[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Immigrants would not be granted a pathway to citizenship beyond what already exists for nonimmigrant visa holders (marriage of a U.S. citizen or obtaining a green card).

I don't know if Kyl and Hutchison are dumb or dishonest. Dems would certainly add a path-to-citizenship amendment. As you wrote:

1. they know they will not get a majority behind the bill in the U.S. Senate - as they have crafted it - without Dim inserted amendments that will weaken some of the bill’s restrictions, with the affect of converting the bill into a modified “dream act”, and

2. they also know they will vote in favor of that modified bill because they are incapable of standing up - against the Democrats and their media - for any of their own principles for which they have written some of the restrictions in their bill - they know they will cave instead of stand tall.

They can't quite admit in public that amnestied illegals would vote overwhelmingly for Dems, so they will pretend that they are going to pass an amnesty bill without a path-to-citizenship.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” they will pretend that they are going to pass an amnesty bill without a path-to-citizenship. “

That seems to be the game plan.....as if the Dems would not grant it anyway.

[Gilbo_3]

They can't quite admit in public that amnestied illegals would vote overwhelmingly for Dems, so they will pretend that they are going to pass an amnesty bill without a path-to-citizenship.

you miss the point...even if the new *citizens* vote 10:1 dim, *we* still get that one 'R' vote in the bank...and every 'R' vote indeed equals more ticket and popcorn sales for Mr McMahon...

the merchandising of the movie rights and action figures is simply a bit of extra gravy for the stars too...

[Gilbo_3]

Mr McMahon = uncle Sam...in case theres any confusion... 8^}

[sickoflibs]

RE :”I don't know if Kyl and Hutchison are dumb or dishonest. Dems would certainly add a path-to-citizenship amendment.”

Stealing my line ? I usually say both.

As you know they are terrified now, they see the house on fire and so they (in their view) don't care about water/mold damage to it from flooding it.

I remember one freeper saying recently :
“ We must pass immigration reform RIGHT now and pray that it's enough”

I replied to her :”That's called a prayer for the Dead”

Repeating SOL's reform plan:

1) Give them 1 year green card if they register and get photoed and fingerprinted.
2) For the next year they must report income that puts them in the top Fed tax bracket and pay , and so it must be earned income (using today's rules).
3) If they dont then boot them out on April 16th
4) If they do this for 5 years let them apply for US citizenship if they want.

They wont support Dems after that, but Dems would scream 'unfair' if this plan ever came up.