Wjat Part of No Amensty don't they get -- Senators plan to revive immigration bill?

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Senators plan to revive immigration bill
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_go_co/immigration

Left for dead a week ago, legislation to strengthen border security while bestowing legal status on millions of illegal immigrants is showing signs of life.

Senate leaders announced plans Thursday night to revive the White House-backed measure as early as next week, although neither Majority Leader Harry Reid nor his GOP counterpart, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, issued any predictions the bill ultimately would pass.

Instead, they issued a statement that said in its entirety: "We met this evening with several of the senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to the Senate floor after completion" of sweeping energy legislation that has occupied the Senate this week.

There was no immediate reaction from the bill's numerous Senate critics, who have consistently attacked the legislation as conferring amnesty on the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the country.

Officials said the Bush-backed plan for accelerated funding would be among the changes to be voted on. So, too, a proposal by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to toughen a requirement for illegal immigrants to return to their home country before gaining legal status.

Also to be protected from immediate change is a provision giving law enforcement agencies access to personal information that immigrants provide on their applications for legal status.

But the provisions relating to the legal fate of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants has drawn the most controversy.

The bill allows illegal immigrants who were in the country as of Jan. 1, 2007, to come forward, pay fees and fines, pass a background check and receive an indefinitely renewable four-year Z visa to live and work legally in the U.S.

Ultimately, holders of Z visas could qualify for citizenship if they learn English and hold down jobs. Heads of households would have to return to their home countries, whether or not they sought a green card bestowing permanent legal resident status.

The bill also creates a new employment-based point system for new immigrants to qualify for green cards based on their education and skill level, and eliminates or limits visa preferences for family members of U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents.


The text of the bill, S. 1348, may be found at http://thomas.loc.go

Answer 1

Overall, I think most people recognize the logistics and associated problems of attempting to remove 12 million + people from the country.

The American public does not want to see money thrown at the border control problem in empty promises that are rarely if ever truly followed up on.

If the government would fulfill it's obligation to control the border, granted, a huge undertaking in and of itself, and they established this control first, and then moved toward a naturalization and legalization program for people here, many people would likely calm down and accept the necessity for some type of implied amnesty.

It's a case of fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. They promised to control the borders in 1986 and failed to do so then and have continued that failure and now they want us to believe that because they pass a bill in the senate, that they are somehow solving the problem.

As things stand, the likely scenario in many people's minds is that these 12 million plus will be legalized and forgiven and the flood of illegals will continue to cross the borders unchecked. We have no reason to trust that the border issue will be resolved with the promise of a few billion being thrown at it. People I know want to see real results on controlling the border and then address the issues of those already here.

Answer 2

It is a sad state of affairs when unpopular and dubious politicians try to enforce their mindless agendas repeatedly on the people of our country. It is clear that congress has turned its back on those who put them in office. U.S. citizens are tired of the diatribe spewed by the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy. These people do not care about the welfare of illegal immigrants. They are only supportive of them because they represent new voters. To allow blanket amnesty for untold millions is a breach of America's sovereignty!

Answer 3

So then, what is your great plan in attempting to deport over 12,000,000 people? It is logistically impossible. It would create a humaitarien crisis only rivaled by decades of drought in africa. It would make the US look like the nazi's to the rest of the world.

I understand your frustration as I live in arizona and we deal with the brunt of this situation but the problem is best analyzed via logic as opposed to emotion.

Give me thumbs down all you want as long as you include your brilliant plan for the situation.

Ignorant.

Answer 4

Some of them do get it but they don't care. The 1000 people that control everything are running the 300 million of us like we're nothing. It's almost a dictatorship.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Maybe it will force some of our dumb, greedy business owners to pay these people living wages and quit driving wages down for the whole frickin' U.S. labor market.

Answer 7

I hope they don't revive plans for their next term in office if they do.

Answer 8

They already took the money.

Answer 9

GW and the Dems Keep sweetening the Pot................