Posted on 02/11/2005 9:58:16 AM PST by GOPGuide
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 - The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a bill tightening immigration laws in the name of border security. The main provisions of the bill, which passed 261 to 161, block states from issuing standard drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants and make it easier for judges to expel asylum seekers.
Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Republican of Wisconsin and sponsor of the bill, said that the measures were necessary to fulfill recommendations of the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Noting that several of the men involved in those attacks were illegal immigrants who had American drivers' licenses, which they used as identification when boarding planes, Mr. Sensenbrenner said the bill "aims to prevent another 9/11-type attack by disrupting terrorist travel."
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But Senator Trent Lott, Republican of Mississippi, said, "The president's guest worker program is not going anywhere, period." Mr. Lott added: "He needs to go ahead and accept it. We are not going to do anything that looks like, smells like or in anyway resembles amnesty, period."
Go farther, Trent. Require a VISA for Mexicans and Canadians that want to roam around here.
Thanks AFE, but I'm sure it was wasted time and effort trying to communicate a fundamental conservative principle to that person. Oh, well.
Regads
Thank you for your post. Just for clarification, you are *against* bringing in illegals to help "solve" our socialism problem, right?
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"Bringing in?
Who is bringing in illegals?
Well, anyone who is pro-amnesty (supports the Prez's proposal) may as well be bringing them in.
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