."
Apparently immigration officials in the Obama administration are pushing to "provide a so-called non-legislative version of amnesty." A group of Republican lawmakers wrote the Obama administration asking if any large scale plans are being made. "The lawmakers cite an 11-page draft document written by staff to the director of the Citizenship and Immigration Service that says they are reviewing several executive orders and other mechanisms that effectively would serve as a substitute for comprehensive immigration reforms."
The objective is to promote "family unity, foster economic growth... and reduce the threat of removal for certain individuals present in the United States without authorization." So basically, it seems, all these things that the U.S. has been doing to try to discourage illegal immigration and remove the people who are here illegally, will go down the drain if this legislation is passed.
Personally, this makes no sense to me. You would not have to worry about threatening "family unity" if people would simply complete the legal processes required to become a citizen. I am a strong believer that if you want to be a part of our country you need to go about it the honorable way and go through all the legal and necessary processes.
I have personal experience with this issue as a family member of mine recently married an individual from out of the country. They went through all of the legal processes as one is supposed to do, and now less than a year later, they are happily building a family together, the honorable, and legal way.
This is a very informative article and I would highly recommend reading it.
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