Old info re: particulars and passage of the House Bill, for reference:
"Nobody is advocating the deportation of 11 million illegal immigrants, said Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., sponsor of a guest worker measure. Without a temporary worker program, he said, "We simply won't enforce the law, and that's the dirty little secret here."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-15-immigration-usat_x.htm
"The House approved the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (HR 4437) on Dec. 16, 2005, by a vote of 239 to 182. Voting in favor of the bill were 203 Republicans and 36 Democrats; voting against were 164 Democrats, 17 Republicans, and 1 independent. "
How they voted (I am unable to open, can someone open and copy?)
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll661.xml
http://www.dailypundit.com/2006/04/immigration_focus_house_of_rep.php