Thursday, July 05, 2007
Richardson: people must "go to church" to receive amnesty
On June 22nd, New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson was speaking to a group of Iowans at the opening of his new headquarters, a program reaired by C-SPAN just now.
Asked about what would be required of illegal immigrations to be allowed to stay, Richardson gave the usual list: pay a fine, learn English (etc.) plus a new item, "go to church."
ACLU-types fear not: the fine is a maximum and the English requirements kick in after eight years, so the nonexistent "church going" requirement is unlikely to be enforced even if it did exist.
This is another example of why people have no trust in immigration reform bills. We are told lots of things that just aren't so.
Richardson also claimed, falsely, that people's neighbors would have to vouch for their civic commitment.
|posted by Jim on 3:38 PM|
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