WASHINGTON (AP) – Key senators tentatively agreed on a plan to revive a stalled immigration bill on Thursday, aided by President Bush’s support for a quick $4.4 billion aimed at “securing our borders and enforcing our laws at the work site.”
Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said Republican and Democratic supporters of the bill were presenting their proposal to the Senate’s top two leaders, who in turn arranged an early evening meeting to discuss it.
Precise details to be presented to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., were not disclosed.
In general, according to officials familiar with the discussions, Republicans and Democrats would each be accorded roughly a dozen chances to amend the measure, with the hope that they would then combine to provide the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by die-hard opponents. The officials who described the emerging plan did so on condition of anonymity, saying the negotiations had been conducted in private.
The legislation has generated intense controversy, particularly for provisions envisioning eventual citizenship for many of the estimated 12 million immigrants now in the country unlawfully. The bill also calls for greater border security and a crackdown on the hiring of illegal employees.
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Senators to Revive Immigration Bill
OK folks, get ready to gear it up another notch, now it is more important than ever, if you have a Senator that plans on voting for this, let them know, if they do, you will actively campaign against them…
If your Senators are ‘on the fence’, knock em off, let them know, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you WILL take them to task and work diligently to unseat them if they vote FOR this bill…
If your Senators have already taken a stance against this bill, let them know that they have your support and encourage them to keep up the fight FOR the LEGAL voters of this nation…
I don’t care WHAT Bush or his supporters on either side of the aisle say in regards to this issue, it is an AMNESTY bill, no matter HOW they name it, no matter how they edit it, no matter what amendments that get tacked on, it’s AMNESTY…
Do you know how easy this bill would be to get a LARGE majority of support?
First: Lock down the borders, no entry other than proper channels.
second: All businesses hiring illegals forfeit their business to the state.
3rd: ALL illegals currently in must register, and pass the citizenship test, ONE try if they fail they’re deported (that takes care of at least 4 million) if they pass they must enlist for 4 years in the service.
I think I could live with that “Reform” anything else is BS.