Obama takes immigration reform off priority list this year - Page 3

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007

IN GENERAL- The alien must establish that the alien entered the United States before January 1, 2002, and that he has resided continuously in the United States in an unlawful status since such date and through the date the application is filed under this subsection.

PAYMENT OF FINE- The alien must pay to the Secretary of Homeland Security a fine in the amount of $1,000.

$1,000 damn that's it????

well first of all, i think what is true is that CIR is very likely NOT going to happen this year while DA is possible BUT is not the priority on the mind of the White House Administration because, the WHA had said in the past, "we will begin on our Health Care reform".

To the WHA, most of the DA pariticaptians have already waited for years, then, why not another year?
Plus, to the WHA, what is more important? HCR seems to be a bigger deal because it's legal, in the first place, again, there is nothing ILLEGAL.
Maybe we will still have a chance if they do pass the HCR in a quick mode..... since Democratic is controlling the entire Congress.

So I suppose, even though the report said WHA isn't going to focus on neither DA nor CIR, I just believe it is still somehow true. Maybe not, we will never know. But as far as IN THE REALITY, DA and CIR is never their priority. Some people may even demand border security act stand alone before CIR.

I am still hoping for DA in the late 2009, hopefully. All we can do is do well in school, help each other out.

And of course, wait.

Where are you getting your information from? I am pretty sure the entry date was set at Jan 1, 2007.


http://truthlaidbear.com/immigrationbill.php

They even applied that criteria to the dream act.

One other thing i liked about the 2007 cir bill was that, we would have gotten immediate relief once the bill was signed into law. I hope they do that for whatever bill passes this year so that we don't have to wait 6 months before we can apply for temporary legal status.

i got it from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-2413

many versions came out during that time, but I doubt it will be an Amnesty, witch means even if someone has been here for 6 months; would qualify. Obama and congress made it very clear that its for people who have laid roots here.

easy for you to say, for some of us; there is no 2010

You are talking about the house version which was never debated on.

Oh brother...

why, i don't get it.

im fighting my deportation case, others are hitting the age limit, others are done with college, others may get deported anytime.

^ What he said.

Others may want to play devil's advocate to play some sort of parlor game or a way to push some utterly worthless opinion but all indications do point to 2009 as the year for immigration reform. The President likes to lay groundwork before launching an initiative and won't start to talk about issues in the future especially when other priorities like universal health care reform are currently taking up oxygen on the agenda list.

Case in point, the Senate will discuss the Credit Card Bill of Rights bill next week with the President pushing the bill in his latest correspondences to the public. We didn't hear anything about this bill until about a week or so ago. So like what buhraat said, the Majority Leader said he wants immigration in the Fall and the White House and Congressional Leaders do work together on setting the agenda.

Oh and Alex, we're pulling for you. Keep fighting, and we can get the Dream Act through either as a stand alone or through CIR (bet on this option) this year.