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Frustrated Frist pushes border security (No guest worker program. Does Bill Frist get it?)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | March 15, 2006 | Charles Hurt

Posted on 03/15/2006 1:44:52 PM PST by dennisw

Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist, frustrated by the sluggish debate over immigration reform at the committee level, plans to introduce a bill that deals solely with border security as early as today. Mr. Frist's bill, according to aides on both sides of the aisle, does not include a guest worker provision or a process for handling the 12 million illegal aliens already in the U.S., divisive topics that have stalled immigration legislation in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, provide funding for thousands more border patrol agents and build small sections of fencing in areas of key traffic. The Tennessee Republican, who is widely believed to be seeking the Republican nomination for president, had promised conservatives that he would bring up an enforcement-only bill and begin debate on the topic on the Senate floor by March 27.

Mr. Frist's bill, according to aides, would simply take Mr. Specter's proposal and strip out the guest worker plan and provisions dealing with illegal aliens already in the U.S. Mr. Specter's legislation has stalled in committee over his proposal to criminalize illegal aliens already here as well as other issues. His bill would allow employed illegal aliens to remain in the United States indefinitely, although it would require them to return home before applying for permanent citizenship. Mr. Frist will use the rarely employed "Rule 14" that permits him to introduce a bill and bypass the committee process so that it goes directly to the Senate calendar. After winding through several days of parliamentary procedures, Mr. Frist may call that bill to the floor for debate. During this morning´s Judiciary Committee meeting, Mr. Specter hinted that Mr. Frist would move ahead on his own if the committee didn't arrive at some consensus.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; billfrist; borderlist; bordersecurity; frist; frist2008; guestworkers; homelandsecurity; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration; immigrationreform
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1 posted on 03/15/2006 1:44:56 PM PST by dennisw
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To: CaptSkip; raybbr; DTogo; AZ_Cowboy; Itzlzha; Stellar Dendrite; NRA2BFree; Spiff; Pelham; ...

ping


2 posted on 03/15/2006 1:46:25 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (UAE-- Funds HAMAS and CAIR, check my homepage [UPDATED FREQUENTLY])
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To: dennisw

"Getting it" would be indicated by a call to enforce the existing laws.


3 posted on 03/15/2006 1:46:41 PM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: dennisw

Only thing Frist gets is that he wants to be President.
How will Allen vote on AMnesty?


4 posted on 03/15/2006 1:46:46 PM PST by Gipper08 (Mike Pence in 2008)
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To: dennisw; 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; ...

Ping!

Hmmm...maybe the Senate Majority Leader does indeed get it.


5 posted on 03/15/2006 1:46:49 PM PST by HiJinx (~ www.proudpatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Easter/Passover ~)
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To: dennisw

Is this some kind of ruse? Pandering tokenism? If something is too good to be true, it usually isn't...


6 posted on 03/15/2006 1:47:54 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: dennisw
plans to introduce a bill that deals solely with border security as early as today.

Good! Lets deal with the mess one peace at a time to ensure that no amnesty program is attached.
7 posted on 03/15/2006 1:48:16 PM PST by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: HiJinx

Frist could be a very good ally in this debate. I for one would be willing to vote for him in 2008 if he got tough on the issue and backed it up by passing a tough law this year.


8 posted on 03/15/2006 1:48:19 PM PST by SC33
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To: dennisw

Not a Frist fan, or anyone else at this time for that matter, but I'm willing to go with anyone who will address this and other serious matters.


9 posted on 03/15/2006 1:49:39 PM PST by right right
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To: dennisw
The bill would beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, provide funding for thousands more border patrol agents and build small sections of fencing in areas of key traffic.

Recent history shows that all that will do is shift the traffic elsewhere. Frist needs to beef up the bill to fence the entire border.

10 posted on 03/15/2006 1:51:29 PM PST by dirtboy (I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
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To: SC33
Frist could be a very good ally in this debate. I for one would be willing to vote for him in 2008 if he got tough on the issue and backed it up by passing a tough law this year.

Same here. I curse the choice between John McCain and Hillary in 2008. I would vote for neither. I don't have a positive opinion of Bill Frist but if he makes a serious tilt to border enforcement then he's serious candidate for me.

Is Bill Frist thinking - "Why let the Democrats game this issue? Why let them steal it"?

11 posted on 03/15/2006 1:53:00 PM PST by dennisw (-Muslim's biggest enemy is the founder of Islam, Muhammad. Muslims are victims of this evil conman-)
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I think this is a good idea even though it is pure political pandering. I think we need to deal with the security before we worry about a guest worker program. We need an efficient way to send illegals caught in the US back to Mexico. I also think we should also look at inserting a tracking device in all criminals including illegals.


12 posted on 03/15/2006 1:54:50 PM PST by Ma3lst0rm (Doing what is right is not contingent on whether the doing is easy.)
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To: dennisw

"Is Bill Frist thinking - "Why let the Democrats game this issue? Why let them steal it"?"

I sure hope so. I wish our President would get the message as well.


13 posted on 03/15/2006 1:55:16 PM PST by SC33
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To: cripplecreek
Does Bill Frist get it?

No. This is a purely political stunt. And where are the demands and veto threats from the White House regarding immigration reform?

14 posted on 03/15/2006 1:56:14 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever (Political troglodyte with a partisan axe to grind)
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To: SC33; HiJinx

If Frist gets a bill through that strips guest workers' amnesty, one that builds a FENCE and not a turnstile, one that ceases the anchor baby epidemic, and one that handles felon employers of illegals severely, he'll find a nice donation from this reluctant donor.


15 posted on 03/15/2006 1:56:29 PM PST by azhenfud (He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
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To: dennisw
Mr. Bill thinks he's gonna get the '08 nomination and knows he can't let the Dims get to his right on border security.

So9

16 posted on 03/15/2006 1:58:21 PM PST by Servant of the 9 (" I am just going outside, and may be some time.")
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To: dirtboy; EagleUSA; cripplecreek; Ma3lst0rm; right right; Stellar Dendrite; HiJinx
It is posturing.

I've seen the ads for his new PAC everywhere on the Internet, highlighting this bill.

That being said, at least he's finally getting it, which is more than can be said for most of his colleagues.

17 posted on 03/15/2006 1:58:36 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham ("The moment that someone wants to forbid caricatures, that is the moment we publish them.")
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To: dennisw
"take Mr. Specter's proposal and strip out the guest worker plan and provisions"

Sounds like a plan to me.

18 posted on 03/15/2006 2:00:12 PM PST by spokeshave (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Chaney than drive over a bridge with Ted Kennedy)
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To: dennisw

I'll believe it when I see it, but this would be a great start.


19 posted on 03/15/2006 2:00:56 PM PST by American Quilter (Your resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Stellar Dendrite
Along with advancing the border security portion of the illegal immigration issue, Frist should demand the Feds enforce the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. This would prosecute and punish those employers who choose to violate the law by hiring illegals. Also, Frist might want to talk about removing existing legislation that helps illegals with medical services and welfare handouts.

The last action on the immigration reform issue should be to address a guest worker program. The VERY last.

20 posted on 03/15/2006 2:01:03 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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