After Healthcare and Cap-And-Trade Democrats To Push Amnesty
After Healthcare and Cap-And-Trade, Democrats To Push Amnesty for Illegals
After Healthcare and Cap-And-Trade, Democrats To Push Amnesty for Illegals
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:48 PM
By: Dan Weil
Democratic congressional leaders are now vowing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year that will give amnesty to an estimated 11 million immigrants living and working the United States illegally.
The votes are there, they say. All they need now is time to push it through.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he has the votes to pass such legislation, which will also create a new guest-worker program for employers. He told reporters that the sole impediment is convincing senators to deal with such a politically charged issue.
“What is impeding comprehensive immigration reform is any floor time to do it,â€
