Hokay.....

(My comments are based on nothing more than living as an american/mexican for years?)

The prez really bit off more than he can chew.

Here is my prediciton for his 'program'....

Epic Fail.

I listened to about two minutes of his speech and laughed.

BO asked illegals to 'turn themselves in', under go a background/criminal check, pay a fine and pay back taxes to become compliant?

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The 'illegals' that I have known have a general dislike/distrust of any real laws.

Most of them have come from places where the law/government cannot be trusted, sad to say, they have NO respect or trust for politicians/laws.

Many are going to balk at being photographed, finger printed and investigated?

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Pay a fine, back taxes?

Incredible.

Many immigrants live paycheck to paycheck - in the neighborhood where I grew up, garages were converted to 'apartments' - no running water, bathrooms or cooking areas. They pay some crazy rates for rent. Depending on the situation? You can pay a flat rate or pay per person....The more people you can jam into a garage, the cheaper your rent will be.

So, you are going to 'fine' them, make them pay back taxes? So what happens when you cannot pay the fine or the back taxes?

That will just push people farther into the background..when you barely have the money to pay rent for a one room and share it with a group of people, You probably don't have the means to pay a fine, pay 'back taxes', add to that the idea that you are going to be photographed, fingerprinted and have your background looked into? If people have no problem living under the radar, why are they going to conform to more rules?


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Another cottage industry that is going to spring up are the people who are going to set up shop to 'help' the immigrants become compliant.

They'll charge outrageous amounts to file the paperwork for them - for something that won't cost them anything done on their own?

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I love it when the 'guvmint' proposes some new rule/program without any thought or idea as to how to implement it.

Brilliant!!!!!!