Of course. the remedy that secures that most basic freedom is habeas corpus. Habeas corpus does not give you any new rights. it just guarantees you have a chance to ask for your basic freedom. If we pass this bill today. that will be gone for the 12 million lawful. permanent residents who live and work among us. to say nothing of the millions of other legal immigrants and 52. Pt. 15 September 28. 2006 visitors who we welcome to our shores each year. That will be gone for another estimated 11 million immigrants the Senate has been working" to bring out of the shadows with comprehensive immigration reform. The bill before the Senate would not merely suspend the great writ. the great writ of habeas corpus. it would eliminate it permanently. We (o not have to worry about nuances. such as how long it will be suspended.
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