From Michael Yon:
There are several new items posted on the website today, including a new dispatch entitled "Hiatus Corpus." Also, a veteran who served in the Gulf War and at Mogadishu submitted two poems for the Frontline Forum. There is news about our Canadian allies in the Vox Sententia box, and today we launch a new segment called "First Person Singular" where people who are in the news, and sometimes making the news, answer important questions about what they do and what they believe in. Bill Roggio is our first "First Person Singular. " Please visit http://app.bronto.com/x/trackclick.php?id=17062880_f182de20_129115&url=http://www.michaelyon-online.com/xyqyxBMIDSxyeyx17062880-f182de20-129115 and look for the New This Week box at the top center of the home page, all the above posts can be accessed from that spot.
On amnesty - stolen (but do laws matter anymore?) from Polipundit:
As I’ve noted before, illegal immigrants haven’t just broken immigration laws. Most of them are guilty of fraud, perjury, forgery, and other crimes. Here are some of the penalties for those crimes:
Under current law, simply entering the country illegally can result in a six-month prison stay and a $250,000 fine. Aiding in that crime carries a similar fine and a five-year prison sentence. Once ordered deported, an illegal racks up $500 per day of continued “illegal presence.” In addition, there are the perjury and false statements associated with fraudulently filling out federal tax forms. Each instance carries up to a five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. Then there is the wide array of crimes relating to forging false documents needed to obtain work. Punishments for those crimes range from civil fines to 25 years in prison.
Also, there are crimes relating to the misuse of Social Security numbers needed to obtain work. Those crimes can result in five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
So, let’s review. Under the Senate’s amnesty plan:
US citizen committing forgery and tax fraud = 25 years in jail
Illegal alien committing forgery and tax fraud = US citizenship, no jail time, keep the benefits (Social Security) of the forgery and fraud.
