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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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"They have ALL been here for 5 years. Even the hoards headed toward the border now."
And even the ones in Mexico sitting down to lunch right now.. the word is out, '5 years muchachos'.
"My prediction: Ten million more illegals flooding across the unsecured border in the next few years."
At least 10 million, and there will be little or no enforcement.....just like now.
BK's?
Yep. First will be California, then Arizona.
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That's exactly what I think. I'm OK with the idea of a "guest worker" program, but we need to stop the sieve at the border as well.
This isn't a "deal", it's a sellout. I'm not even confident anymore the House is going to stop it.
Even if you don't want to actually join them, what about simply voting for them? They won't take your religious freedom away, I can pretty much guarantee that.
Nothing could tell you more about her mental makeup than the fact that is proud of that picture.
I really mean that.
"Any suggestions about something similar as an alternative, even if it exists as a protest movement against the Republican party to bring it back to its senses?"
Unfortunatly not. But shortly someone will come along and offer you the Reform Party with Ross Perot as the example of the "peril" of voting 3rd party.
(Never mind a lot of Reform Party people voted Bush II after 8 years of Clinton)
On that you're absolutely right.
This bill can still be killed with 'poison pill' amendments.
And I worked to get a conservative majority. My first vote in 1976 was for Reagan in the Reagan-Ford primary -- I didn't join the GOP to side with the Fords of the world! Right now if there was an even half-way viable third party, I'd join it.
This is wrong.
Nothing is fixed by this and it only encourages people to do wrong.
We will still likely have cities that refuse to enforce immigration policies and crime will not be lowered.
People won't go home who are supposed to go home and fake documentation will reign.
This is just wrong.
You know, if I really thought that's what would happen, I'd accept it. But I honestly have about zero faith in that. All the talk we've heard is regarding the "amnesty" issue. Forget that for a moment -- on what basis should we assume they really are stopping that additional traffic? Exactly how does this bill guarantee -- or even give us a reasonable basis to believe -- that illegal immigration will stop? I don't see it.
Unlike most others here, I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that most of the ones currently here will get to stay. Logistically, legally, politically, and everything else, forced massed extradition just isn't going to happen. But if that's the case, they've got to ensure that we've capped the problem by capping future illegal immigration. And what in this new bill truly promises that?
no shiite LOL
and he's not doing his job either. LOL
They are just gettin ready to get out of town for a couple of weeks. Two week Easter Break, er, sorry, Spring Break.
Are you gonna vote for Democrats?
I don't believe that you truly believe what you said.
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