U.S. Senate floor schedule for consideration of immigration legislation [LIVE Thread]

U.S. Senate ^ | May 21, 2007 | Unknown

[LibertarianLiz]

for those that remember the 1986 legislation

I think that this is something that no one is talking about. One of the reasons people my age and older (I'm 52) are so dead set against this "amnesty" bill, is because we WERE around for the last one. And we learned that once amnesty is granted, the border control portion of the legislation disappears. Once these people are granted their "Z" visas, there will be no reason to enforce the border.

The other problem is this, how is the already overburdened and (to borrow a Steyn term) sclerotic agency that is now dealing with "legal" immigration, going to be able to handle the huge dump of "illegal" applicants for "Z" visas? Is there a funding mechanism within this bill? I doubt it, but if I'm wrong, let me know.

[bnelson44]

follow the money...

[truthkeeper]

I guess the gallows humor around here has taken hold...heh...

[acoulterfan]

Bush created/promoted the Dems to do this to us.

[mwl1]

Don’t need 50 votes to kill the bill going forward. Just 41.

[Red_Devil 232]

I dont see a hundred Sen. voting ... how are tey voting if they are not on the floor?

[michigander]

with the justification that that they can have plenty of debate afterwards.

Well if 30 hours is the definition of "plenty" .......

[TomGuy]

Specter: "It's NOT amnesty." Wow, they sure don't like that word!

The White House wiggle-word, via Tony Snow, is regularize. This bill will regularize the undocumented workers.

[truthkeeper]

Maybe they’re running around rounding them up...or better yet, maybe they’re NOT?

[bnelson44]

They walk in, vote, and walk out.

[kabar]

They have put money in the bill to increase the staff of Homeland Security to process the applicants.

[truthkeeper]

Old Man Byrd is with us on this one.

[TomGuy]

Mr. Byrd?

Mr. Byrd, no.

[Maybe the ole Byrd will stop this on a technicality, as he did the 2002 attempt.]

[IslandJeff]

Alright, Sheets!
I have it 21-10 so far

[truthkeeper]

I’m counting. Eleven “no’s” that I heard so far.

[Guenevere]

So far, I have 11 NO's from our side...?

Is that right?

[acoulterfan]

I think Byrd sees the future for his grandkids if this passes!

[AliVeritas]

Snowe... aye.

Figures.

[SE Mom]

Dang- I was going to keep count but the dang phone rang...

Where are we now with the count?

[truthkeeper]

Yup.