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...mean getting forgiveness for free. But under the Senate's current compromise, the path for illegals is not anything close to easy. Under the compromise, the 12 million would face a 13-year process including $5,000 in fines per person, benchmarks for learning English and an onerous "touchback" provision that calls for the head of each household to leave job and family behind and return to his or her home country for an indeterminate amount of time to queue up for the final green card. Nothing free about that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Immigration: The Case for Amnesty | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...Williamson caught the Crusaders’ speedster, and, as he brought him down just short of the goal line, punched the ball out of his grasp and into the waiting hands of Keith Howell for a touchback...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AOTW: Williamson Leads Big Play ‘D’ | 9/21/2004 | See Source »

...broke the game open midway through the second quarter. Following a lengthy Crusaders drive into Crimson territory, Holy Cross wide receiver Sean Gruber fumbled at the one-yard line just short of the end zone. Junior cornerback Keith Howell recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchback...

Author: By David H. Stearns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: RAIN DANCE: Behind a Stellar Defense, Football Romps in Season-Opening Win Over Holy Cross | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

Wright’s ensuing kickoff went for a touchback, and the Huskies took over on their own 20. Behind the steady rushing of McKansas and Galli’s longest completion of the afternoon, a 20-yard strike to junor wideout Peter Cegerenko, Northeastern marched down to Harvard’s 12 yard line...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defense Keys Win for Football | 10/9/2001 | See Source »

...before the end of the first half, Lafayette quarterback Marko Glavic seemed to be stopped short of the goalline. However, Glavic used his strength to break a tackle and lunge toward the end zone. Unfortunately, he lost the football on his extension. Laborsky picked the ball up for a touchback to end the half...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Is Lafayette the "Worst Team Ever?" | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

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