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DRUDGE - REPORTS: IMMIGRATION BILL ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE IN SENATE... DEVELOPING...
DRUDGE ^ | DRUDGE (or Breitbart)

Posted on 06/06/2007 10:02:57 PM PDT by doug from upland

That is the headline on Drudge and all he has for now. Since Matt is undoubtedly in bed on the East Coast, we can probably thank Andrew Breitbart.

The immigration bill is on the brink of collapse in the Senate. Let's hope for some more developments soon.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; drudge; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration
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To: Prince Charles
• An amendment by Sen. John Cornyn ? to bar gang members, sex offenders, terrorists, and alien absconders from receiving amensty was defeated 46-51.

It would be nice to know who voted against this. I bet they were all RATS.

281 posted on 06/07/2007 4:25:08 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: A CA Guy

All are doable except the part about refusing citizenship to the anchor babies. I believe that would require an amendment to the Constitution, no?


282 posted on 06/07/2007 4:28:55 AM PDT by johnpannell
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To: RonDog
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., alone among his party's presidential aspirants in backing the immigration measure, opposed Cornyn's bid and backed the Democratic alternative offered by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.

You don't suppose this has anything to do with McPain pulling out of the Straw Poll, do you?

283 posted on 06/07/2007 4:29:05 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Diogenesis
I thought a rise in U.S. TB rates might be the case.

When my wife went through immigration screening 10 years ago, the State Dept. was very concerned about TB infection. You had to have a chest X-ray and be cleared by a U.S.-approved hospital (this was in Saigon, and clearance was required from Chau Rai Hospital, which at the time was the best in all of Vietnam).

If you did not pass the TB screening you had to get clearance from a physician stating that you were under his care and undergoing the medical regime for TB.

That wasn't the only test, there were others for STDs as well as a general medical history and checkup, plus more that I can't recall. The checks were rather costly time consuming. Vaccinations for polio, MMR, rotavuirus, Hep A, Hep B, Meningococcal, varicella, flu, etc.

I won't describe the home country financial, criminal, and banking releases, that's another topic.

Americans don't seem to "get it", that the diseases we rarely see or thing about are almost rampant in Third World and developing countries including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Salvador.

Diseases that I have personally seen abroad (picked up by American tourists and acquaintances and friends) include chronic malaria, cerebral meningitis, dengue fever, enchepalitis, hepatitis A, and rabies.

Our Z visa "guest worker" illegals will be checked and immunized for NOTHING. ZERO.

284 posted on 06/07/2007 4:30:52 AM PDT by angkor
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To: JRochelle

“Sessions for President.”

Since the start of this last year, Sessions has been the most outspoken, yet truthful senator on the floor about illegals. Really worth watching.


285 posted on 06/07/2007 4:33:16 AM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: FlyVet

KEEP UP THE HEAT!!!! e-mail...phone...senators, white house, congressmen. We can win this fight!!


286 posted on 06/07/2007 4:34:08 AM PDT by KenmcG414
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
No, 10 Reps voted with 39 Dems and 2 Independents against it. 9 Dems and 37 Reps voted for it.
287 posted on 06/07/2007 4:39:19 AM PDT by kabar
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To: KenmcG414

Oh boy, I have sent the faxes and emails, but I haven’t actually called them yet. Never have called them, in fact. I’m one of them “slow to anger” types. But it’s getting real, real close. They ain’t gonna like it when I call them. I will have to watch it, so I don’t get a knock at the door.


288 posted on 06/07/2007 4:39:55 AM PDT by FlyVet
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To: RonDog
The Senate voted 51-46 to reject a proposal by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to bar criminals -- including those ordered by judges to be deported -- from gaining legal status. Democrats siphoned support from Cornyn's proposal by winning adoption, 66-32, of a rival version that would bar a more limited set of criminals, including certain gang members and sex offenders, from gaining legalization.
289 posted on 06/07/2007 4:43:37 AM PDT by angkor
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To: kabar

Thanks. I don’t know how anyone could have voted against this amendment.


290 posted on 06/07/2007 4:52:58 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: JRochelle
It's not dead yet...

..Need to keep praying!

291 posted on 06/07/2007 4:54:00 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: angkor

What can you conclude from that, except that most of our gutter slimeball politicians WANT a CRIMINAL CONSTITUENCY to fuel their POWER desires? Hmmmmm?


292 posted on 06/07/2007 4:56:16 AM PDT by FlyVet
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To: Guenevere

Just saw this commercial on FOX in NY from Texas Employers for Immigration Reform site. (http://txeir.org/default.aspx). They’re pushing back bigtime.

http://ex.democracydata.com/VIANOVO/workers/We_Need_Workers-Texas_WM9.wmv


293 posted on 06/07/2007 4:58:38 AM PDT by Master of Orion
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To: Gracey

I’d vote for redirecting monies for free government services to the illegals to building the fence, hiring more BP agents, incarceration for those illegals caught until deported, increasing the ICE staff to speed up the process for allowing those to come into the country legally and judges for deportation hearings. Now exactly what is wrong spending our tax dollars in that manner?


294 posted on 06/07/2007 5:01:46 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: RonDog
Thanks for all your information/updates.

Phone calls, etc. must continue ....we cannot assume anything..!

also...Pray without ceasing!...

295 posted on 06/07/2007 5:02:59 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma; All
also....while you're praying..

..ask for stamina & a strong voice for Senator Sessions and his allies!

Pray for courage & also protection for those who are defending this country and its citizens both domestically and abroad

296 posted on 06/07/2007 5:06:40 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: Tzimisce
So the Washington Post lied when they said the bill was on the verge of being passed? I don’t believe it....

I imagine a WaPo article from 1912, would have read: "After a brief delay due to an encounter with an ice berg, the Titanic is back on schedule again for its arrival in New York harbor."

297 posted on 06/07/2007 5:08:22 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: Master of Orion

We’re getting it here in Florida too....:(


298 posted on 06/07/2007 5:09:07 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: doug from upland

The only abortion I support is of this bill.


299 posted on 06/07/2007 5:10:19 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Leaning for HUNTER. Thompson could change that. I won't say bad things about Tancredo, either.)
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To: Master of Orion

We already have millions of hispanic workers all over our streets here in Dallas Texas area, driving to work yesterday morning (yes I actually work) they were cutting lawns, working for the cities of Richardson, Carrollton, Addison, Plano, Dallas fixing our streets, they were the roofers repairing our roofs (you know low wage earners)
they are construction workers building our homes, oh did I mention putting up fences (you should see the gem of a fence placed next door, OMG!)

We don’t need no stinkin fence..

And the rest who can’t get their hands on one of those LOW wage jobs....they just go and steal from the rest of us, just watch local news every night!!

We don’t need no stinkin fence

do we Mr Guttierez, what we need are MORE illegals standing on street corners selling dope to minors...


300 posted on 06/07/2007 5:12:34 AM PDT by stopem (God Bless the U.S.A AND the Troops who protect her, and their Commander In Chief.)
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