Posted on 06/30/2007 12:19:34 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Democrats and Republicans who blocked the Senate immigration bill this week say it's now time to focus on immigration law enforcement, and say President Bush should still find a way to pump $4.4 billion he promised into border security.
"There is a consensus that we must secure our borders and enforce our laws. So let's start there," said Sen. Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina Republican; while Sen. Wayne Allard, Colorado Republican, said Congress should "find common-sense solutions to the labor concerns we face in the agriculture industry and start doing what we all know needs to be done — secure the border and enforce our existing laws."
The bill fell apart on a 53-46 vote to block further action — 14 votes shy of the 60 needed to end debate and set a final up-or-down vote. Many senators credited the defeat to outraged voters, who continued even through yesterday, a day after the bill failed, to call Senate offices to demand senators vote against the already-dead measure.
Now, the House must decide whether to press forward. Yesterday, Democratic leaders were unsure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said after next week's July Fourth holiday break they will "take stock of what the options are and go from there."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
the fence would never have been built if the shmnesty bill passed and jorge bush will certainly never build it now!!!
Seems that way to me. The President actually attempted to blackmail the American people into supporting amnesty by teasing them with $4.4 billion for border security.
The only way to proceed is to get a President and majorities in the Congresses that believe in the rule of law.
If there's one thing that should be 'bipartisan' it should be enforcement of current law. Otherwise, their laws are meaningless and they ask for anarchy.
The War In Iraq is costing US AMERICAN TAXPAYERS over $2 BILLION PER WEEK, so............................
The fence is a good start. If Bush and congress are serious about enforcing immigration laws they need to go after employers in a BIG way.
“We just need to fight our own government for the right to enforce our laws( isn’t that insanity?)”
You get it! Why should we have to beg and plead with our elected officials to uphold immigration laws? On top of that they try and shove this traitorous amnesty bill down our throats. If your only choice when voting is a democrat or a republican who supported shamnesty vote third party.
Great info bump.
Thanks. Lots of folks hear so many conflicting reports, they really don’t know what we have at the border. That’s why I post “border reality.”
But Mr. Chertoff warned “you will continue to see heart-wrenching examples of families being pulled apart” as he enforces existing laws.
Chertoff needs fired yesterday!
“But Mr. Chertoff warned “you will continue to see heart-wrenching examples of families being pulled apart” as he enforces existing laws.”
And his point is? NOthing heartwrenching here. They all go back.
Demand a border fence! Build it NOW!! Beef up the border patrol and close our borders!
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Courtesy of a pro-amnesty group, no less!!
They are not building the fence because it will interfere with SPP/NAU; until those two suicidal plans are brought into the light of day and killed with blunt force, this nonsense will continue
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