Posted on 04/06/2006 8:33:43 AM PDT by STARWISE
WASHINGTON - In a last stab at compromise, Senate Republicans and Democrats reported progress Thursday toward agreement on legislation opening the way to legal status and eventual citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants now in the U.S. illegally.
"There's been tremendous progress overnight," said Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada, the Democratic leader, while Majority Leader Bill Frist also expressed optimism that a long-sought compromise might be at hand.
There was no immediate reaction from President Bush, who has made immigration legislation a key priority.
The developments occurred after Frist unveiled a new bill late Wednesday night on the subject as the Senate headed into a test vote on the most sweeping immigration bill in two decades.
In general, the legislation would provide for enhanced border security, regulate the flow of future immigrants into the United States and settle the legal fate of the estimated 11 million men, women and children already in the country.
It was the fate of the illegal immigrant population that proved hardest to legislate, and it has left the Senate on the verge of gridlock for days.
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Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., as well as other key senators met before the vote to review terms of a proposed compromise.
In general, it would require illegal immigrants who have been in the United States between two years and five years to return to their home country briefly, then re-enter as temporary workers. They could then begin a process of seeking citizenship.
Illegal immigrants here longer than five years would not be required to return home; those in the country less than two years would be required to leave without assurances of returning, and take their place in line with others seeking entry papers.
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He's got an agenda on both issues, and his position on each is seditious. On drugs, the Constitution doesn't matter, anything goes to get the evil druggies. On aliens, the Constitution doesn't matter, anything goes to keep these people here.
Sure, for lower than market wages.
" This is your argument? And you call this an "exact comparison"? You're joking right?
The destructive effects of drugs on the individual and society are the same whether they are illegal or legal."
Where do you think most of the drugs come from?
You crack me up ...LOL
Who do you think is committing 40% of the crimes against individuals and society? You don't think that is distructive. You might tell that to the family of this coach that was killed by one(todays news).
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/8487197/detail.html
Tell that to all the rape victums since illegals are known to be very active in that area.
Your eyes are sealed shut.
ACME Construction shouldn't have to start paying people under the table in order to stay competitive with AAA Construction across town that does it routinely.
No, it is more like theft. Which most have NOT done. And it is a continuing crime -- theft every time an illegal child goes to school or an illegal alien goes to the hospital. IT is a daily theft that keeps going anf going and going.
What you said BTTT
Of course not.
My point was that working "under the table" was certainly not unique to illegals. Americans do it all the time.
Actually, your posts have been pretty reasonable.
Thanks. I really expected to be attacked a lot worse than I have been on these threads. I'm surprised.
But a sizeable percentage of the horde of illegals I know don't care to become legal if it isn't given to them. So while I suspect SOME would sign up for guest worker, an important question no one is addressing is what percentage actually would? If it is only 20%, then the problem still exists.
I agree. And I don't think many people would be against holding accountable those who spit on the generosity of Americans in this case.
Come to think about it...How was it that the illegal teen involved in the manslauter care accident was driving a car?
According to this then he could not have a license. So how many laws did he break?
http://www.ksrevenue.org/dmvproof.htm
You sicken me. You're an open enemy of the freedom of American citizens. A person like you on a site called Free Republic is an exercise in titanic gall.
What a bunch of legalistic mumbo-jumbo....get real.
How many people would consider an illegal's child getting treatment for an illness at a hospital, just as evil a crime as an American getting behind the wheel drunk and endangering lives of many?
Your attempts to present illegal immigrants in the worst light possible has caused you to resort to irrational comparisons.
There is a good example of the land of the free, and the home of the brave. With this kind of program, we can just do away with the 4th amendment. Why wait until people are in public? Heck, we could start a confidential informant program and get no-knock warrants. Screw due process! All we need to do is increase the threat level to red, gun down anybody that resists, and everything will be perfect. Right?
Where do you think most of the drugs come from?
Geez! Prove you wrong on one irrational point and you go off on another tangent.
Do you realize how disconnected and lacking in cohesion your arguments are?
Reminds me of an American born friend of mine who was arrested for drunk driving.
The Judge in the case ruled that he would have his driver's license suspended.
Only problem is, he NEVER had a license to begin with.
We laughed our a**** off while getting smashed in my apt after he got out.
Sorry, but I can only abuse myself in converstation with you for just so long. And that time is up.
"We laughed our a**** off while getting smashed in my apt after he got out."
I don't want to let that go by though. You sound like a real contributer to society yourself.
Too bad I missed it. Stupid MSM earlier was showing an interview with Dick Durbin and John Cornyn. Cornyn was more or less saying some of the right things, but being rather limp-wristed about it all, and not taking Durbin to task about his more outrageous statements (such as his claim that the enforcement route is something we've already tried - yeah right).
Your contempt for our country couldn't be clearer. I'll laugh my a** off when you are a smear on the road from a drunk unlicensed illegal invader who is hauling in the drugs that folks like you make profitable.
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