The bill says that the $2.000 fine has to be paid. in the words of the legislation. "prior to adjudication." What does that mean? The fine is not going to be required up front. If it is left the way it is. then the alien here illegally can live. work. and play in our country and is immune from deportation. all without paying any fine for maybe up to 8 years and all the time imposing a financial burden on local taxpayers for health. education. and infrastructure costs that are not reimbursed for 5 to 10 years. Lets look at the requirement about learning English and civics. Under the bill. an illegal alien could fulfill the requirement of learning English history and U.S. Government by "pursuing a course of study." Until Senator INHOFEs amendment last week. the alien didnt have to show their understanding of English or civics. yet the authors of this legislation wanted us to believe that in order to get this legal status. you had to show proficiency in English and understand how our political system works. The Inhofe amendment took care of that. but it was certainly a low bar for people illegally in our country to meet.
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