Saturday, June 15, 2013

Republicans need to hold out for a 'Secure the Border First' type Bill

Bickering across a deep divide, supporters of immigration legislation pushed back hard on Wednesday against Republican demands for tougher border security measures before millions living illegally in the country could take the first steps toward US citizenship. 
Even modest changes were snared in the political crossfire that erupted on the first full day of debate on the measure, as the two sides failed to agree on terms for voting on seemingly noncontroversial proposals such as granting tribal officials a place on a Border Oversight Task Force.
As drafted, the legislation ‘‘authorizes a permanent legalization program for illegal immigrants regardless of whether the Mexican border is ever secured,’’ said Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican. The Senate’s second-ranking leader also wants other measures implemented, including a system to check everyone departing the country that Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said could take a quarter-century to take effect. 
‘‘We cannot, should not, and will not tell those who have waited in the shadows for so long that they should wait for 25 years,’’ said Schumer, who was part of a bipartisan group of eight senators who negotiated the bill’s basic provisions and then protected it from major changes in the Judiciary Committee last month.
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3 comments:

BOSMAN said...

The GOP needs to hold their ground on Securing the Border FIRST. anything else CAN WAIT.

Anonymous said...

I can't understand why these fools in Washington can't see that we the people have been betrayed too many times to trust them to secure anything once they have what they want. Besides, why move people from the shadows just to see 50 million more take their place? No legalization without being sovereign in our own country!

AZ

Anonymous said...

If we want a legal system that works, nobody can have a pathway to citizenship by sneaking into america. But absolutely, we need border security now.

Nothing tough about our stance. There were seven more amnesties since 1986. Enough is enough. No more.