Pardon, America, I know Britney's latest antics are really important, but there

[Kali]

has been this other matter going on for almost as long as she's been making headlines -

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid:92554

Following the Amnesty Trail
By LEO W. BANKS

In the coming weeks, as President Bush and the Democrat-controlled Congress take up immigration reform, and the political talk turns to amnesty, everyone living along border smuggling routes will hunker down to wait for the worst. They know their lives will get miserable in a hurry.

The word amnesty possesses remarkable power on the Mexican side of the line. It has the same effect as a starter's pistol.

Bang! Let the land rush begin.

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In effect, the Amnesty Trail forms a funnel to bring illegal aliens north, and some cynical observers believe it's intended to do exactly that. They say the government has made the following calculation: We don't have the resources to stop these illegals, so let's funnel them through sparsely populated areas, and public and Indian land, out of sight and out of mind, thereby keeping citizens unaware of the severity of the problem.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid:92554