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.
At the White House, spokesman Scott Stanzel said, "We are encouraged by the announcement from Senate leaders that comprehensive immigration reform will be brought back up for consideration."
On Tuesday, the president made a rare visit to the Capitol to ask Republican senators to give the bill a second chance. Two days later, responding to a request from pivotal GOP senators, he threw his support behind $4.4 billion in immediate funding for "securing our borders and enforcing our laws at the work site." As drafted, the legislation called for the money to become available over a period of several years.
Under a plan that key lawmakers presented to Reid and McConnell, Republicans and Democrats each will have 10-12 opportunities to amend the measure, with the hope that they will then combine to provide the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by die-hard opponents.
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.
Bush is leaning on the Republicans to support his Amnesty plan.
2007-06-15 01:47:16 · 18 answers · asked by jl_jack09 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
RunN, I have a plan, Bush does not. I would load them on a bus and drive them back to where they came from. After they were taken to court for breaking our laws. I would also put the 250,000 homeless in LA on the same bu Lets see how Mexico deals with the added tax support burdens on the working class Americans who pay now..
2007-06-15 02:08:51 · update #1
Isn't McCain a Republican? The Sponsor of the bill. Kennedy has said he will not support any plan that includes Amnesty, read some..
2007-06-15 02:25:51 · update #2
2 answers:
1) So that they will support the republican party (since they will outnumber all other minorities in the polls)
2) So that they can keep all of them employed. They can use that to drive the wages and benefits down for everyone else. It's all about the all mighty dollar, baby!
2007-06-15 01:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by wasabi kitty 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ohhh what a trick we republicans got the demoncrats to fall into. Bush is not as dumb as you libs think he is. Here's why.....
1) If Bush agreed to sign this, he has made the republican party the party to give the amnesty to the illegals, therefore being the party to hopefully gain their allegiance. Sure he will have lost the support of his republican supporters, but hey, he can't run again anyway.
2) If the demoncrats passed the bill then the majority who object to this bill will blame the for sending this bill to Bush.
3) There are a lot more against this bill than for it. So, they would blame a demoncratic controlled congress for this and vote the republicans back into power in '08.
4) If the republicans can't and don't get the white house, they will at least regain control of the house and senate.
5) If, I mean when, Fred Thompson runs and wins they will be back in control of it all.
6) Now the demoncrats are stuck. Vote against and lose the possible allegiance of the 12 million illegals and other Latinos in the future or vote for and lose in '08.
This is why you see a demoncratic controlled congress vote down the bill. If they were so in favor of it and had the votes to pass it, then why did it fail. You see I'm right now. They have stepped in the stuff and can't scrape it off their shoes and it's starting to smell.
2007-06-15 02:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No Amnesty!
These illegals have spent all this time working (some) getting tax free benefits. Not paying taxes, which we have had to pay.
The minute they have problems they take off and run for the boarder.
Try thinking this on the other shoe. If you or I went out of the country and try to pull what they are doing. We would be locked up in jail.
Europe has a 3 month stay allowance for tourists. If you exceed that you can be locked up, fined and deported.
2007-06-15 02:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by jay_d_skinner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So they can continue to build their slave force while enhancing the wealth of the elite. It's all about building the wealth of the elitist that travel within the same circles as they do.
All this rhetoric about they can't come up with a plan(both Dems & Repubs) on immigration reform is b/s. It's all a dog & pony show, and they are all in it together.....looking out for the needs & that of the corporate interests.
2007-06-15 03:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You got it all wrong, there Scooter! The Republicans are the ones trying to stop it! The Democrats are the ones trying to push the bill through, not the Republicans. The Democrats need them 12 million votes in '08.
2007-06-15 02:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They want cheap labor and if they lose the election in 2008, so what? Their best friends, the Democrats will merely take over for a spell and continue on with their exact agenda while being ridiculed by the right-wing pundits for being "too liberal" -- thus setting the stage for a return of the Republican Party in 2010 and resulting in more aggressive class warfare after that.
2007-06-15 01:54:26 · answer #6 · answered by Trevor S 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not BUSH AND THE REPUBLICANS. I don't appreciate your trying to pin this on the Republicans. This bill is Bi-Partisan. Mostly pushed by Bush, But sponsored by Kennedy-McCain and others from both sides. It is not specifically Republican. That being said, the Republicans can stop it . I sure wish they would. Unfortunately, many democrats and republicans will be looking for new jobs in 08, if this bill passes. that you can take to the bank.
2007-06-15 01:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
PLEASE know what you are talking about before asking a question. It is Bush and the DEMOCRATS that want this amnesty. The Republicans are the ones who tried to offer amendments to stop this ludicrous bill. They won the first round but the Pres. and Dems are pushing forward.
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2016-10-09 06:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by lieske 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
85% of Americans want our laws enforced and borders sealed.
No Amnesty!
2007-06-15 01:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋