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I think people who have been following the law ... playing by the rules ... paying taxes ... should be given amensty [meant - The formal act of liberating someone]
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I feel the Obama administration is going to try to give amensty for the vote since they are losing a majority of independents with their policies. kevin
Should path for citizenship be made easier for illegal immigrants? 2010
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In 2006 one of the main arguments that was supposed to swing people to the pro-amensty crowd was the economic argument, now that falls flat given the current economy.
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And then, only then, limited amensty for those who've been here for 3-5 years.
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I have now had a chance to review the actual text of Specter's bill and cannot find any basis for the Post's claim that it contains an amensty provision for past violations of the law.
Archive 2006-06-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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I seriously doubt that Specter would so vehemently deny having included an amensty provision in his bill if he, in fact, did.
Archive 2006-06-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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If even the independent, rule-of-law-loving Specter advocates amensty, then doesn't that show that it's reasonable?
Specter falsely denied proposing amnesty for the Administration's illegal eavesdropping Glenn Greenwald 2006
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If even the independent, rule-of-law-loving Specter advocates amensty, then doesn't that show that it's reasonable?
Archive 2006-06-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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I have now had a chance to review the actual text of Specter's bill and cannot find any basis for the Post's claim that it contains an amensty provision for past violations of the law.
The completely unreliable Washington Post Glenn Greenwald 2006
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I seriously doubt that Specter would so vehemently deny having included an amensty provision in his bill if he, in fact, did.
The completely unreliable Washington Post Glenn Greenwald 2006
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