Senate Blocks Ag Worker Citizenship Plan

LA Times ^ | 4/19/05 | Mary Curtius

[BurbankKarl]

WASHINGTON — The Senate today blocked a measure that would have created a path to citizenship for an estimated 500,000 farmworkers and their families, dealing a setback to those who advocate legalization as the key to immigration reform.

The measure's supporters failed to secure the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster by opponents, ending the effort by Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) to attach the plan to an $80-billion emergency funding bill that mainly would pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Under the plan, any illegal farmworker who could demonstrate that he or she had worked in agriculture for at least 100 days in the 18-month period before Dec. 31, 2004 and meet certain other criteria would be eligible for temporary residency.

Once the worker obtained temporary residency, he or she would have to work another 360 days over at least the next three years and no more than six years to be eligible for permanent residency. The spouse and children of farmworkers who obtained permanent residency would also be eligible for permanent residency.

Opponents attacked the measure as a thinly disguised amnesty program that would only increase the flow of illegal immigration into this country, and said it was inappropriate to try to attach such a sweeping change to an emergency spending bill needed to supply troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[cripplecreek]

Who said I condone mass deportations Mr Wizard?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

".... festering for 40 years"

so what?

The crisis is that it has gone fulminant for the last ten years. (Yes, I chose the word carefully, for context)

[BurbankKarl]

I think he said 80% Americans are opposed to mass deportations of illegal aliens.

[ken21]

it doesn't matter whether they are citizens or not,

because the federal government issues them i.d. #s so that that they can buy houses.

the u.s. government depends on the housing market, new and used to push our economy.

[BurbankKarl]

Voinovich is a moron...that is why Bolton failed.

[Dane]

Where is your poll that 80% disapprove of no Illegal Immigration?

Uh it's 80% who disapprove of mass deportations,

Some 80 percent of voters say it's unrealistic to deport some 10 million illegals.

Link

[MD_Willington_1976]

They call it a set back...I've been here 5 years now, I wasn't offered any special treatment, why should they?

Get in line like me...

MD

[Txsleuth]

I think ya'll are celebrating too soon--this afternoon an amendment was passed that was put up by Mikulski that allows ---illegals to come in and do "seasonal" work in NE restaurants--

When THAT amendments passed 94-6, it opened up the supplemental to the REST of the immigration bills that got voted down....

Those will prolly be voted on tomorrow----the dems won 2 big ones today---

the GOP should hide their heads in shame!!!

[moehoward]

"Sorry, this page has moved or does not exist"

Nice link. I'm convinced.............

[B4Ranch]

Do you think the Ag Jobs bill is basically a sellout to American agricultural corporations and interests?

Yes 97% 813 votes

No 3% 25 votes

Total: 838 votes

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"Now, we need to round up the illegals and deport them."

Now, we need to round up the RINOs and send them home, too.

[NRA2BFree]

According to an Ed Goeas poll 80% of voting Americans are against that idea, so maybe you can celebrate your above fanatsy in the privacy of your bathroom and let the adults try to figure out a solution to this problem that has been festering for 40 years.

BWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

It's a real bummer to LOSE isn't it? LOL!! It just makes our victory that much sweeter! Does this mean that you'll be moving back to Mexico in the near future? Glad to see ya made it in time for our victory party! ;-)

P...S...Spell checker is your friend. Don't get so mad you forget to use it. :-)

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"It also must suck to be against 80% of the American electorate who don't condone mass deportations."

Definition of "mass deportation?"
Source of poll?

[BurbankKarl]

The BurbankKarl amendment is as follows:


"No guest worker shall work or reside in a county that has any citizen on unemployment benefits in that county."

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"Some 80 percent of voters say it's unrealistic to deport some 10 million illegals. "

Forget my earlier post.

Huge difference between "unrealistic" and "don't condone."

[Czar]

You FOQNA loons must be pretty disappointed, huh?

Perhaps all 9 of you can get together tonight for a pity party...

[Dane]

Well I will use the FR link of the CS Monitor story.

Link

[BurbankKarl]

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[freeangel]

You beat me to Danes "spin" of the poll. Glad you caught it.

[Dane]

You FOQNA loons must be pretty disappointed, huh?

Well from someone(czar) who has major experience portraying looniness, you should know.