Yes it is. It would be better if they would be more up front about it but I understand they have enough problems on their hands with the current wave. It is in their best interest to misdirect the other fist.
nope.
the ones, who 100% failed to be truthful/upfront at all,
are the ones who came and stayed 100% illegally, 100% knowing that their stay is completely illegal.
why should a government be upfront to someone who solely denied to be straight forward with that same government?
they have their regulations about minimum incomes or property ownership or sums on bank accounts and all such stuff,
those are the guidelines they made for Themselves to handle residency applications.
and even someone who fulfills all requirements for a residency, still can be denied withotu any explanation given,
as they have the right to do so,
while no applicant/foreigner has any right to any residency.
the status due the regularization plan been given to what, around a quarter million illegals, right?
most of those will never dare to apply for residency, because they know that they do not qualify to get anything approved.
many of those will simply renew/apply for minor visa types, like a work visa or student visa and alikes.
i would be surprised if a high number of 10% of all the regularized persons, would be eligable for a residency, my personal guess is located by less than half of such 10% of the regularized persons.
how many of that small number of persons, will finally decide to go for a application for residency, well, in a couple of years those numbers will be known.
the rest can stay and work on working visas, if qualifying for extentions/renewals,
some will go for naturalization, qualifying for that way due marriage, children etc,
a significant number will simply leave sooner or later,
or as they always did, stay low key and hide in their bushes.
now they have 1and/or 2 years, to get first rid of the otha quarter million illegals.
the most thrown out number was ranging around 500.000 illegals suspected to be on DR soil.
a quarter million is now registered in da Plan,
so there is the otha quarter million to slowly, dozen by dozen and without any uproar, collect in and send away.
2 years to get it done, for a quarter million, that's nothing of any mission impossible, it is easily achievable IF they want to achieve it.
and then they can turn on their computers and crosscheck the formerly registered quarter million, with the database of approved Residencies/working viasa etc. i bet such crosscheck will bring out an other good number of persons, in 2 years from now, to continue to work on in case of loading up and going for a ride.
the few 10thousands who slip thru such nets, well, that's side effects as usual, nothing that bothers, as long as they stay lowest key and do not get in conflict with the law or try to apply for a real job, so long they do not bother, due their small insignificant number. every country has a certain number of some who slipped thru.
my point again:
WHEN will that border be secured enough to guarantee, that not the same number/or even higher number of illegals hopps da Fence(as it has been a 24/7/365 occurance since decades), the same or more in numbers than the ones taken in and sent on a ride home?
without a reasonable border security, no Plan/Immigrations Law will have any real effect/make any sense.
Mike