We find ourselves now. 20 years later. living with the consequences of unenforceable legislation that was passed in 1986. So I think greater care needs to be taken. One amendment I would offer would prevent criminal aliens from getting an enforcement holiday by authorizing them to delay. and even possibly avoid. deportation by filing frivolous applications for legal status as well as appeals from the denial. That is right. It would prevent them from getting virtual impunity. even though they filed a frivolous application for legalization. as well as multiple appeals. Another amendment I would offer would prohibit criminal aliens. including gang members and absconders. people who have defied lawful court orders and either have gone underground or have been deported and entered the country Illegallytechnically felons under the Immigration and Naturalization Actmy amendment would prohibit them from tying up the process. gumming up the courts by appealing the denying of a request for a waiver of grounds for removal. The court clogging that would ensue without these two provisions is almost sure to cause extensive delay that will almost certainly increase the costs associated with this bill and frustrate the intent of Congress trying to pass a truly workable system. This is not a hypothetical concern. As we debate this bill there is a lawsuit pending by people who have been deported from this country and therefore were not eligible to receive the 1986 amnesty. but they have been litigating their request that the INS. and now the Department of Homeland Security. grant them a waiver from that part of the 1986 law that said they were ineligible. This litigation is still going on. 21 years after the 1986 amnesty was passed. Dont you think we would like to learn from our mistakes?
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