‘According to a Senate GOP aide, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) will try to offer a “fix” to the bill in the Finance Committee markup of the legislation today. Republican aides are also worried that under certain definitions in the House bill, a resident alien who spent at least 183 days drawing income in the United States but was deported _ and still filed a tax return _ could have a rebate check sent to their home country. Ensign will try to prevent this with an amendment to the bill, according to a GOP aide.’
This would be comical, except its our country getting laughed at.
Well at least Ensign’s trying to fix the problem. It’s probably too late, though. I cannot believe this immigration issue has turned in the ginormous hairball it is. This one falls squarely on the shoulders of the ‘94 Republican majority for not addressing the issue 15 years ago and on GWB for not having the stones to do it years ago.