In addition. the standard to be used in such adjudications was made much more difficult. In other words. the standard that people had been promised they would be judged by for all the years they were here was altered and made a much tougher standard retroactively after they had stayed longer. after they had detrimentally relied on the assurances they had been granted with regard to whether or not they would be given a hearing. and after they had been told what they had every reason to expect was the basis on which the relief would be granted. Furthermore. based on a judicial decision made within the immigration courts. the clock was stopped with respect to the accrual of time toward the 10year standard. or. for that matter. the old 7year standard. because it was determined as soon as the individuals had received socalled orders to show cause. the clock would stop. Mr. President. these are obviously fairly complicated legal terms. and I will try to simplify them here for purposes of this discussion. The rules were changed in the middle of the game to the detrimental reliance of literally thousands of individuals who had been waiting and playing by the rules and. in most cases. had actually made themselves available for this process by coming forward in response to requirements that had been in the earlier legislation that had set the process in motion. Now they had a choice when the earlier legislation was passed. They could have disappeared into the country. never subjected themselves to the process. and been totally immune from any deportation unless they were somehow discovered. Alternatively. they could make themselves available. accept orders to show cause. subject themselves to the process under a standard they believed would remain in place until they had their trials. and then either be able to stay or be required to leave based on a fair adjudication. For the people who played by the rules. the second group. the rules are now being changed.
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