No worries -
It is redundant to say the least...
It basically says what House Republicans have been stating since the Senate Bill passed...
However, they will draft something...expect to be surprised around fall this year
BTW - a significant number of voting citizens are pro-reform. However, the most conservative don't want to see 'free amnesty...' meaning, they expect the #11Million to pay some sort 'fine,' in addition to back taxes on undeclared income.
Let me throw in some numbers to get you excited:
if the fine was $1,000 per undocumented immigrant:The government could potentially earn $11 Billion (11 thousand million)
The average person earning ~$40,000/year would take approx. 275,000 years to amass this wealth (if salary is constant)
It would take EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN (~315 million) to donate ~$35 bucks to get to that amountOr EVERY SINGLE CHINESE (Ex Hong Kong/Taiwan/Macau) to donate ~$8 to reach that amount
Mind you, I am not factoring in taxes on past undeclared income
The way I see it, it will happen: the country will benefit strongly from it in the short term (fines + application fees = gov revenue), and the long term (income tax revenue, SS, Medicare) until we become eligible for citizenship and government benefits (which I don't believe in; personally, that is).
Bottom line, Boehner will be like that pretty girl that plays hard to get...he will eventually give in LOL