Among other things.
I'm sure this will be the lead story tonight on NBC Nightly News.
excuses are like what,again?
Why is Sen. Majority Frist commenting on the House bill?
Frist leads the legislative chamber which has NOT passed legislation concerning illegal immigration. He should therefore stick to Senate business.
The House completed their bill, and should have those capable of speaking about the bill, how it came to include the felony clauses(s).
I know--I'll stay at home so more Democrats will get into the Senate! Yeah! That'll solve the problem! /so
Senate = Congress
So Frist gives credit for the only responsible part of the bill to Democrats. This clown will never get my vote for anything...
I thought the Democrats opposed this because they wanted to stop a border wall from being built, and their counter to the wall was to make illegals a felony. It seems that that original line of thinking is getting lost.
-PJ
Wasn't it the republicans who put the felony provision into the bill in the first place?
Compassion for thugs by holding the behind their backs the arms of those you are sworn to protect to make it easier on the thugs...
Bye Bye Miss American Pie
imo
... there were 191 House Democrats who voted to oppose House Republican efforts to reduce the crime of unlawful presence in the United States from a felony to a misdemeanor. Instead, they voted to make felons out of keep felony status on all of those who remain in our country illegally.
So the Dems wanted status quo on the felonies while the Pubs wanted to liberalize the current law. Go figure.
What the politicians don't understand is that "making illegal immigration a felony" is the political "goose the lays golden eggs" for law-abiding U.S. citizens who vote.
And both parties are trying to pass the goose to the other party, not realizing it's value.
The more pressure we keep on Mexico, immigration-wise, the more reformers
inside of Mexico can be emboldened and empowered to scale back monopolists'
abuses down there which keep our own country flooded with economic refugees.
Here's an interesting new thread on new legal reform progress that finally
emerged in Mexico I think as a result of immigration reform's failure:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611677/posts
We can make a difference for our sake, and their's as well. Isn't it the
neighborly thing to do?
Some republican put the felony language into the bill to begin with. It is foolish to blame the democrats when they take advantage of a major republican screw-up.
That's what Republicans get for trying to rush through a piece of legislation.
This doesn't make sense. Everyone has been saying that illegal entry is currently a misdemeanor, not a felony. But this statement contradicts that.
The Republican "Leadership".......ALWAYS on the defensive.
Not many Americans feel comfortable with illegals demanding citizenship in the streets, claiming the Americas are all one, there are no borders, etc.
Their true motives have been exposed. It is not about "rights", it is about amnesty and an end to this Republic as a nation of laws.
FINALLY Frist takes a spare spine out of the hospital morgue and puts it on ... or maybe he strapped on a pair of brass ones ...
Either way, he's finally starting to respond in kind to the Democrats' political gamesmanship. GOOD!
How about all the illegals currently serving time in American prisons? Is Congress gonna allow them to become citizens?