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Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill
AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/27/06 | David Espo - ap

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.


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To: JeffAtlanta
Bush: "I'm against vigilantes in the United States of America," Bush said. "I'm for enforcing the law in a rational way."

You're for vigilantes? You're against enforcing the law in a rational way?

921 posted on 03/27/2006 10:47:50 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

Does the quote say "Lawdog"? I remember when President Bush said it... as to a complete transcript if you want to dig it up go find it..


922 posted on 03/27/2006 10:50:41 PM PST by lawdog
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To: Serenissima Venezia
ARE YOU SITTING DOWN
He doesn`t want this issue(his only issue) to go away. What would happen to hois $$ if it did?
Question: Would it be better to really increase border protection now, or have the whole fight carry on till the 2008 election?
If you are an all or nothing person, got to wonder where you are really coming from. What you are saying is that illegal`s are destroying the country but that`s OK till they next election.
Please don`t vote or have children
923 posted on 03/27/2006 10:52:25 PM PST by bybybill (RATS WIN, WE LOSE)
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To: FreeReign
You're for vigilantes? You're against enforcing the law in a rational way?

When asked about the minutemen, he responded by talking about vigilantes.

Look at it this way, if someone asked Dan Rather, "What do you think about George Bush" and Rather replied with "I don't think that evil, racist men should be president", how would you interept it?

Would you say, "well Dan is right, we shouldn't have evil racist men as president" or would you rightfully and intelligently make the connection that he was calling Bush evil?

924 posted on 03/27/2006 10:53:24 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: lawdog

YOu can't blame this on one person, one adminstration or one term. this has been building for years. We elect people to represent us.


925 posted on 03/27/2006 10:53:32 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance

Did I blame only Bush ?...No but he is the current President and he is for a "guest worker" program which is "stealth amnesty".


926 posted on 03/27/2006 10:55:20 PM PST by lawdog
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To: Indy Pendance
YOu can't blame this on one person, one adminstration or one term. this has been building for years. We elect people to represent us.

Bush is president and the leader of the majority party. It is mainly up to him to set the agenda.

Sure, other presidents have been asleep at the wheel as well, but Bush actually encourages illegal immigration. The laws are already on the books but he refuses to enforce them.

927 posted on 03/27/2006 10:55:56 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: JeffAtlanta
You're for vigilantes? You're against enforcing the law in a rational way?

When asked about the minutemen, he responded by talking about vigilantes.

If I remember correctly, the transcript showed that the reporter never asked specifically about the Minutemen.

928 posted on 03/27/2006 10:57:02 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: lawdog

And he's only one branch of our fed government. What about the other 535+9?


930 posted on 03/27/2006 10:58:14 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: lawdog
Did I blame only Bush ?...No but he is the current President and he is for a "guest worker" program which is "stealth amnesty".

It's not a citizenship amnesty. That was my biggest realistic concern.

931 posted on 03/27/2006 10:59:58 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign
If I remember correctly, the transcript showed that the reporter never asked specifically about the Minutemen.

Mexican President Fox asked Bush, not a reporter. Here is the transcript:

FOX (through translator): And President Bush, I want to ask you about your opinion about those people who are hunting migrant people along the border.

BUSH: I am against vigilantes in the United States of America. I am for enforcing law in a rational way. That's why we have a Border Patrol, and they ought to be in charge of enforcing the border.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0503/23/ldt.01.html
932 posted on 03/27/2006 11:00:14 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Indy Pendance
And he's only one branch of our fed government. What about the other 535+9?

The laws against illegal immigration are already on the books. It's the executive branch that refuses to enforce them.

933 posted on 03/27/2006 11:01:42 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Euro-American Scum

*ding ding ding* (bell rings)

we have a winner. Follow the money almost ALWAYS works when the fortune 100 (or 500) is involved.


934 posted on 03/27/2006 11:04:39 PM PST by WoofDog123
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To: Indy Pendance
This is an interesting tidbit from the article I quoted earlier...

DOBBS: And it's been well out of hand for some time. The irony of the president saying it is the Border Patrol's job and yet, in his budget, as you know, Casey, providing for only 210 additional Border Patrol agents when his own administration was saying 2,000 were needed this year alone.

935 posted on 03/27/2006 11:04:57 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Indy Pendance

That's why I said "ruling class"... apparently if President Bush said the sun rises in the west...plenty of freepers would not only believe it but would gleefully damn anyone who did not...


936 posted on 03/27/2006 11:05:04 PM PST by lawdog
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To: JeffAtlanta

Other congresses haven't? What about state and local governments? Does everything have to be a fed issue? What happened to individual responsibility? Including state and local representation? I know everyone wants a scapegoat, so let's pile on Bush, who else is there? It's the topic du jour. But, come on, is it really Bush's fault, he's only been in office 5 years, Clinton never had illegals? Bush I never had illegals, Reagan, Carter, Ford? Give me a break. And were where the counter organizers of these rallies? Probably keyboard commanding on FR.


937 posted on 03/27/2006 11:05:16 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance
Does everything have to be a fed issue?

Border patrol is exclusively a federal matter. The immigration laws are already on the books and the only branch of government that has the power to enforce them, the executive branch of the federal government, has chosen not too.

938 posted on 03/27/2006 11:07:40 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Petronski
Petronski wrote:
In Specter's case, the 'R' stands for Rasshole.

REPLY:

On the occasions I have actually watched Specter I wonder what he hopes to accomplish.

COMMENT TO THE SYMPATHY CROWD:

I see some posting on this thread about bigotry and other non common sense over used (useful idiot) words that have little meaning in this battle to protect our borders.

I see this as an opportunity for protections to be put in place at our borders.

If 11 to 20 or maybe 30 million can stream across the border illegally then you can dang well bet that a few of them came for more than the jobs Americans will not do.

Do I have feelings for those wanting a better life; you can bet your dancing shoes I do.

However, protecting a border goes beyond having compassionate feelings for another human being.

I personally am not against a guest worker program for farm labor like the one we supposedly had during World War Two.

I am however, against any form of amnesty.

I have lots of friends in South America waiting for the opportunity to come to this great land.

They are amazed that we would just casually give away or sell at a cheap price, what so many in the world covet so highly, as to willingly give their lives to gain for them and their families.

As for the people who showed up to march, well I believe Los Angeles is famous for turning out big crowds for everything from gay rights to just plain riots.

Citizenship given away for nothing eventually becomes worthless to the possessor.
939 posted on 03/27/2006 11:09:08 PM PST by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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To: JeffAtlanta

great post, keep up the good work man :)


940 posted on 03/27/2006 11:10:22 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (UAE-- Funds HAMAS and CAIR, check my homepage [UPDATED FREQUENTLY])
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