Don’t throw Senator Inhofe into that category — he is up for relection and been fighting to defeat this bill. Here is his comment about the cloture vote:
For Immediate Release:
June 26, 2007
INHOFE STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION VOTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made the following statement in response to today’s vote to invoke cloture on the 2007 Immigration Reform Bill which passed 64-35:
“I am very disappointed in the outcome of today’s vote. A vote for this motion to invoke cloture is just one step closer to a vote for amnesty. Thirty hours of debate and a limited amount of amendments will not change the underlying nature of this bill. I have long said that I will not support any measure that allows illegal immigrants to shortcut the current path to citizenship and I will continue to fight to expose the flaws in this bill, helping to defeat this egregious gift of amnesty to 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants.
“It’s time for the Senate to listen to their constituents. The American public does not want this so-called immigration fix. What they want and what they deserve is for the federal government to secure the borders and enforce the rule of law – both of which can be achieved without an additional 800 pages of new legislation.”
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You're right. Inhofe and Coburn both have been on the right side of this thing since it started (unlike my two when the kitchen got too warm and then they decided they were against amnesty).