You’re wrong on that. Yes the headline is a sensational one but it won’t pass and it won’t matter, here’s why.
Fast-Track is the same as the Trade Promotion Authority or TPA. It has passed the Senate with Ted Cruz’ amendment to prohibit any violation of standing US Immigration Laws.
TPP is a specific trade deal that has not been voted on and it is kept secret but Ted Cruz has read it.
Drudge is referring to TISA which is a component of TPP and TTIP. All these are specific trade deals that will not pass in their current form. Ted Cruz knows of them and he knows that after TPA is passed, all these other specific trade deals will be viewable for 60 days before an up or down vote is taken.
Bottom line is Drudge is sensationalizing over something that’s already moot. To be clear Obama will have no legal authority to do any kind of backdoor amnesty and so TISA, TPP and TTIP will all have to have the immigration provisions stripped out if Obama uses TPA to negotiate them. And it is near impossible for any of these trade deals to pass without TPA.
TPA is the governing authority document. So Drudge is blowing smoke. But it makes for a nice scare story.
Here’s what Ted has to say directly about TPP/TPA (start time 52:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznh5AjageI
Oh, and Ted Cruz’ anti-amnesty amendment was S. Amdt 1384 to S. Amdt 1221 which passed and is part of the TPA Senate bill. I mention that because there are liars on FR going around saying Ted Cruz’ amendment was defeated. It was not, it passed and is in the bill.
Please, explain why Sessions did not vote for the TPA.