As the Reuters headline states, the "Fate of Senate immigration bill in doubt" may be some of the better news of the week. The bill itself may go down due to both sides lobbing amendments back and forth at each other.
The bill faces other challenges, including an amendment by Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, that would bar immigrants who ignored deportation orders and other felons from taking advantage of the legalization program. Democrats argued the proposal would exclude many farm workers and other immigrants whose only crime was to enter the United States seeking jobs.
Proposed Democratic amendments to change limits on family-based immigration could undermine Republican support for the bill, senators said.
Should anything get through the Senate, the House would then take up the measure. Pelosi's already said she is seeking a lot of Republican support, but that remains doubtful with the bill in it's current form. Good. Any bill that does not fill in our porous borders first isn't worth passing.
-Colonel Steve
Recent Comments