Below is the section of Senate bill 1639 which grants immediate amnesty to all illegal aliens present in the United States on the day the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (Scamnesty) is enacted. S.1639 was the second attempt, and so far the last, to pass the Scamnesty Act in the Senate. If McCain is elected you can expect to see it back shortly after he takes office. There are several things to take notice of:

• a work permit presupposes a Social Security card, in fact it could be JUST a Social Security card.
• there is no definition of a period of validity for the work permit, making it permanent.
• there is no inducement to get them to apply for a work permit, so why should they? They're already working in the country and are not seeking citizenship anyway. Since the laws are no more likely to be enforced than they have been for the last 42 years the illegal aliens have nothing to fear.
• the Scamnesty Act is not a complete law unto itself, it's a series of patchwork-quilt amendments to existing law (Title 8, United States Code) so it is extremely difficult to determine precisely how the amended law will actually read.
• the number of Z-A visas is limited to 1.5 million, but the number of Z-A Dependant visas is not limited.
• Under United States law an immigrant must renounce allegiance to all other countries and/or governments, but under Mexican law a Mexican citizen keeps their citizenship even if they renounce it to get U.S. citizenship.

S.1639 PCS p643

‘‘SEC. 214A. ADMISSION OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(8) TEMPORARY STAY OF REMOVAL AND WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.—

‘‘(A) BEFORE APPLICATION PERIOD.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the AgJOBS Act of 2007, the Secretary shall provide that, in the case of an alien who is apprehended prior to the first date of the application period described in subsection (c)(1)(B) and who can establish a non frivolous case of eligibility for a Z–A visa (but for the fact that the alien may not apply for such status until the beginning of such period), the alien—
‘‘(i) may not be removed; and
‘‘(ii) shall be granted authorization to engage in employment in the United States and be provided an employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such purpose.

‘‘(B) DURING APPLICATION PERIOD.—The Secretary shall provide that, in the case of an alien who presents a non frivolous application for Z–A visa during the application period described in subsection (c)(1)(B), including an alien who files such an application within 30 days of the alien’s apprehension, and until a final determination on the application has been made in accordance with this section, the alien—
‘‘(i) may not be removed; and
‘‘(ii) shall be granted authorization to engage in employment in the United States and be provided an employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such purpose.

‘‘(e) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) Z–A VISA.—The Secretary may not issue more than 1,500,000 Z–A visas.
‘‘(2) Z–A DEPENDENT VISA.—The Secretary may not count any Z–A dependent visa issued against the numerical limitation described in paragraph (1).

‘‘(f) EVIDENCE OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Documentary evidence of nonimmigrant status shall be issued to each alien granted a Z–A visa or a Z–A dependent visa.

‘‘(2) FEATURES OF DOCUMENTATION.—Documentary evidence of a Z–A visa or a Z–A dependent visa—
‘‘(A) shall be machine-readable, tamper-resistant, and shall contain a digitized photograph and other biometric identifiers that can be authenticated;
‘‘(B) shall be designed in consultation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Forensic Document Laboratory;
‘‘(C) shall serve as a valid travel and entry document for an alien granted a Z–A visa or a Z–A dependent visa for the purpose of applying for admission to the United States where the alien is applying for admission at a port of entry;
‘‘(D) may be accepted during the period of
its validity by an employer as evidence of employment authorization and identity under section 274A; and
‘‘(E) shall be issued to the alien granted the visa by the Secretary promptly after final adjudication of such alien’s application for the visa, except that an alien may not be granted a Z–A visa or a Z–A dependent visa until all appropriate background checks on each alien are completed to the satisfaction of the Secretary.

‘‘(g) FINE.—An alien granted a Z–A visa shall pay a fine of $100 to the Secretary.

‘‘(h) TREATMENT OF ALIENS GRANTED A Z–A VISA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, an alien granted a Z–A visa or a Z–A dependent visa shall be considered to be an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence for purposes of any law other than any provision of this Act.
‘‘(2) DELAYED ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.—An alien granted a Z–A visa shall not be eligible, by reason of such status, for any form of assistance or benefit described in section 403(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(a)) until 5 years after the date on which the alien is granted an adjustment of status under subsection (d).