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You stated: "The House is holding strong"

I hope you are right. It could work out that nothing happens and after the election the Senate caves and we get a good bill.

A good combination of HB4437 and the Ben Nelson amendment (SA #3267 [to SA #3192]) would please me.

Summary: Replaces the Judiciary Committee bill with an enforcement-only proposal, which, among other things:
(1) provides for the construction of a two-layer reinforced fence along the Southern border stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and the creation of a 100-yard border zone controlled by DHS;
(2) more enforcement personnel;
(3) greater coordination between DHS and the Defense Department on the use of border surveillance technology;
(4) more facilities to house detained aliens, adding up to at least 10,000 more detention beds;
(5) greater potential involvement of state and local law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of immigration laws and Federal reimbursement to those agencies for their assistance;
(7) mandatory use of an entry-exit data system at all ports of entry;
(8) more stringent penalties for violations of immigration law, including for alien smugglers, identity thieves – specifically, those who use false identification to gain immigration benefits or obtain employment – and unlawful presence; and
(9) establish a permanent and mandatory employment eligibility mechanism requiring all employers to verify the eligibility of all new hires within two years of the bill’s enactment and to verify the eligibility of all previously-hired employees within six years of enactment.

Eliminates the Visa Lottery, which allows 50,000 random aliens to enter the United States each year.

Expands the Institutional Removal Program to all states, thus ensuring that more criminal aliens detained in our correctional facilities are removed in a timely fashion.

Refuses admission to citizens of countries who refuse repatriation of their nationals.

Prohibits those not demonstrating “good moral character” – including terrorists and serious criminals – from obtaining citizenship or receiving any sort of immigration relief or benefit.

:)Easy Does It:)