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Back from the dead is the latest attempt at amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. Again, Senator Dianne Feinsten (D-CA) has authored a bill (S 1038 and HR 2414), that grants amnesty to “agricultural workers”.

Basically here’s what it boils down to:

• Grants “emergency worker status” (essentially equivalent to a green card) to 1.35 million illegal aliens for five years
• Also grants amnesty to their families (bringing the total to five million or so)
• Gives “work authorization” to illegal aliens
• Gives “travel authorization” to illegal aliens and their families
• Gives illegal aliens legal protection from prosecution for pretty much any crime they probably had to commit to get into the country and stay here as long as they have, including identity theft

In order to qualify an illegal alien must show he or she was employed for at least 863 hours or earned at least $7500 in the 48 months before December 31st, 2008. The illegal alien pays a fee of $400.00 and then they receive a \”blue card\” demonstrating his/her legal status.  The blue cardholder would be eligible for a green card, and permanent legal resident status in three years.

Feinstein gave an lengthy attempt to tug heartstrings on the Senate floor last Thursday morning in support of AgJOBS.  She insisted that because of \”a farm emergency in this country\” brought about by \”the absence of farm labor\”, that Congress absolutely had to pass her amnesty bill.  What she fails to note is that there is no absence of farm labor, in fact farm workers are experiencing unemployment four times the national average but why let the facts get in the way of a good emotional tirade.

It\’s absolutely amazing that in this time of economic recession, Congress is still finding time to try to bring in more illegal aliens to compete with American workers for already scarce jobs.  Guess we know where the priorities of the Democrat leadership is.

Call your Congress Critter and let them know what you think of this monstrosity.