You got that right. I'd say it's a Trick for the Times. Of course, it'll die in the Senate; either that, or the Senate will mark it up to the point where they attach the whole shamnesty bill to it as an amendment.
Still, this is very cool. What would really make me smile is to see this little victory get a whole lot of media coverage. I'm watching you Fox News...
“You got that right. I’d say it’s a Trick for the Times. Of course, it’ll die in the Senate; either that, or the Senate will mark it up to the point where they attach the whole shamnesty bill to it as an amendment.”
Actually, the Coleman (R-MN) Amendment did the similar thing as tancredo’s proposal, and it was shot down:
Coleman
5/24/2007
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SP1158:
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual’s immigration status.
+
Allow illegals to be identified locally
FAIL (48/49/0)
It failed by one vote!
This is indeed encouraging, as it is a signal that the House wont be a walkover for the amnesty folks. The urban liberal democrats are not interested in open borders, even if the Democrat party elites are corrupt and cynical enough to troll for new voters.