David Blunkett

I said it's impossible to have an amnesty without ID cards and a clean database, because you firstly don't have any incentives for people to actually come up front and register, and make themselves available, and secondly you have no means of tracking them.

British Politician

Ken Cuccinelli

Let's help take back our country with our wallets, and don't forget to contact your senators and congressman to let them know that you don't want amnesty for illegal aliens, that you want them to restore our borders and our sovereignty.

American Politician

Mark Meadows

Granting amnesty to those who willfully broke the law makes a mockery of our legal system and encourages even more lawlessness - potentially more severe crimes than entering the U.S. illegally.

Blake Farenthold

I will support a path to citizenship if it does not fall within the definition of amnesty, and we've got to define what amnesty is in this country.

Michael J. Knowles

Democrats in sanctuary states support amnesty for illegal aliens, just so long as those illegal aliens don't wind up in sanctuary states.

American Author

Richard Lamm

Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law.

Virgil Goode

Obama gave temporary amnesty to well over 1 million illegal immigrants, and Romney said nothing.

John Fleming

Most Americans do not support amnesty, especially without securing the borders.

Bill Flores

I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.

Ted Cruz

If you support amnesty, you should vote for the Democrats.

Amnesty is an official government action affecting a group, not an individual's personal choice.

Government Decision

Amnesty is granted by choice and is not a legal right that individuals can demand or expect.

Not a Right

Amnesty often has a set time period during which individuals can benefit from it.

Usually Temporary

When someone is amnestied, it’s an act of mercy, showing leniency for wrongdoing.

Action of Mercy

Amnestying is commonly done in political contexts, especially during regime changes.

Often Political

Amnestying signals change, like a shift in policy or societal values.

Marks Change

 or read away your fines, where you can read off your fines. There's even another library in Wisconsin that offers scratch-off tickets at their counter, so you can scratch off and get 10 or 20 percent off your fines that day. And there are amnesty days. One day a year, you bring back your late materials and all is forgiven.

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 She stabilized the economy, managed the vast bureaucracy, and curbed corruption by priests and officials. When drought hit, she opened the granaries to the public and passed a tax amnesty, all while preserving her kingdom's stability and independence with no revolts during the rest of her reign."

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 and basically talks to his former comrades. And I sat in on one of the sessions. And you know, he calls them by name, he tells them, you know, your you know, your family wants you home. There's amnesty for anybody. The guys that they are really, basically going after these days are Kony

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 because I think there's been a lot written about people who feel they've been abused and harassed on Twitter, and I think no one more so than women and women of color and black women. And there's been data that's come out -- Amnesty International put out a report a few months ago

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 weakened the confederation from within and rendered it more vulnerable to attack from without. So, when the Chinese government, desperate to stop the raids, offered amnesty in exchange for the pirates’ surrender, Madame Zheng and Zhang Bao agreed, but only on their own terms.

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 Over the next four days, prisoners held negotiations with officials. They called for a minimum wage, rehabilitation programs, better education, and more. They promised all remaining hostages would be safe if they were given amnesty for crimes committed during the uprising.

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 through losing visibility into what our adversaries are doing. But I do think it's an important conversation. It's been reported that there's almost a difference of opinion with you and your colleagues over any scenario in which he might be offered an amnesty deal.

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 should give Edward Snowden amnesty? Stanley I think that Rick said something very important. We, most people, don't know all the facts. I think there are two parts of this. Edward Snowden shined a light on an important need that people had to understand.

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 I mean, The New York Times recently called for an amnesty for you. Would you welcome the chance to come back to America? Absolutely. There's really no question, the principles that have been the foundation

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 Should there be amnesty for immigration violations? Should a president offer pardons to protect himself or to induce lawbreaking? These are tough questions for our time.

Amnesty

A decision by a government to forgive a group or individuals for certain crimes, not punishing them.

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To officially forgive someone or a group for criminal actions.

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Not a Right

Usually Temporary

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