Comprehensive Amnesty Threat
Overview

Friday, May 29, 2009

With many pro-illegal alien groups pushing the Congress to take up “immigration reform” legislation sometime this year, many of these groups are publishing reports that detail, often falsely, the necessity of a “legalization program.” One such report was published by Immigration Policy Center (IPC), a well known pro-amnesty organization.

Jack Martin, the Director of Special Projects at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, has penned a report, “Amnesty and the Economy: Myths, Lies, and Obfuscation,” which details the fallacies and deliberate falsehoods found within the IPC report.

Often referred to as Comprehensive Immigration Reform, pro-amnesty groups seek to offer legal permanent residence to illegal aliens. Comprehensive Immigration Reform bills were introduced in Congress in both 2006 and 2007.

In 2006, separate versions were passed in the Senate and House, but an agreement was never reached in conference committee. In 2007, a version in the Senate proposed by Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy with support from Pres. Bush failed to reach a cloture vote. The grassroots effort from NumbersUSA members was a major reason why the amnesty failed.

Often referred to as Comprehensive Immigration Reform, pro-amnesty groups seek to offer legal permanent residence to illegal aliens. Comprehensive Immigration Reform bills were introduced in Congress in both 2006 and 2007.

During the 2008 campaign, Pres. Obama offered support for amnesty, and with an overwhelming majority of supporters in the House and Senate, newer versions of the failed bills are likely to be introduced.

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