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'''Amnesty''' generally refers to political absolution to a legal absolution group of people for a [[crime]], typically conferred upon a guilty party extended by a branch of government other than Congress or the judiciarypresident. In the [[United States]], the [[President]] can grant individual criminals amnesty by a presidential [[pardon]]; similarly, the legislature can repeal, or carve out exceptions to, criminal laws, and provide for retroactive application, thus discharging guilt.

'''''In current United States political discourse, "amnesty" typically refers to legislative proposals to forgive immigrants who enter the country illegally and, in some cases, grant them citizenship'''''. Many Democrats support amnesty for illegal immigrants, including [[DACA]] recipients, in order to provide the Democrat Party with additional voters. This was affirmed in a leaked memo by the Center for American Progress Action Fund that stated that legalizing DACA was "a critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success."<ref>Binder, John (January 11, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/11/leaked-memo-daca-amnesty-is-critical-component-of-democratic-partys-future-electoral-success/ Leaked Memo: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Critical Component of Democratic Party’s Future Electoral Success’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 11, 2018.</ref> While [[establishment]] Republicans, such as [[John McCain]], also support amnesty,<ref>http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2008/sep/mccain-promises-amnesty-illegal-immigrants</ref> [[conservative]]s staunchly oppose immigration amnesty in any form.<ref>http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42255</ref>