However. in the spirit of compromise. we went forward with the touchback that we have in the base bill. specifically in title VI. We included some important safeguards to make sure it is workable. This amendment from the distinguished Senator from Texas actually does away with this by creating a touchback requirement before people get their full Z visa. What immigrant is going to show up and register for a program if he has to take his chances on leaving the country and coming back in before he gets some kind of immigration status? What immigrant is going to report to deport? I wager that many. if not most. will simply stay underground and try to keep their heads down for as long as possible. They have built lives here. they have families. they own homes. and they have jobs they want to keep. Very few undocumented immigrants are going to show up for a program that offers no certainty they will actually be able to legalize their status. What this amendment does is essentially front load the requirement that makes the program unworkable from both an agency and an applicant perspective. Requiring consular officers to steal themselves for a flood of applications. 8 to 10 years down the line. is one thing.
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