Immigration innovation

The Senate reaches a creative compromise, but that doesn't mean it'll ever become law.

After years of bruising debate over "amnesty" -- the misleading term preferred by legalization opponents -- it's remarkable that the Z visa gained bipartisan acceptance. There seems to be mounting appreciation for the fact that 12 million people living in legal shadows is corrosive to the rule of law.

Also encouraging is the agreement's point system for green cards, attempting to quantify the attributes most desirable among would-be immigrants. ... Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - May. 18, 2007
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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 18, 2007
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by Jim Mac Donald - May. 18, 2007
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by Francis Bourgeois - May. 18, 2007

It definitely has perspective and also looks ahead to the propects of passing legislation and the problem that not passing would produce.

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by Jerry Carroll - May. 18, 2007

Hardly anyone this side of moveon.org pays attention to the LA Times editorial page. Its lefty slant, always predictable, appears here in this paragraph: "After years of bruising debate over "amnesty" — the misleading term preferred by legalization opponents — it's remarkable that the Z visa gained bipartisan acceptance. There seems to be mounting appreciation for the fact that 12 million people living in legal shadows is corrosive to the rule of law." Why is "amnesty" ... More »

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by Jami Dwyer - May. 20, 2007
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by Gerardine O'Hare - May. 19, 2007

Of all the articles read so far, this one goes into much more detail about this last proposal. One wonders how on earth these people could afford the $5,000 fee. It also points out the difficulties the workers would have in applying for long term Z visas. No provisions are made for them to be given lessons in these subjects so that they can become proficient. And as for the heads of households being required to return to their country before getting a green card, this is the height of idiocy.

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