Immigration Reform would not include touchback

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Sources close to the process confirmed to La Opinion, that in the area of legalization, the proposal that has been discussed so far would have “substantially lower penalties” compared to the McCain-Kennedy bill. In this context, the undocumented will have to pay the cost of processing their application, which is expected to be $500 per immigrant.

“There is no touchback,” which was the provision required in the previous bill, where immigrants would have to leave the country to obtain their legalization.

In addition, the 600 thousand individuals who currently have orders of removal - which were not included in the McCain-Kennedy bill, “would be legalized unless they were criminals,” according to sources involved in the process.

http://blogs.impre.com/WashingtonHispano/2010/03/05/immigration-reform-would-not-include-touchback/

[Posted by:Gloria J]