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When the US Senate passed a new immigration law a few years back, many criticized it as "amnesty". I was confused by that, since the plan called for any undocumented alien to:
           - register with the government;
           - submit to a background check;
           - to pay a fine and back taxes;
           - go to the back of the line of prospective immigrants;
           - learn English and civics;
           - demonstrate a history of work in the United States;
           - show current employment;
           - have lived in the US for 10 years.
Upon the fulfillment of these requirements, these immigrants can get a green card. The whole process was expected to take 13 years.
That doesn't sound like amnesty to me, which I understand to mean complete exoneration of prior bad acts. Merriam-Webster agrees: "the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals" Merriam-Webster.com, n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2014.
Having spent many years in courtrooms watching criminal sentencing proceedings, I know we make similar deals with criminals, both American and foreign-borne, everyday and no one calls that "amnesty". Well, hardly anyone. Those deals are done through plea-bargaining and many people are opposed to giving self-admitted criminals any kind of a break.
What do you think about plea bargaining? Are you for it, or against it? Why?Â
Regardless of your position, after you've answered that, answer this:Â Should we abolish plea bargaining?
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