Speech #1100052642

One of the things. I think. people misunderstand when they talk about the amnesty. that people that are here illegally working in the United States are not just violating immigration law. A lot of people dont realize that about 73 to 75 percent of everyone who is here illegally is working illegally because they acquired false documents. stole somebodys ID or identification to work. which is a felony. The Kennedy proposal in the Senate not only gives amnesty. an exemption from prosecution. for being illegally in the country. but exempts them and gives amnesty for the felony they committed when they used somebody elses identification or used false documentation to acquire a job. So we have got to remember that we are not only giving amnesty for immigration. we are now proposing that we will pick a certain population to be exempt from a felony violation and not only forgiven for that violation. but to be given a special program. the Z visa. that only those who have broken the law qualify for. Those individuals who have been waiting patiently to immigrate into this country illegally are not allowed. under this proposal. to have the Z option. to go for the Z visa. That is a concept of rewarding illegal behavior. a little felony illegal behavior. when you are telling those who have not broken our laws that you are not going to offer them the same thing. E0 2315