[omnivore]

Republican negotiators were working to break an impasse on a proposal that would let employers continue to handpick the high-skilled workers they want to get green cards, rather than requiring workers to qualify through a new, government-run point system.
That change, sought by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, with vigorous backing from the high-tech community, could upset the delicate balance underlying the contentious immigration measure.

From http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070607/D8PK7U881.html via Drudge.

Is Sen. Cornyn fronting for high-tech employers who want to pick and choose people who get green cards (due to corruption)? Or is he just using this as a strategery to defeat the bill? Anybody know which side he's really on?

[Petronski]

Republican negotiators were working to break an impasse on a proposal that would let employers continue to handpick the high-skilled workers they want to get green cards, rather than requiring workers to qualify through a new, government-run point system.

That change, sought by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, with vigorous backing from the high-tech community, could upset the delicate balance underlying the contentious immigration measure.

This effort could be enough to redeem years of Cantwell uselessness.

Well, maybe not. But it would be a good start.