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Amnesty to be given to 12 million illegals

RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
You need to contact your Representatives as soon as you can.
It will be impossible to Reverse this.

Senators reach deal to revive immigration bill
The Associated Press

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006


WASHINGTON Senate leaders reached a deal Thursday on reviving a broad immigration bill that could provide millions of illegal immigrants a chance to become American citizens and said they would try to pass it before the Memorial Day holiday on May 29.

The agreement brokered by the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, Republican of Tennessee, and the minority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, broke a political stalemate that had lingered for weeks while immigrants and their supporters held protests and boycotts to push for action.

Key to the agreement is who will be negotiating a compromise with the House of Representatives, which last December passed an enforcement-only bill that would subject the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States to felony charges as well as deportation.

Frist said the Senate would send 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats to negotiate with the House, with 7 of the Republicans and 5 of the Democrats coming from the Judiciary Committee. The remaining 7 Republicans will be chosen by Frist and remaining 7 Democrats will be chosen by Reid.

At least one opponent of the compromise measure, Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, will be among the those appointed to the committee by Frist, said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Cornyn.

Frist said that a "considerable" number of amendments would be debated when the full Senate took up the bill early next week.

Reid acknowledged on the Senate floor Thursday morning that he "didn't get everything" he wanted, but he said that Frist didn't either. Reaching the agreement was "not easy with the political atmosphere," Reid said.

Reid had been taking some criticism for refusing to move forward on the legislation. He had complained that Republicans were trying to undermine the bill with amendments and had insisted that Democrats be allowed to have a say in who served on the House-Senate conference committee.

Republicans, too, have encountered opposition to the compromise proposal, from conservatives who consider its path-to-citizenship provision for illegal immigrants to be tantamount to amnesty.

The Republicans also have had to contend with fallout from opposition to the House bill, which set off nationwide protests that drew hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas and hundreds more in other cities and small communities.

Presidential and midyear politics have been a subtext to the immigration debate. Frist and Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, one of the architects of the legalization proposal, are prominent in speculation about who may receive the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON Senate leaders reached a deal Thursday on reviving a broad immigration bill that could provide millions of illegal immigrants a chance to become American citizens and said they would try to pass it before the Memorial Day holiday on May 29.

The agreement brokered by the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, Republican of Tennessee, and the minority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, broke a political stalemate that had lingered for weeks while immigrants and their supporters held protests and boycotts to push for action.

Key to the agreement is who will be negotiating a compromise with the House of Representatives, which last December passed an enforcement-only bill that would subject the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States to felony charges as well as deportation.

Frist said the Senate would send 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats to negotiate with the House, with 7 of the Republicans and 5 of the Democrats coming from the Judiciary Committee. The remaining 7 Republicans will be chosen by Frist and remaining 7 Democrats will be chosen by Reid.

At least one opponent of the compromise measure, Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, will be among the those appointed to the committee by Frist, said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Cornyn.

Frist said that a "considerable" number of amendments would be debated when the full Senate took up the bill early next week.

Reid acknowledged on the Senate floor Thursday morning that he "didn't get everything" he wanted, but he said that Frist didn't either. Reaching the agreement was "not easy with the political atmosphere," Reid said.

Reid had been taking some criticism for refusing to move forward on the legislation. He had complained that Republicans were trying to undermine the bill with amendments and had insisted that Democrats be allowed to have a say in who served on the House-Senate conference committee.

Republicans, too, have encountered opposition to the compromise proposal, from conservatives who consider its path-to-citizenship provision for illegal immigrants to be tantamount to amnesty.

The Republicans also have had to contend with fallout from opposition to the House bill, which set off nationwide protests that drew hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas and hundreds more in other cities and small communities.

Presidential and midyear politics have been a subtext to the immigration debate. Frist and Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, one of the architects of the legalization proposal, are prominent in speculation about who may receive the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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Comments

  • HighballHighball Member Posts: 15,755
    edited November -1
    The lying, rotten, sleezy politicians need stupid followers to remain in power. About 70% of the American born fit this profile perfectly..but the sleeze wants a lock on it...so they opened the borders.
    In one fell swoop, they get many things designed to advance the New World Order...
    I told you'all the fix was in.
    Enjoy your new barbarian neighbors.
  • PATBUZZARDPATBUZZARD Member Posts: 3,556
    edited November -1
    NO WORRIES

    as long as the house isn't lost this fall, this corrupt bill will never be reconciled at the house level.
  • AlbertLumAlbertLum Member Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    if amnesty is given by this congress i would expect a 3rd party candidate to win for president in '08 and a possibly a few in '06. if this congress gives amnesty then they will go down in history...and not in a good way. if this congress gives amnesty then i will go stock up on more ammunition and prepare to go down in history either as the evil racist gringo or the liberator of america.
  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    Better get to Amazon and purchase "Spanish for Dummies". [:D]
  • WranglerWrangler Member Posts: 5,788
    edited November -1
    Welcome to Amexica!
  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i e-mailed my congressman & district rep that ILLEGAL PEOPLE were NOT immigrants & that all the bzillion social services should not be given them, only emergency medical care which they would have to pay for just like i would....,etc.etc...just recieved standard form return which looked like a priority rating of -100.....even did same with state reps from my district with no response....been trying to see how america would be the better for all this, but can't compute this angle
  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In 1986 over 2.7 million illegal aliens were granted amnesty in what was supposedly the "first and last" amnesty.

    This time they "claim" it is for 12 million.
    Does anyone "really" know how many there are?

    What will it be next time? 20 million, 30 million, 50?

    Face it, we have lost the war, without ever firing a shot.
    Thank you Mr. and Mrs. representative, for supporting the American people.


    HAIRY is right, better get the book, or some tapes.
  • get_involvedget_involved Member Posts: 2,490 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    HERE'S A WAY TO HAVE YOUR E-MAILS HAVE MORE IMPACT ON YOUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN: http://www.outsourcecongress.org/outsource/congress/schstaffers.html
  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,051 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Wrangler
    Welcome to Amexica!


    More like Can-Ame-Xico. Soon to add Central America it'll be nice to own Panama Canal (good source for chump change). Then perhaps South America After all it's half way named America.
  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,690 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rugerniner--good post, but you need to edit it, it got printed twice.
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,520 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by pickenup
    In 1986 over 2.7 million illegal aliens were granted amnesty in what was supposedly the "first and last" amnesty.

    This time they "claim" it is for 12 million.
    Does anyone "really" know how many there are?

    What will it be next time? 20 million, 30 million, 50?

    Face it, we have lost the war, without ever firing a shot.
    Thank you Mr. and Mrs. representative, for supporting the American people.


    HAIRY is right, better get the book, or some tapes.


    Actually, I am possibly going to purchase a Mexican Restaurant. I see income potential.
  • texdottexdot Member Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been e-mailing and faxing my position to my elected officials for weeks and nothing heard from them. Every poll I see says a very large majority of the American people want no amnesty and more enforcement. Are these jerks listening to us? I'm going to vote the upcoming governor election as an independent here in Texas cause Perry is as goofy as the rest of them. All of them only worry about being elected next time around. See how many votes big business gives them next time. This crap is pi**ing me off.
  • tacking1tacking1 Member Posts: 3,844
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    quote:Originally posted by pickenup
    In 1986 over 2.7 million illegal aliens were granted amnesty in what was supposedly the "first and last" amnesty.

    This time they "claim" it is for 12 million.
    Does anyone "really" know how many there are?

    What will it be next time? 20 million, 30 million, 50?

    Face it, we have lost the war, without ever firing a shot.
    Thank you Mr. and Mrs. representative, for supporting the American people.


    HAIRY is right, better get the book, or some tapes.


    Actually, I am possibly going to purchase a Mexican Restaurant. I see income potential.


    That is funny but true.

    I own an old building in Durham NC that sat vacant for some time. several years ago someone suggested that I open a mexican / hispanic nightclub there.

    I was reluctant to do that BUT the building next to mine was leased to someone who did just that. Shootings, stabbings, drugs and prostitution abound at his club ...BUT he is raking in the money.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the 12 to 20 Illegal Immigrants get Amnesty then they get the Right to Vote also.
    This is why this has to be STOPPED NOW!
    Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
    NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    quote:Originally posted by pickenup
    In 1986 over 2.7 million illegal aliens were granted amnesty in what was supposedly the "first and last" amnesty.

    This time they "claim" it is for 12 million.
    Does anyone "really" know how many there are?

    What will it be next time? 20 million, 30 million, 50?

    Face it, we have lost the war, without ever firing a shot.
    Thank you Mr. and Mrs. representative, for supporting the American people.


    HAIRY is right, better get the book, or some tapes.


    Actually, I am possibly going to purchase a Mexican Restaurant. I see income potential.

    Had not thought of it in that respect.
    It's obvious that our government has sold America out. [B)]
    Soooooo......
    Since you can't beat them, join them?
    Hmmmm........Something to think about. [}:)]
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,520 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RugerNiner
    If the 12 to 20 Illegal Immigrants get Amnesty then they get the Right to Vote also.
    This is why this has to be STOPPED NOW!


    Interesting.. Give this a thought.. Do you suppose the illegals Bush let come in this country REELECTED Him?
  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    When they get their amnesty they will send for their 'families' - NO way
    to check who is who - I'd imagine we're going to be welcoming another
    80 million 'family' members - and can you imagine educating another
    20-30 million illiterate kids? Welfare costs will be interesting, etc., etc.
    Get your wallets out and assume the position![:D]
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