Posted on 03/29/2006 4:54:33 PM PST by ncountylee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said Tuesday that he'll work with other conservative Republicans to seek removal of a provision in a pending immigration bill that would give undocumented workers an opportunity to win citizenship.
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., reacted more positively to the bipartisan bill voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night. She called it a balanced approach, combining tougher controls of U.S. borders with protections and opportunities for people already working in the United States.
Vitter said the United States must first "prove ourselves with regards to border security" before he would be willing to entertain any kind of guest worker program or other process to give immigrants legal status. The freshman senator acknowledged that he is hearing from business owners back home, including some Republican supporters, who want Congress to enact legislation that would allow undocumented workers to continue to work in the United States.
Some of the requests to use undocumented workers are justified, Vitter said, but not all. "Some of the impetus is a push for cheaper labor," he said.
Vitter said his views are not affected by what he acknowledges is a large number of undocumented workers involved in Hurricane Katrina cleanup and recovery work in south Louisiana.
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Vitter, R-La., comes down on the right side.
Thank you Senator Vitter!
We all need to make sure that we never forget friends like Senator Sessions and Senator Vitter.
Never did get a reply from Landreau, however.
If possible, please filibuster this bill, Vitter.
Caveat...hedge...
It's a winner. Put the ball back in the Bush/Kennedy side of the court. They show good faith in enforcement first, then later we'll talk about guest worker programs.
Simple, logical, people will understand. When Bush and the Dems go mad and demand GW programs "now" they will look like they have something other than the best interests of Americans on their minds. True anyway, but a lot of people don't see that.
I always thougt it was odd that neither of them would introduce Tancredo's immgration reform bill into the Senate.
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