Fix Legal Immigration First (Sen. Ben Nelson)
June 28th, 2007
I felt that the problem of illegal immigration exists side by side with the problem of legal immigration. You have to solve the problem with legal immigration, which will give you the visas and give you temporary workers, and solve the problem of securing the border and enforcing border security before you can deal with the 11-12 million people who are here illegally.
So I think it’s a two-step process. You can combine them, but you can’t solve the problem of illegal immigration first, and that’s what this bill seems to do.
A Crushing Defeat for the Immigration Bill (Sen. Jeff Sessions)
June 28th, 2007
It was a surprisingly strong defeat for this bill’s advocates, and I think it was really a crushing defeat. It exceeded my expectations, although I thought it might shift — I felt a shift in the air — but I was surprised by the strength of that surge against the bill.
By Ala. GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions | Sen. Sessions’s Website(s)
‘Modest increase’ in calls crashes Senate phones - By Kelly McCormack
Many Senate office phones were down Thursday morning due to a “modest increase in call volume,” according to an e-mail from the Senate assistant sergeant at arms and the chief information officer.
Opponents of the bipartisan immigration reform bill that stalled in the Senate after a 46-53 cloture vote this morning said foes of the bill had flooded Senate offices with phone calls.
46-53, immigration bill goes down in defeat - By Klaus Marre
The comprehensive immigration reform bill that has dodged attacks from the left and right for weeks, survived “poison pill” amendments, and was once pulled from the Senate schedule failed its most important test Thursday. Passage of the legislation now appears unlikely.
The bipartisan coalition that had shepherded the measure through so many obstacles failed to get the 60 votes necessary to end debate. The final vote was 46-53.
The New American Aristocracy (CONgress) has saved themselves a lot of grief. They should have repealed the 2nd Amendment first.
We still have lots to do, that fence needs to be built and all of it, our laws need to be enforced, and security along our border needs to be a top priority.