Posted on 04/06/2006 8:33:43 AM PDT by STARWISE
WASHINGTON - In a last stab at compromise, Senate Republicans and Democrats reported progress Thursday toward agreement on legislation opening the way to legal status and eventual citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants now in the U.S. illegally.
"There's been tremendous progress overnight," said Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada, the Democratic leader, while Majority Leader Bill Frist also expressed optimism that a long-sought compromise might be at hand.
There was no immediate reaction from President Bush, who has made immigration legislation a key priority.
The developments occurred after Frist unveiled a new bill late Wednesday night on the subject as the Senate headed into a test vote on the most sweeping immigration bill in two decades.
In general, the legislation would provide for enhanced border security, regulate the flow of future immigrants into the United States and settle the legal fate of the estimated 11 million men, women and children already in the country.
It was the fate of the illegal immigrant population that proved hardest to legislate, and it has left the Senate on the verge of gridlock for days.
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Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., as well as other key senators met before the vote to review terms of a proposed compromise.
In general, it would require illegal immigrants who have been in the United States between two years and five years to return to their home country briefly, then re-enter as temporary workers. They could then begin a process of seeking citizenship.
Illegal immigrants here longer than five years would not be required to return home; those in the country less than two years would be required to leave without assurances of returning, and take their place in line with others seeking entry papers.
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Re: your post #1267, where did I "slam" an American?!
"Let yourself be seen as well as heard. You have got to move fast."
I've been on the "move" since Oct 3 2001
http://www.freerepublic.com/~6869tonkingulfyachtc/
Thanks for the heads up ; )
That reminds me of the song.
Not the sappy, maudlin original by Morris Albert, but the cover by The Offspring.
Nothing more than feelings Trying to forget my Feelings of hate
Trying to forget my Feelings of hate
Feelings For all my life, I’ll feel it I wish I’d never met you You’ll make me sick again
Feelings Whoa, feelings Whoa, feelings Of hate on my mind
Feelings like I gotta get you Out of my life
Whenever I see John McCain stumble up to the lectern in front of those C-SPAN cameras that song pops into my head.
Check out the Press Releases for Tom Tancredo and George Allen during our hour of need:
No, I'm not accusing Bush of treason and also know that you have not seen anything I have posted that would come close to what you imply. I wish you could stick to the issue. You have talked to me more about "impeaching Bush" and "treason" more than you have about illegal aliens. I'm beginning to suspect you are a DUer. LOL I voted for Bush both terms. I happen to not agree with him on Amnesty to illegals. If you think that is the definition of "treason" so be it. It's not mine.
If you actually spent the time reading the post your replying to, I wouldn't have to waste time repeating myself.
To be clear, would a wall that did not stop 100% of illegal immigration be of any value?
I think I made myself clear. You are the one who said I said it would be useless. I said it would SLOW the flow, not STOP the flow.
Recent history backs up this assertion. It's not that we want expect to "jolt the public" with a democrat - the idea is to show Republicans that they have to actually govern as conservatives to get elected.
If Democrat-Lite Republicans in conservative states start getting knocked off then the rest of them will learn their lesson.
The policy you advocate is akin to a wife not upsetting her abusive husband for fear that he will get even more abusive.
Why does he have to scale the wall to use his RPG?
Not on your life, "Cardinal." Most Catholics disagree with you!
My definition of "treason" is the same as the law's - I didn't mean to "imply" anything - I was asking a question. I certainly did not "imply" anywhere close to your "beginning to suspect" I am a DUmmy ; )
Not now anyway.
As the old saying goes, a waste is a terrible thing to mind. Those that are for illegal immigration do not use logic and reason to make their points. The fact is that up till about 1990, most jobs that illegals now dfod were done by American citizens. As we know, when illegals flooded these industries, wages dropped and benifits vanished.
That is what everyone has been posting to you for the last half an hour. Post after post to you has stated that a wall that even slows down illegal immigration would be of value.
To those posts, you've replied over and over again that walls are not inpenetratable. No one has said that they were so it is not clear why you are even making that statement if it has no point.
You're the master of putting words in other people's mouths.
Who in hell said it was "wise"? We just differ in what to do about it.
You set up strawmen so that you can demagogue. Just like I said.
The govenment claim has been that they can't possibly deport. Therfore, I want to know, whose going to oversee the above?
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