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    Congressman Chris Cannon, May 2004
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Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003
  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I
ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL STATUS
Sec. 101. Agricultural workers.
  Sec. 102. Correction of Social Security records.
TITLE II
REFORM OF H-2A WORKER PROGRAM
  Sec. 201. Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.
TITLE III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  Sec. 301. Determination and use of user fees.
  Sec. 302. Regulations.
  Sec. 303. Effective date.

THE CANNON AGJOBS BILL: an amnesty and worse...

Congressman Chris Cannon (UT-03) is the primary sponsor in the House of Representatives of the "Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003." On Rep. Cannon's website, he writes, "I would like to assure you that I am opposed to any type of amnesty for illegal immigrants."

Others, however, say that that is exactly what his AgJOBS bill is -- an amnesty.

The bill's full text is here with explanatory notes, comments, and links to relevant law. Take a look, and then you decide.

But first, take the quick one-minute pop-up tour for the simple legal basics of amnesty.

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KEY POINTS OF THE AgJOBS BILL EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW

Act applies to illegal aliens (a)(1)(c)

Illegals receive "temporary legal status"

After completing short period of indentured labor, illegals with "temporary" legal status would receive permanent legal status

Alien must "establish" history of working in agriculture prior to Aug 31, 2003

Administrative responsibilities for "establishing" work history given to transnational racial-identity origanizations and those who profit from the system

Restrictions on economic migration waived.

Impact on American wages no ground for removing aliens

The bill would prohibit the prosecution of illegal aliens committing Social Security fraud

Amnestied aliens and unlimited number of future guest workers have nearly all the rights of U.S. citizens--including right to sue

Taxpayers pick up some of the costs of alien lawsuits

U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over aliens' lawsuits against American citizens