1. MYTH: This is not amnesty.
2. MYTH: This proposal does not repeat the mistakes of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.
3. MYTH: The government will crack down on the hiring of illegal workers.
4. MYTH: This proposal would not cut in half the amount of fence built by the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
5. MYTH: The trigger period will not cause a rush to the border.
6. MYTH: By providing an opportunity for citizenship to illegal immigrants already here, the bill will not exponentially increase extended-family chain migration.
7. MYTH: The temporary worker program is good for American workers.
8. MYTH: Illegal immigrants will not come onto the welfare rolls.
9. MYTH: Government agencies will be able to share information to pursue immigration violators.
10. MYTH: Senators are asked to vote Monday on a lengthy bill that they will have time to read.
Now go read the facts.
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