Extending the deadline might net another couple hundred thousand. They were already here. They were already on US soil. Now we know who they are and can deport them. More than half probably already voted.
Deportations are imminent . . .
They cannot deport these people while they are waiting for their green cards. There is a plan in Congress to extend this amnesty period anywhere from 6 months to indefinitely. Bush seems to be behind the indefinitely and is on the side of many Democrats and some Republicans on this issue. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't a deal he made with Vincente Fox in Mexico in February. All Rights Reserved.