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House Judiciary Committee Proposes Hefty Fines For Aliens Who Enter The U.S. Illegally

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The House Reconciliation Amendment includes the following are proposed fines and fees to migrants:

• $1000- to claim asylum + $100 for each year that the claim is pending
• $500- for Temporary Protected Status
• $550- for Employment Authorization, and this fee needs to be renewed every 6 months
• $1500- to adjust legal status to obtain Green Card (Permanent Residence Status)
• $900- to Appeal (an Immigration Judge's decision)
• $5000- fine on immigrants deported after failing to show up for their immigration hearing.
• $5000- fine on immigrants apprehended at any location other than a designated Point of Entry
• $8500- fee to sponsor an immigrant child (I-130 Petition)

The following are proposed budgetary items for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

• $1.25 Billion for Immigration Judges
• $45 Billion to expand ICE detention facilities
• $8 Billion to hire 10,000 more ICE agents
• $14 Billion for ICE transportation of aliens, including Deportation Flights
• $3 Billion to expand detention capability of unaccompanied children by HHS
• $100 Million to investigate gang affiliation on unaccompanied child over AGE 12
• $100 Million to deport unaccompanied migrant children over AGE 4
 
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What happens if they can't pay?
 
Whities with money can pay these fines, third world refugees seeking what the Statue of Liberty promised, won't be able to.

There is your answer.
 
Perhaps it would be better to focus their efforts on trying to draft legislation to reform an immigration system that has not been functioning adequately for decades.
 
Seems like any immigration would drop pretty low at that point. And no refugees. Nice Christian nation.
 
Stealers Wheel said:
The goal is to make even legal immigration more difficult.
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. . . and more expensive. Even if passed, these increased fees and fines on immigrants will not offset the massive amount that taxpayers spend on Immigration.

This is just a proposal. House dems can (and probably will) reject it.
Isidore said:
Perhaps it would be better to focus their efforts on trying to draft legislation to reform an immigration system that has not been functioning adequately for decades.
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I think they're on the right track, here. Before these $5000 fines for crossing illegally, there really wasn't any incentive for migrants to enter the U.S. legally. Now there IS.

If a migrant is caught sneaking across the border at locations other than a Point of Entry, they'll have to pay $5000. If they don't have the $5000, then instant deportation. There is no need to schedule a hearing in Immigration Court.
 

They should fine those who overstay their ‘temporary’ visas.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
They should fine those who overstay their ‘temporary’ visas.
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Seems easy really, you come illegally you have to leave. If you have a criminal record, don't have a means to support yourself, those are problems.
 
The only thing actually different here is the fee to claim asylum and that likely violates the law. There are huge fees for all of this...plus the attorney fees...did you think it was free presently?
 
ClaraD said:
The only thing actually different here is the fee to claim asylum and that likely violates the law. There are huge fees for all of this...plus the attorney fees...did you think it was free presently?
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I did not think that. I stated that the proposed fines are hefty, and they ARE.

Presently, an I-130 petition is $625. Under the proposed plan, an I-130 petition jumps to $8500. That's a 1360% hike. Also, presently there is no fine imposed on immigrants apprehended at locations other than a designated Point of Entry. Under the proposed plan, there is $5000 fine imposed on illegals trying to cross anywhere that is not a Point Of Entry.

Those are some hella hefty fines!
 
An I 130 also requires the fingerprint fee snd an I 485 or a waiver. The I 485 is $1440. So, its $625 plus $85 plus $1440 or a total of $2150

If that $5000 eliminates the bar to adjustment of status. Im for it. If not how will they get $5000 if the person is deported?
One thing that needs to occur is eliminating the need for an immigration attorney except in cases if asylum, withholding of deportation or for waivers
 
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