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  • Immigration Moves Eyed; House Democrats Ponder an Election-Year Bill (Amnesty)

    02/14/2008 12:54:39 PM PST · by Yosemitest · 27 replies · 590+ views
    Lexis Nexis News ^ | February 11, 2008 Monday | Steven T. Dennis, ROLL CALL STAFF
    Immigration Moves Eyed; House Democrats Ponder an Election-Year Bill Steven T. Dennis, ROLL CALL STAFF House Democrats are crafting scaled-down immigration reform legislation despite the political minefields that surround the issue, with Hispanic Members seeking five-year visas for illegal immigrants who pay fines and pass criminal background checks. Immigration reform had been left for dead after last year's Senate train wreck, but pressures for at least stopgap immigration legislation have bubbled up within the Democratic Caucus. It's unclear if the behind-the-scenes discussions will actually result in a bill coming to the floor, but Democrats say drafts of legislation already have...