Posted on 08/01/2006 11:06:09 AM PDT by radar101
A chance encounter in the lobby of the National Press Club suggests that it's possible not likely, but possible that immigration reform could pass this year.
Prospects are grim because House Republicans seem dug in on their plan to fight illegal immigration, period, while the Senate wants to combine border and workplace enforcement with work permits and an opportunity for illegal immigrants to become legal residents and citizens.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...
I'd rather get a solid majority so that we can, as a country, SH*T AND GET OFF THE POT FINALLY!
Backsliding back into Dim control is not the way forward and this goes for the RINO's as well.
I hope you are correct, but fear you are not. Time will tell.
Its unfortunate so few Senate seats are up.
Most of them should be flushed down the toilette bowl of history.
Us, the voters. As hard as I tried to get everyone to hold Bush's feet to the fire during the last election cycle, I was told, 'What am I going to do, vote for Kerry?'. Note, that this was after Bush had signed the Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico.
Guess who could force him to enforce the law.
Again, us the voters. We could contact Congress to express our dismay and demand they take action.
Guess who could impeach him if he doesn't.
Congress. If they had the intestinal fortitude, which they don't because they, too, would rather be reelected than to stand up for some silly notion like, national security.
I've read the speech. It promises amnesty for illegals and a massive increase in third world migration. Why do you want that?
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