[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help] 

Status: Not Logged In; Sign In

MAGA Protest

The Floodgates Are Breaking In Germany's Welfare State

“The government wants to make sure that that does not come out. A huge part of our political system is predicated on blackmail,”

You Know What Happens Next

Cash Jordan: Half-Built Tower Abandoned… as ICE Deports Entire ‘Migrant Workforce’

Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding Tuesday night, some cars stuck in high water on Chicago's West

Biden Doctor PLEADS THE FIFTH, Refuses To Testify To Congress, Biden Pardons ARE VOID

Joe Rogan says FBI director Kash Patel played him for a fool and maga for fools with the Jeff Epstein files

Elon's AI System "Grok" Went Rogue And Has Been SHUT DOWN in an Emergency!

Earthquake Swarms at One of the MOST DANGEROUS Volcanoes in the USA

Ben Shapiro Declares Epstein Case CLOSED: ‘Facts on the Ground Have Changed’

Iran receives 40 Chinese J10-C Fighter Jets

China’s Railgun Is Now Battle-Ready, Thanks to Nuclear Power

Chinese Hypersonic Advancements! Deadly new missile could decimate entire US fleet in 20 minutes

Iran Confirms Massive Chinese HQ 9 B Missile Deal

Why Is Europe Hitting 114°F And Still Rising?

The INCREDIBLE Impacts of Methylene Blue

The LARGEST Eruptions since the Merapi Disaster in 2010 at Lewotobi Laki Laki in Indonesia

Feds ARREST 11 Leftists For AMBUSH On ICE, 2 Cops Shot, Organized Terror Cell Targeted ICE In Texas

What is quantum computing?

12 Important Questions We Should Be Asking About The Cover Up The Truth About Jeffrey Epstein

TSA quietly scraps security check that every passenger dreads

Iran Receives Emergency Airlift of Chinese Air Defence Systems as Israel Considers New Attacks

Russia reportedly used its new, inexpensive Chernika kamikaze drone in the Ukraine

Iran's President Says the US Pledged Israel Wouldn't Attack During Previous Nuclear Negotiations

Will Japan's Rice Price Shock Lead To Government Collapse And Spark A Global Bond Crisis

Beware The 'Omniwar': Catherine Austin Fitts Fears 'Weaponization Of Everything'

Roger Stone: AG Pam Bondi Must Answer For 14 Terabytes Claim Of Child Torture Videos!

'Hit Us, Please' - America's Left Issues A 'Broken Arrow' Signal To Europe

Cash Jordan Trump Deports ‘Thousands of Migrants’ to Africa… on Purpose


Immigration
See other Immigration Articles

Title: US Congress in key immigration deal
Source: AFP
URL Source: http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_Con ... immigration_deal_05172007.html
Published: May 17, 2007
Author: AFP
Post Date: 2007-05-17 16:32:05 by a vast rightwing conspirator
Keywords: None
Views: 89
Comments: 2

US Congress in key immigration deal AFP Published: Thursday May 17, 2007

Key US Democrat and Republican senators said Thursday they had reached a deal on bringing 12 million illegal immigrants out of the shadows, after exhaustive road-the-clock talks.

Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy said the deal was the best chance in years to secure US borders and provide a path to legal status for illegal immigrants.

The crunch talks, which stretched into overtime this week, and forced Senate Democratic leaders to postpone debate on the issue, produced an immigration bill which is now likely to be taken up by the chamber next week.

The process was seen as the last chance to broker a deal on the hot button issue before the US political scene is consumed by presidential and congressional elections next year.

"Politics is the art of the possible and the agreement we just reached is the best possible chance we will have in years to secure our borders, bring millions of people out of the shadows and into the sunshine of America," Kennedy said.

"It's time for action, 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system. We must strike while the iron is hot," said Kennedy.

Kennedy said there was broad agreement in the deal on the doubling of border guards, securing US frontiers and crackdowns on smugglers and employers who employ illegal immigrants.

The bill also included a reworked point system for green card or permanent resident immigrants to the United States and will allow millions of undocumented and illegal workers to set out on the long road to citizenship.

There was also haggling over the number of so-called "guest workers" who would be allowed to apply for green cards.

The deal also focuses on the key issue of "reunification" of families, that have one member in the United States and other relatives unable to join them.

Republican Senator Arlen Spector described the deal as a "reasonable product," but warned that it would be attacked by special interests from both the right and left of the political spectrum.

Illegal immigration remains a key legacy issue for President George W. Bush in his penultimate year in the White House, and his proposals on the issue had been supported by many Democrats but hit strong resistance from members of his own Republican Party.

Along with a border crackdown, Bush himself has advocated regularizing a large part of the illegal immigrants living in the United States. Anti-immigration politicians accused him of supporting amnesty for all illegal immigrants.

Click for Full Text!

Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread  


TopPage UpFull ThreadPage DownBottom/Latest

#1. To: All (#0)

W is for it.
Kennedy loves it.
McCain is a co-sponsor.

Hmmmm... can we hear from someone who speaks for the American people?

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2007-05-17   16:34:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#1)

Hmmmm... can we hear from someone who speaks for the American people?

Best hope is the House of Reps, the 'peoples house', to stop this scat legislation.

IIRC, the House kill such nonsense before.

Write you House Rep and write them often!

Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!

Brian S  posted on  2007-05-17   22:57:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


TopPage UpFull ThreadPage DownBottom/Latest


[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help]