Will illegal immigration increase after the draft get approved?
927654
You are right. many Americans will flee to Canada to keep from serving their country. The comical/sad/pathetic part is that the draft is going to be a product of the liberals/democrats and the draft dodgers are going to be the bloody fools that voted them in.\n\nI love to see swift justice
681889
First of all, keep in mind that there are no changes to the immigration laws yet. There still needs to be a consensus bill bewteen the Senate and House which the President would need to sign.\n\nAside from that, if the Senate bill were to pass in its current form, it will not have any effect on the status of those who are here legally. The proposed legislation offers legalization, and, in some respects, will put the illegals on a path to residency/citizenship faster than those who have followed the rules (no matter what their status). It is a definite slap in the face to all those who followed the letter of the law, but that's the U.S. government for you....to the politicians in Washington, its not about what's right, its about getting re-elected.
1118991
America will not HAVE a future,if the ILLEGAL INVASION is not STOPPED!!! We ALREADY have laws against ILLEGAL immigration.they are just not being enforced!!! We have laws against companys hiring illegals,but law enforcement tends to "look the other way". What NEEDS to be done,is to have those laws ENFORCED!!! Every employer of illegals,should be FINED,JAILED,and have their businesses and assets SEIZED!!!
685881
Only if it becomes necessary.  If a ground invasion of Iran or N. Korea became imminent, you can bet that the draft would be re-activated before the fact, not after the fact.
533507
um, no, filling the army with illegal immigrants puts them on a path to citizenship. Nice try, though! LOL
430492
As it stands, it would allow illegal immigrants become legal.  The biggest barriers appear to be in terms of enforcing our current and potential laws for managing immigration.
505173
Definitely.  The issue seemed to arise from nowhere and suddenly the government is devoting 100% of their media time to it.  Bush has been criticized for his domestic policies and focusing too much on Iraq, so illegal immigration gives him a "worthy" cause at home... I imagine that he'll run his mouth for a few more weeks and then just drop the issue completely.
1029035
Nope.Most will recieve amnesty.
308879
yes. They will awaken the silent minority who will get pissed off and activate to get all the illegals kicked out or jailed.
491950
What is the question? The current Senate Bill doesn't give amnesty for all. It gives legalization to those here over 5 years, the ability to apply for legalization by leaving the country for those here between 2 and five years and deportation for those here less than two years.\n\nNo clue what will come out of the House on this point, if anything.  The most noise on any compromise at all between the Senate and the House that I've heard is to kill amnesty but leave in place the guest worker program going forward.  Me, I'd rather have amnesty for non-felons already here, and kill the guest worker program going forward until the border is really secured.  I don't think the Senate is at all serious about border security.\n\nHowever, we'll have to see what happens.
680390
In this case, no. The reason is that they are not citizens and therefore cannot vote and don't have representation in congress and the senate.\n\nIf 12 million criminal citizens united and voted then it could effect changes, but for illegal non-citizens it doesn't mean anything.
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Impact of amnesty proposals on Illegal Alien numbers \nhttp://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/illegal_alien_numbers.html#amnesty\n\nOn January 9, 2004, President Bush proposed a guest worker program - a thinly veiled amnesty for illegal aliens\n. \nA February 29, 2004, Fox News article subsequently stated that from 50 percent to 90 percent of illegal aliens apprehended claimed they were coming here for the "amnesty" (their words). One Border Patrol officer stated that "They believe that they are only responding to an invitation." \nOfficial Border Patrol apprehension statistics show that total 2004 apprehensions as of June 30, 2004  represent  A 190 PERCENT INCREASE  over total 2003 apprehensions.\n\nIt is likely that in mid-2005 more than 20 million illegal aliens presently resided in the United States, with roughly 12,000 additional illegal aliens entering every day.\n\n"PRESIDENT" Bush Stated In His Speech The Other Day :\n\nWe are a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws.\n\n(Then Why Havent We Enforced The Existing Immigration Laws) \n\nTHE FACT IS that there is already a federal statutory framework in place which specifically prohibits the hiring of illegal aliens, which provides record keeping rules to verify an employee’s work authorization and identity, and which provides for monetary sanctions (Fines)to be levied against employers who violate the provisions of the law.\n\nTHE FACT IS that the Bush Administration has had the responsibility for “cracking down on employers who hire illegal aliens” and has failed miserably to enforce existing “employer sanction” laws. \nCAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION \nHAS ALLOWED THE NUMBER OF FINES AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO UNLAWFULLY HIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO FALL FROM 400 IN 1999 TO ONLY THREE (3) IN 2004?\n\nTHE FACT IS that there are ALREADY laws on the books providing for the deportation of illegal aliens, whether they are simply here illegally, which, of course, is a crime in and of itself, or whether they have committed additional crimes as well.\n\nTHE FACT IS that the Bush Administration’s immigration policies, cannot be taken seriously as an advocate of strict enforcement of immigration laws. \n\nHe cannot be trusted to support or advance legislative measures to stop the flood of illegal aliens or secure our broken borders.
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All He Did Was Invite Millions More To Illegally Enter\nWatch The Run For The Border\nThey'll Be RUNNIN Here For The "PATH TO CITIZENSHIP"\n\nOn January 9, 2004, President Bush proposed a guest worker program - a thinly veiled amnesty for illegal aliens. \n\nA February 29, 2004, Fox News article subsequently stated that from 50 percent to 90 percent of illegal aliens apprehended claimed they were coming here for the "amnesty" (their words). One Border Patrol officer stated that "They believe that they are only responding to an invitation." \n\nOfficial Border Patrol apprehension statistics show that total 2004 apprehensions as of June 30, 2004 represent A 190 PERCENT INCREASE over total 2003 apprehensions.\n\n190 PERCENT INCREASE!!!\n\nHe Did The Exact Same Thing Tonight
430882
I hope so, it is time to send some if not all of the ILLEGALS back to where they come from. So if you are legal better take your paperwork to the rally or you might find yourself on a bus to Mexico.
547439
The scenario you describe could very well happen here.  Especially if illegals receive amnesty and are able to bring tens of millions more of their relatives from back home.  They will pretty soon become a majority - at least in places like California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.\n\nUnfortunately, most people refuse to look at history and learn its lessons.
781194
No they have applied for amnesty. It's one of the bills supported by the Democrats who now contol Congress. Perhaps a wall.............. a very high wall between our borders might be the solution to this horrible crisis that we now face.
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Key provisions of the Senate's main immigration bill would create a "gold card" program for illegal immigrants who entered the United States before Jan. 4, 2004, and create a guest worker program to bring in more foreign laborers, according to Senate Judiciary Committee staff members.\n\nThe committee is to begin debating the measure Wednesday under a three-week timetable aimed at producing a final version for the full Senate by March 27.\n\nSponsored by the committee chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the legislation is designed to strike a middle course between a bill passed by the House that calls for tougher immigration enforcement and the wishes of pro-immigration advocates who call for permanent legal status -- and eventual citizenship -- for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants.\n\nPresident Bush, defying objections from conservatives, has called for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws and the creation of a temporary guest worker program to ensure a steady source of labor for U.S. businesses. Under Bush's plan, qualified workers, including residents now living here illegally, could stay in jobs for up to six years, then would be required to return home.In a move to build support for Bush's guest worker amnesty plan, administration officials talked about how they would actually implement the program. Jaws dropped as the administration reps explained the centerpiece of the program, a "Gold Card" that would enable illegal aliens to enter the U.S. at will, and work at any job with no labor market or other tests needed but would deny them citizenship. "Gold Card" would be valid forever, similar to current "Green Cards" but illegal aliens holding a "Gold Card" would not be able to adjust their status through naturalization.