Immigration reform timetable gives Latino pause

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/53316192.html

Once again: The DA has to pass this year, otherwise is gone. Did you read the whole article? Obama's administration officials say immigratio reform is still on his agenda. His agenda covers the whole 4 years of his administration. Do you all want to wait three more years, only to see IF this can pass? Let me see, DA was introduced in 2001...and now maybe it will take effect on 2011...No.

2011,,, OMG......and congress may/ may not pass the immigration reform in 2011....shit...they are playing around our life......damnit....and they just care about their election..

im getting tired of getting strung along while a big fucking 3 and 0 loom over my head.

And they tell me not to be depressed. fuck

This is what happens when reform happens on Republican terms, even though we have Democratic "leaders":


The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009-546 (often referred to as "i-RAI-ruh" by federal appellate law clerks, and sometimes abbreviated to IIRIRA) vastly changed the immigration laws of the United States. In 1996 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA 96) was passed and signed by former President of the United States Bill Clinton. Title III of this new act created the notion of “unlawfully present” persons; specifically, the three-year, ten-year, and permanent bars were formed.

This act states that if a person has been in the United States for 180 days but less than 365 days they must remain outside the United States for three years unless they obtain a pardon. If they have been in the United States for 365 days or more they must stay outside the United States for ten years unless they obtain a pardon. If the person returns to the United States without the pardon they cannot apply for a waiver for a period of ten years. This is the permanent bar. All of this applies regardless of whether the person has a United States citizen spouse and/or children.

In fact, the government deports people at their discretion (ie, depending on their mood).

The 1996 laws were definitely pushed by Republicans,but it was signed by a popular Democrat,former President Bill Clinton.

I feel like giving up this battle.

I literally feel drained and defeated.

Same here

I know how you guys feel...it seems impossible for a Bill that has come up a few times before and be rejected...what gives any reason for it to pass now?

This is seriously disappointing, I'm seriously hurt!, they make it seem like we can WAIT forever. We march, write, and do anything possible to get the attention from these people, still it is not good enough, WTF? what now? There are people that say, "have patience, and just wait". Well WAIT sometimes means never!