Sentences with phrase «form of amnesty»
When it comes to immigration reform, it's easy to understand what the hard - right candidates oppose: any form of amnesty for people who entered the country illegally.
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However, he is «completely opposed to any form of amnesty or other solution aimed to absorb illegal immigrants into the fabric of America for political purposes.»
Presidents Bush and Obama favored comprehensive immigration reform, which would once again attempt to control the border and illegal entry and grant some form of amnesty to many of the undocumented.
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Brat has signaled quite clearly his opposition to any form of immigration amnesty, and he opposes the Dream Act, which would make it easier for certain immigrants to appeal for eventual U.S. citizenship.
In the U.S., tax amnesty often takes the form of a certain window during which state governments allow delinquent taxpayers to come in from the cold.
As the weakest form of a political act akin to forgiveness, amnesty sets aside questions of guilt and legal prosecution.
Adrian Rudd added: «There is a heightened risk that people with several forms of income will regularly face fines for lateness once the amnesty period is over.
«In My Country,» directed by John Boorman, dramatizes the actions of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was formed by President Nelson Mandela to offer amnesty to those who had committed human rights abuses under apartheid, provided they told the whole truth and could prove they followed orders.