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Tancredo doubts he can block amnesty-extension bill
Denver Post ^ | March 8, 2002 | Bill McAllister

Posted on 03/08/2002 1:24:33 PM PST by sarcasm

Friday, March 08, 2002 - WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Tancredo takes credit for thwarting the Bush administration's last effort to offer partial amnesty to thousands of illegal residents, but Thursday the outspoken immigration foe said he may have been outmaneuvered by the White House.

President Bush has struck a deal with the House leadership to place legislation that offers an extension of amnesty on its consent calendar before Bush heads to Mexico for a state visit next week, the Colorado Republican said.

That action should ensure quick House passage of legislation that Bush has repeatedly sought from Congress. It would allow an undocumented person to receive legal standing, such as a valid green card, by filing a declaration with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

It presumably also would require the person to have been in the United States by a certain date and have filed a declaration with the INS from an appropriate sponsor, such as a relative or employer, and pay a $1,000 penalty.

"The terms are still up in the air," said Dan Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration, a group that has been allied with Tancredo. "We've heard to the effect that the president wants something to bring down to Mexico."

The initial Bush proposal, designed exclusively for Mexicans, once was high on the president's legislative wish list, but it was delayed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. However, as the president noted Wednesday in a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he now is pushing for the extension of the amnesty program known by the section of immigration law that covers it, Section 245I.

The president hailed it as a way to reunite family, separated by the border. "If you believe in family values, if you understand the worth of family and the importance of family, let's get 245I out of the United States Congress and give me a chance to sign it," Bush told the chamber members.

Tancredo, the head of a congressional caucus on immigration issues and proponent of halting virtually all immigration, said he had blocked a previous attempt by Bush to push an extension of the amnesty program through the House. But this time, he said House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., had agreed to place the issue on the suspension, or consent, calendar, making it difficult to defeat the proposal.

The Senate might be more favorable to the bill than the House, expanding the numbers of individuals who can apply, Tancredo said.


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To: EQlizer
According to Zogby poll results that I have seen, if you break down the votes against immigration, they are pretty evenly split between republicans and democrats. This isn't a one party issue - it runs across the board.
2,924 posted on 05/14/2002 5:06:25 PM PDT by Brownie74
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To: sarcasm
BTTT!!
2,925 posted on 05/14/2002 5:11:42 PM PDT by brightx
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To: 4ourprogeny
Great News! I sent faxes Friday and called Rep's today. Can't wait to see how they voted.!! Woopee
2,927 posted on 05/14/2002 5:29:37 PM PDT by madfly
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To: Brownie74
Wouldn't that be wonderful - just sign an executive order legalizing all illegals? Bush is already done that sort of with his temporary extensions for Central Americans. The only thing is temporary means permanent in the immigration world of the US. Once illegals get in, no matter how, they rarely get sent back home.

Now I know why Bush has been so kissy kissy with Ted Kennedy. The swimmer chairs the immigration subcommittee in the Senate where Bush hopes he can get more legislation for his mass immigration schemes. And as we all know Teddy is the granddaddy of the immigration scam being shoved down our throats.

2,929 posted on 05/14/2002 6:06:29 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
Once illegals get in, no matter how, they rarely get sent back home.

That's the irony of this. Even with 245(i) getting bumped today nothing is going to change. It will only continue to get worse. Business as usual!!

2,930 posted on 05/14/2002 6:27:52 PM PDT by Brownie74
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To: Vallandigham
Thanks for the up to date post....Came home and logged on to find out the latest news!! Great News!!
2,931 posted on 05/14/2002 6:44:42 PM PDT by Dutchy
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To: Brownie74
They should place a moratorium on immigration until they deport all of the illegal aliens already here. Once we get that insane mess cleaned up, then we can allow organized immigration according to the rules and quotas that are already on our books.

SEAL THE SOUTHERN BORDER IMMEDIATELY!!

A common sense bump.

2,932 posted on 05/14/2002 10:14:07 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf
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To: JackelopeBreeder
Sorry buddy, no self-identified, high profile-seeking, photograph-sharing active duty law enforcement officer in the INS should be commentating on immigration threads within a site like Free Republic. It's stupid and reckless, and I question his agenda.

Why would I want to "last" 48 hours in the Sonoran desert? Hey, jarhead, you try to "last" 25 minutes at the bottom of Lake Michigan, ok? "Last" 30 seconds with a naked Janet Reno sporting wood.

Marine Inspector is your hero? Why? If ANY active duty Marine logged into FR and actively participated in threads criticizing the mission he was ordered to pursue, I'd question his motive and judgement too. It smells.

You know what I think? I think there are a lot of agent provacateurs around here. A lot of morons too.

2,933 posted on 05/15/2002 2:56:36 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: JackelopeBreeder
If you would like to make a rebuttal, feel free to come visit me in Cochise County. I'll give you the special guided tour of the OK Corral.

You are truly an "Army of One." Sounds like there's lots of shooting folks and breaking things up your way. If only you were around 57 years ago - those wannabes in "Easy" Company would have been transferred to artillery. Nobody like you. Ever.

2,934 posted on 05/15/2002 4:16:31 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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2,936 posted on 05/16/2002 3:31:08 AM PDT by Brownie74
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To: Sabertooth
Good poem!
But no matter what Bush does, the Republicans will vote for him –he knows this.
The Democrats (and the illegals) will not vote for him – he does not know this.
2,937 posted on 05/16/2002 4:16:05 AM PDT by bimbo
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To: Joe Hadenuf
If this goes through, President Bush will pay the political price.

I have nightmares about seeing Dan Rather’s smirk on the evening news when the Republicans lose the House, in addition to the Senate.

2,938 posted on 05/16/2002 4:23:43 AM PDT by bimbo
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