GOP Plans Hearings on Issue of Immigrants

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062000926.html?referrer=email&referrer=email ^

[Grendel9]

In a move that could bury President Bush's high-profile effort to overhaul immigration law until after the midterm elections, House GOP leaders yesterday announced a series of field hearings during the August recess, pushing off final negotiations on a bill until fall at the earliest.

The announcement was the clearest sign yet that House Republicans have largely given up on passing a broad rewrite of the nation's immigration laws this year. They believe that their get-tough approach -- including building a wall along the border with Mexico and deporting millions of illegal immigrants -- is far more popular with voters than the approach backed by Bush and the Senate, which would create a guest-worker program and allow many illegal immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship.

[Grendel9]

Another article showing the House remains adamant!

[Grendel9]

Let's hear it for Tom "Guts" Tancredo!

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), who is leading the fight against the Senate plan, said: "Odds were long that any so-called 'compromise bill' would get to the president's desk this year. . . . The nail was already put in the coffin of the Senate's amnesty plan. These hearings probably lowered it into the grave."

[GrandEagle]

I hope you are right. I fear that they may just be waiting until after the elections to vote in amnesty. The electorate has a shot memory at times.

Cordially,
GE

I don't trust my represenative on the issue, but both my Senators (Shelby & Sessions) have stood firm.

[xarmydog]

They all need a weeks stay in West Texas and become truly acquainted with the situation.It is hard to adopt legislation with their eyes wide shut!/sarcasm off

[GrandEagle]

I hope you are right. I fear that they may just be waiting until after the elections to vote in amnesty. The electorate has a shot SHORT memory at times.

Cordially,
GE

I don't trust my represenative on the issue, but both my Senators (Shelby & Sessions) have stood firm.

Although my first post may actually be more accurate, I corrected it to match my intended post.

[upchuck]

This sounds like a good idea.

Anybody know where to get a list of meetings, locations, times, etc?

[Grendel9]

You're lucky to have such Senators.
I live in Illinois. Need I say more!

[Grendel9]

Drudge Report keeps me posted on
such things. C-SPAN 1&2 covers
the two Houses of Congress and
often announces when proposals
and amendments are coming up
for debate. When the various
Committees meet is another
thing altogether. Those can
be fairly impromptu, but The Hill
is a good source to the inside
stuff. Gets a daily read.

http://www.hillnews.com/

[GrandEagle]

They each have their quirks but all in all, a pretty good pair. We are lucky.

[Inyokern]

They believe that their get-tough approach -- including building a wall along the border with Mexico and deporting millions of illegal immigrants

As far as I know, no one is proposing mass deportations. Where do they get that?

[capt. norm]

This whole subject puts the Washington Post in a tricky spot:

Between the evil Goerge W. Bush on one side, and those awful conservatives in the House on the other.

[Grendel9]

For example, The Hill has this today:

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/062106/immigration.html

[upchuck]

Thanks for the link.

[tennmountainman]

Right on. Instead of holding hearings, they can camp out in border states and watch the truck loads of aliens coming thru.

[gubamyster]

ping

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The headline says immigrants.
Are they talking about Criminals who overstay their visas and those who just INVADE our country?

[Mike Darancette]

a series of field hearings during the August recess

There will be protests at the hearings, way left activists screaming at the Congressmen and the locals telling them how it is.

Crank up the corn popper.

[Kimberly GG]

Hopefully there will be plenty prepared to match their voices, loudly and publically, in counter protest!

E-mails, faxes, and phone calls are not enough.

[Mike Darancette]

loudly and publically, in counter protest

They will be loud, racist, anti-American and will destroy their cause.

[MrEdd]

Excellenntttt!!!!

Guess what topic will be showcased for this years final stretch of the congressional races?