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Senate Leaders Agree to Revive Immigration Bill
NY Times ^ | June 15, 2007 | Jeff Zeleny

Posted on 06/15/2007 12:55:19 PM PDT by driftdiver

WASHINGTON, June 14 — Senate Democratic and Republican leaders announced on Thursday that they had agreed on a way to revive a comprehensive immigration bill that was pulled off the Senate floor seven days ago.

The majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, and the minority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, said they expected the bill to return to the floor before the Fourth of July recess.

In a joint statement, Mr. Reid and Mr. McConnell said: “We met this evening with several of the senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to the Senate floor after completion of the energy bill.”

The immigration bill, ardently sought by President Bush, would make the biggest changes in immigration law and policy in more than 20 years.

It would increase border security, crack down on companies that employ illegal immigrants, establish a guest worker program and offer legal status to most of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.

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The Republican whip, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who supports the bill, said: “Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; freespeech; immigrantlist; immigration; nafta
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The last part is what I found interesting. Seems our elected leaders are offended when the peons speak their minds.
1 posted on 06/15/2007 12:55:22 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver
A pox on you, your children and your grandchildren.

Whew, that feel a little better.

2 posted on 06/15/2007 12:57:09 PM PDT by The Blitherer (These are not dark days; these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. -WSC)
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To: The Blitherer

A pox on me?


3 posted on 06/15/2007 12:58:11 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver
“Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.”

Ve haf vays, do ve not, Herr Loot?

4 posted on 06/15/2007 12:59:05 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: driftdiver
No! :-)

Speaking to those steaming piles of horse turds in the Senate.

5 posted on 06/15/2007 12:59:06 PM PDT by The Blitherer (These are not dark days; these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. -WSC)
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To: driftdiver
Well.... Isn’t that last line special. This ties right in with the DUFU funnies about getting the fairness doctrine put in again. With that statement Trent just became the DUmmies favorite Republican for the week.
6 posted on 06/15/2007 12:59:14 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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To: driftdiver

If the amnesty passes, count on me to resign my Republican voter registration on the next business day.


7 posted on 06/15/2007 12:59:31 PM PDT by Rapscallion (How do all US Senators enter office poor and retire as millionaires???)
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To: driftdiver

Seems our elected leaders are offended when the peons speak their minds.
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They don’t like it when their malfeasance is questioned by the citizens of this nation under the First Amendment. After all, what do you think was the reasoning behind McCain-Feingold and WHY BUSH SIGNED IT ??? Yes, suppression of FREE SPEECH against the POLITICAL CLASS.


8 posted on 06/15/2007 1:00:02 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Abathar

Its a f’ing outrage.


9 posted on 06/15/2007 1:00:24 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: driftdiver
Wrong headline: Should read Senate leader agree to screw American citizens.
10 posted on 06/15/2007 1:01:36 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: driftdiver

Just an FYI to anyone who receives a call from the RNC asking for money. If you have given money in the last year you can ask for a refund. Don’t just say you’ll never give any money again. Actually ask to get your money back.


11 posted on 06/15/2007 1:01:39 PM PDT by The Blitherer (These are not dark days; these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. -WSC)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


12 posted on 06/15/2007 1:01:49 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Rapscallion

If the amnesty passes, count on me to resign my Republican voter registration on the next business day.
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You have plenty of reason to do it alread, as I have. The Repubs got blasted big time about their malfeasance and treasonous behavoir and I pulled ALL MY SUPPORT from the Repub party. They can thank Bush and the RINO following for that, big time. They completely back-stabbed the conservative base that put them in power.


13 posted on 06/15/2007 1:02:42 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: The Blitherer

“Speaking to those steaming piles of horse turds in the Senate”

Don’t forget to add the House as well. WHEN will they start enforcing existing laws?


14 posted on 06/15/2007 1:02:50 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver

Hope everybody is talking names and getting ready to kick butt. These turn coat Republicans are gonna pay for this next primary time.


15 posted on 06/15/2007 1:03:19 PM PDT by kjo
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
We have a bunch of elitist douche-bags running this country. It’s way past time for us to put these spoiled morons in their place.
16 posted on 06/15/2007 1:04:44 PM PDT by peeps36 (OUTLAWED WORDS--INSURGENT,GLOBAL WARMING,UNDOCUMENTED WORKER,PALESTINIAN,TERMINATED PREGNANCY)
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To: driftdiver

Well it appears the House members are hearing the people. Look what just passed in the House:

Tancredo wins surprise immigration vote

By Chris Barge, Rocky Mountain News
June 15, 2007
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted to withhold federal emergency services funding for “sanctuary cities” that protect illegal immigrants.

The House passed the amendment, 234 to 189, with 50 Democrats voting in favor.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5587755,00.html


17 posted on 06/15/2007 1:05:00 PM PDT by digerati
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The immigration bill, ardently sought by President Bush....

"ardently" is the right word.

He's so out of touch on this, how can I believe him on anything else anymore?

18 posted on 06/15/2007 1:05:15 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really needed?)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

He wants something other than the war as his legacy, and this is what we are getting shafted with.


19 posted on 06/15/2007 1:07:07 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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To: driftdiver

https://www.gop.com/Secure/Splash.aspx


20 posted on 06/15/2007 1:07:08 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (I believe that's my stapler....)
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