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Congress Nears Deal on Illegal Immigrants (breaking on cable networks)
AP/Yahoo News ^ | 4-6-06 | DAVID ESPO

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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KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; amnesty; borderlist; buchananwasright; compromise; congress; guestworker; idiotsonparade; immigration; senatetraitors; soldout; tancredo4president; theswimmer; traitors; trashingamerica; treason
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To: STARWISE

Another sell out...depressing.


21 posted on 04/06/2006 8:38:23 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: STARWISE

Unacceptable, the GOP will pay for this treachery in November.


22 posted on 04/06/2006 8:38:24 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: Peach
What does BOHICA mean?

Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.

23 posted on 04/06/2006 8:38:32 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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To: mewzilla

Ditto. Now I'll leave the thread and let people argue among themselves. LOL


24 posted on 04/06/2006 8:38:40 AM PDT by Peach
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To: STARWISE

From a thread that got pulled a minute ago: "So far I've only heard that illegal immigrants here less than 2 years have to leave."

That humming sound you hear are the bogus document printers warming up.


25 posted on 04/06/2006 8:38:52 AM PDT by Rebelbase (The last time I was this angry with a President was when Slick was in office.)
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To: Peach
And people who have been here longer breaking the laws get rewarded for their crime.
26 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:14 AM PDT by FloridianBushFan (God Bless our Troops and President Bush)
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To: STARWISE

this is all just a waste of time and taxpayers' dollars...

we don't need any new bills,
what we need is for GWB & the DOJ to start enforcing the laws already on the books.


27 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:20 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots. Semper Fi!)
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To: sissyjane

What I heard is there is no guarantee they can come back. And if we do real border enforcement, hopefully they won't come back illegally.


28 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:24 AM PDT by Peach
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To: STARWISE

This is going to backfire on the Washington lawmakers.

People are fed up. Not just in the border towns but in the midwest, CA and up in ME.


29 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:37 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: STARWISE
I've written my two RINO Senators, but it probably won't mean a thing. These idiots want amnesty. The Senate is bought and paid for. The voters are irrelevent, or so they think.

Idiots!!

30 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:39 AM PDT by meyer (Dems are stuck on stupid. Al Gore invented stupid.)
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To: STARWISE

Sovereignity lost. Ilegals have greater political power than those citizens supposedly enfranchised with the right to vote.


31 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:40 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: x1stcav
"There's been tremendous progress overnight," said Sen. Harry Reid"

This phrase always makes my nerves a little queezy.

32 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:41 AM PDT by Lekker 1 ("Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes..." - Popular Mechanics, March 1949)
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To: Peach
I just hope that the amendment to refuse citizenship to those who have committed felonies passes.

I hope so too. But doubt it. That would be to judgmental and unfair. After all, those felons have paid their debt to society. /sarc
33 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:42 AM PDT by uncitizen
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To: Peach

A - M - N - E - S - T - Y ..... Which, when translated means,,,, I'm changing to the CONSTITUTION PARTY.


34 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:48 AM PDT by Mayflower Sister (DEMOCRAT: THE PARTY OF COWARDS AND TRAITORS, and I almost forgot... BABY KILLERS)
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To: abb

35 posted on 04/06/2006 8:39:49 AM PDT by Rebelbase (The last time I was this angry with a President was when Slick was in office.)
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To: STARWISE
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.

THIS STATEMENT ALONE SAYS ONE THING TO ME: AMERICA IS SCREWED! AMERICANS GET SCREWED! ILLEGALS WIN! ILLEGALS GET TO STAY! ILLEGALS ARE NOW LEGAL! ILLEGALS CONTINUE TO GET FREE MONEY, FREE HEALTH CARE, AS LEGALS! AMERICA IS DOOMED! TERRORISTS WHO ILLEGALLY GOT INTO THE COUNTRY CAN NOW BE HERE LEGALLY TO BE TERRORISTS! IN OTHER WORDS, AMERICA GETS YET ANOTHER BIG SHAFT FROM THE U.S. CONGRESS OF COMMUNISTS.

36 posted on 04/06/2006 8:40:13 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Democrats: The communist, socialist, and Al Qaeda loving party of America.)
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To: hershey
Amendments will be offered to the Senate bill;
some of these amendments may kill the bill.
37 posted on 04/06/2006 8:40:13 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: Peach

So, the longer you've broken the law, the more we're going to reward you?

Please explain to me how that isn't insane?

Also, explain how they are going to verify how long an illegal has been in this country?


38 posted on 04/06/2006 8:40:17 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: Peach

Maybe some more belly-achin' would fix it... yes... that might work.


39 posted on 04/06/2006 8:40:29 AM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Peach

An amnesty by another name. BOHICA.


40 posted on 04/06/2006 8:41:02 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Proud Dad of Twins, What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!!!!!!)
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