There is no amnesty program, nor will there be one. There is absolutely no support among the American people for an amnesty program.
It was signed into law on July 2, 2009! The law was accepted in it's original draft form.
Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986. The act made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants, required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, and granted amnesty to approximately 3 million illegal immigrants who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1982 and had lived in the country continuously.
Without any sort of "amnesty" or other government forgiveness of the illegal status, no. Possibly through military service, but otherwise, I can't think of a way without becoming "legal" somehow first.
No. This time the Government of United States is looking into a Guest Worker Program which would initially give only a Work Permit to any Illegal Alien. Give amnesty means giving Permanent Residency. That is not happening this time. The Work Permit, so given, allows a former Illegal Alien to legally work and pay taxes. After a set number of years such a Work Permit holder would be tested for English, Clean Background (no crimes), and tax history. This is just an idea of what is being discussed in the government along with tightening the borders and instituting a E-verify program in which any employer would need to verify the legal status of a worker before hiring.
The issue of illegal immigration is a sensitive one. Many citizens of a nation feel that deportation is appropriate for illegal immigrants, as it is both mandated by law and viewed as a personal right of the nation to permit only those who pass qualifications to become naturalized. Amnesty is generally frowned on by citizens, as they view it as capitulation or giving the illegal immigrants a free ride to citizenship status. Additional problems occur as illegal immigrants do not pay taxes but use the social programs those taxes are designed to pay for. This can result in exacerbating economic problems.
The codes W16, W26, W36, S16, and S26 designate aliens who legalized their status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act's amnesty programs; they were barred for five years from receiving certain public benefits.
If they are an adult their status is still the same, they are an illegal alien.
President Ronald Reagan signed that bill into law with great fanfare amid promises that it would grant legal status to illegal immigrants, crack down on employers who hired illegal workers and secure the border once and for all. President Ronald Reagan approved this "path to citizenship" amnesty in 1986.
An alien is not illegal as long as she/he has documentation of status. An alien who is documented to be a permanent resident is not illegal. If the alien does not have and never has had documentation of an immigration status, then that person is an illegal alien.
it depends on your country and status!
She can't if she wants to stay in this country.
No, marrying a US citizen or a permanent resident does not grant the illegal immigrant legal status regardless of whether there is a child involved or not.