Posted on 03/27/2006 4:08:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved election-year immigration legislation Monday that clears the way for millions of undocumented workers to seek U.S. citizenship without having to first leave the country.
After days of street demonstrations that stretched from California to the gounds of the U.S. Capitol, the committee also voted to strip out proposed criminal penalties for residents found to be in this country illegally.
The panel's vote cleared the way for the full Senate to begin debate Tuesday on the emotional immigration issue.
"All Americans wanted fairness and they got it this evening," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (news, bio, voting record), the Massachusetts Democrat who played a pivotal role in drafting the legislation, approved 12-6.
Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., voted for the bill but signaled that some of the provisions could well be changed by the full Senate.
In general, the bill is designed to strengtehn border patrol, create new opportunities for so-called guest workers and determine the legal future of the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
At several critical popints, committee Democrats were united while Republicans splintered. In general, GOP Sens. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, Sam Brownback of Kansas and Mike DeWine of Ohio, who is seeking re-election this fall, sided with Democrats.
That gave Democrats a majority that allowed them to shape the bill to their liking.
Why else would anyone be so passionate about keeping them here and letting more in?
Please encourage Senator Frist to block this travesty!
Washington, D.C.:
Office of Senator Bill Frist
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3344
202-228-1264 (fax)
Nashville:
Office of Senator Bill Frist
28 White Bridge Road
Suite 211
Nashville, TN 37205
615-352-9411
615-352-9985 (fax)
Anyone have his e-mail address??
Same with McCain and, unfortunately, both have another 4 1/2 years left.
HA, it is nearly the same as what GW (Guest Worker) Bush is after. He is a just another jerk off on immigration.
Bump!
If Ted Kennedy liked this bill it can be nothing more than a failure and a danger to the American People. No more donations to the RNC. That's it.
Bush has had on kneepads for Vincente Fox since he was inaugurated.
Well, I vociferously disagree with you, but I will give you this: You're more honest than the President is about it.
Traitors like Dane notwithstanding, history teaches us that there is nothing more permanent than a temporary guest worker.
Gastarbeiters NEVER go home.
Well, there is the obvious possibility that Dane is actually a closet hater of the U.S. and only comes here to support things that will serve to destroy this nation.
Well he is one Republican who comes from a Blue State and must be listening to his constituency.
bump
And burning Mexican flags the entire parade route.
"Frist will move far up in my estimation if he can keep this bit of treason from ever reaching our idiot President's eager pen."
That may be the best sentence I've ever seen written on this board. Eager pen- LOL! So true.
I am pleased now with the choices.
What passed for choices before ? Giuliani ? McCain ? Allen ? Get real.
Frist, Kyl, and Cornyn are showing a willingness to fight for America. Unlike what the MSM thinks I could not care less about 'charisma'. I care about character.
Gastarbeiters NEVER go home
JMO, your true feelings about hispanic workers is "arbeit macht frei".
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