"Immigration Reform: YES, Senate Bill S. 744: NO

On Monday, May 13th , Jessica Vaughn, a senior policy analyst at the Center For Immigration Studies, outlined the major details regarding the current amnesty legislation officially known as S.744. This bill will grant immediate legalization and eventual citizenship to virtually all of the 11 million illegal aliens in the country. The Senators who are driving this legislation, known to us as the Gang of 8, and the mainstream media outlets, have concealed and withheld from the general public what actually lurks behind the carefully crafted and obfuscated political jargon contained within this bill.

Supporters of the bill claim, ad nauseum, how it will impose fines, require the payment of back taxes, generate tax revenue and secure the borders. These are their talking points used to sway an unsuspecting public. In actuality, when dissected, S.744 reads like a wish list comprised by La Raza and every other open-borders organization in America. As stated by Ms. Vaughn, it is basically a "legalize first, ask questions later" piece of legislation. The bill contains provisions which would admit illegal aliens who are guilty of multiple misdemeanors such as drunk driving, domestic violence and vehicular homicide. It readily accepts those guilty of immigration and identity fraud, previous deportees and members of any "persecuted groups" of people - even those from known terrorist states.

The required payment of back taxes, something else trumpeted by supporters, actually only applies to taxes that have been legally assessed by the IRS in the first place. Similarly, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has the discretion to waive the payment of the fines assessed for entering the program. Altogether exempt from these fines are the "poor" and the "Dreamers". Political asylum applicants are granted almost immediate acceptance if their requests are "reasonably credible".

In the following video, Chris Crane, president of the union representing ICE agents, testifies how S.744 dismantles immigration enforcement and further enpowers the lawless administration in Washington:

Basically, S.744 repeats all of the same mistakes that were committed by the 1986 amnesty, which history records as a miserable failure. Unfortunately, it also includes many additional incentives that has caused the number of illegal border crossings to skyrocket since the bill was first introduced. It is vulnerable to the same degree of fraud, abuse and mismanagement, and allows for significant discretion in its implementation. Even the border security portion is wish-come-true for open-borders advocates - it requires only a plan from the DHS which is given 5 years of trial and error before a commission is formed to recommend further action.

Combined with the $6.3 trillion price tag, S.744 will cripple our economy and national security as well as deliver a devastating blow to our already weakened job market and fragile national infrastructure.

For an additional summary of S.744, please visit Gang of 8 Amnesty Bill. This FAIRUS.org report addresses some additional topics such as guest worker allowances and the proposed entry/exit system.

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