Foreigners who come in legally but overstay their visas, then become illegals, do have records of their entry.
Except for certain land crossings, all foreigners coming in to the USofA are required to give the street address of where they’re staying and are issued I94 card to record their entry. So yes, Homeland Security does record visitors but they don’t follow up and deport visitors who overstay.
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I think that the $5000 penalty is too much and few illegals will be able to, or will want to pay that amount without the guarantee that they’ll be legalized. Paying $5000 with an application is no guarantee of approval. $1000 would be a fair penalty in my view.
Those of you who oppose immigration reform should take the pragmatic view. The 12 million illegals are here already. Do you want them to remain here illegally and be part of the underground economy; or do you want them to be integrated in society. Is deportation even an option?
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jg, you feel strongly enough about this issue to want to impeach Bush. What would you propose?
I would impeach Bush on Iraq but give him credit for doing the right thing on immigration. That shows you how opposites differ but might become bedfellows to achieve a common goal. 🙂
