Senators defeat border security provision
Source: AP
By ERICA WERNER | Associated Press 13 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) Bipartisan authors of a sweeping immigration bill agreed to Republican-authored amendments to boost border security, as they tried Thursday to show they're open to changes to attract more GOP support for their landmark legislation.
The bill's authors also stuck together to defeat a Republican amendment that would have barred anyone from seeking citizenship until the U.S.-Mexico border had been secured for six months. Supporters of the bill charged that the real effect of that provision would have been to delay citizenship indefinitely for the estimated 11 million people living here illegally.
The fast-paced action unfolded as the Judiciary Committee convened the first of what's expected to be two weeks of meetings to plow through some 300 amendments to the legislation backed by President Barack Obama to remake the nation's immigration laws. The bill would toughen border security, overhaul legal immigration to allow tens of thousands of new high- and low-skilled workers into the country, require all employers to check their workers' immigration status and create a 13-year path to citizenship for the millions already here.
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The vote on the Grassley amendment requiring six-month control of the border before unauthorized immigrants could begin to legalize their status was likely the first of several in which the Republican authors sided with Democrats on the committee to vote down amendments from their own side. Schumer and Durbin also are expected to lend their votes to the Republican side to defeat Democratic amendments that could improve the bill for immigrant families, but cost Republican support.
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broadcaster75201
(387 posts)nt
elleng
(131,102 posts)it is NOT 'conservatism,' it is obstructionism. Conservatism IS: 'a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes'
elleng
(131,102 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)Myrina
(12,296 posts)Why not just give them the rest of all of our lunch money & let 'em take over?
Bunch of fucking pussies in DC. I'm so sick of all of this "let's play nice" shit.
Fuck them. Fuck them all.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Good cop/bad cop/screwed citizens.
All by design.
GetTheRightVote
(5,287 posts)it should be concerned about the citizens of this country staying employed. There are so many visa and worker programs attached to the latest Immigration bill, S744, the corporations in this country must be really pushing it big time. I know that Facebook and Microsoft are big time. Mark and Bill can not wait. Let the in-sourcing and take over of American jobs begin...how naive are people in this country anyway. The politicians and corporations are in bed together in reaching their goals and we as the American public do not even realize the really, really bad deal that this bill is for us and our future generations, our children/grandchildren.
Wake up please before it is to late !!!