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Amnesty rush escalates.


President Bush's proposed amnesty for illegal aliens has precipitated a huge--and entirely predictable--influx of border-jumpers from Mexico. According to according to
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 the April 16 Washington Times: "The number of illegal aliens being apprehended on the southwestern border has jumped 25 percent in the first three months of 2004 compared with last year...."

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 to tell you the president's [amnesty] speech was the catalyst for lots of folks to make their way north ... in order to get what they accurately believe to be amnesty," commented Representative Tom Tancredo This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.
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 (R-Colo.), chairman of the House Immigration Reform Immigration reform is the common term used in political discussions regarding changes to immigration policy. In a certain sense, reform can be general enough to include promoted, expanded, or open immigration, but in reality discussions of reform often deal with the aspect of  Caucus. T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, reports: "People were coming up to our agents and saying, 'Where do we sign up for that guest-worker program, or that amnesty?' Word travels like wildfire down there."
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Title Annotation:Insider Report
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 17, 2004
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