Amnesties and Lawsuits

See the entire report at Numbers USA. It's bad enough that 12 to 20 million people simply cross our borders and stay here illegally costing the American citizen jobs and government resources. This article will explain each amnesty in detail and even mentions one terrorist who was granted amnesty.

The Seven Amnesties Passed by Congress

1. Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA), 1986: A blanket amnesty for some 2.7 million illegal aliens

2. Section 245(i) Amnesty, 1994: A temporary rolling amnesty for 578,000 illegal aliens

3. Section 245(i) Extension Amnesty, 1997: An extension of the rolling amnesty created in 1994

4. Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) Amnesty, 1997: An amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America

5. Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Amnesty (HRIFA), 1998: An amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti

6. Late Amnesty, 2000: An amnesty for some illegal aliens who claim they should have been amnestied under the 1986 IRCA amnesty, an estimated 400,000 illegal aliens

7. LIFE Act Amnesty, 2000: A reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(i) amnesty, an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens

For the past 85 years, illegal entry into the United States is a federal crime. For being a criminal crossing our border, you can get up to six months in prison for the first offense and 20 years for the second offense. The employers don't get off the hook either as the maximum penalty under federal statute is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. But what do we do? We don't enforce our laws and Obama now wants 5 million more to be given amnesty. He doesn't enforce e-verify and files suit against Arizona. Seventeen states have now filed a federal lawsuit against Obama's actions on immigration.