amnesty
Example Sentences
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Some of the farmworkers harvesting this field lack papers, but some obtained legal status under the amnesty bill signed by President Reagan in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times
The move by then-President Reagan to grant amnesty, giving legal status and a path to citizenship to many immigrants lacking authorization, helped pave the way for a booming fashion economy, she said.
From Los Angeles Times
The 63-year-old strongman doesn’t believe he will get lasting amnesty, analysts said, feeling only safe among the cadre of loyal military men with whom he has spent a decade surrounding himself.
Many were particularly galled about a provision in the U.S. plan that extended amnesty for actions taken by all parties during the war.
Teva does not trust the likes of the New Republic’s Elia Kane, whom he recognizes as being part of the amnesty program and thus perhaps secretly still loyal to the Empire.
From New York Times
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