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04-29-2010, 01:48 PM #1working4changeGuest
Dems to Push New Immigration Plan
Senate Democrats to push new immigration reform plan
From Dana Bash, CNN senior congressional correspondent
April 29, 2010 1:17 p.m. EDT
Immigration reform is one of President Obama's top domestic priorities.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Proposal includes process to legalize 10.8 million illegal immigrants
* Calls for "concrete benchmarks" to secure border before legalization process begins
* Democrats to unveil plan Thursday
* "Not a chance" that immigration will move through Congress, Boehner says
Washington (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other leading Democratic senators will formally unveil the outlines of legislation for comprehensive immigration reform late Thursday, CNN has learned.
Two senior Democratic sources say the Senate Democrats will discuss a proposal drafted by Reid, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
"This is a draft that reflects months of bipartisan work. It is intended to serve as an invitation to Republicans to look at it and sit down to solve problems with us," one of the sources said.
The 26-page draft obtained by CNN attempts to woo GOP senators in part by calling for "concrete benchmarks" to secure the border before granting illegal immigrants the opportunity to gain legal status.
Those benchmarks include: increasing the number of border patrol officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, increasing the number of personnel available to inspect for drugs and contraband, and improving technology used to assist ICE agents.
The draft proposal includes a process to legalize an estimated 10.8 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
Reid, Schumer, Menendez and three other Democratic senators met Wednesday evening with immigration reform advocates and agreed to hold a news conference Thursday to unveil the draft, CNN has learned.
Other leaders on the issue have been trying to secure elusive GOP support for the push, which is one of President Obama's top domestic priorities. Schumer said Thursday that he is continuing to meet with Republicans on the issue.
One Republican leader, however, immediately dismissed the plan as a political ploy with little chance of passage.
"There is not a chance that immigration is going to move through the Congress," said House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.
"I've been around here for a little while and know that in the middle of an election year, after we've had bills like health care shoved down our throats ... you cannot do a serious piece of legislation of this size."
The proposal "is nothing more than a cynical ploy to engage voters, some segment of voters, to show up in this November's elections."
Boehner said that although Congress needs to take up the issue of immigration reform, "you can't do it without serious bipartisan conversations and bipartisan discussions."
In arguing that immigration reform cannot pass Congress this year, Boehner referenced Obama's comments on Air Force One on Tuesday night, when the president said "there may not be an appetite immediately to dive into another controversial issue" on Capitol Hill.
"It's a matter of political will," Obama said. "We've gone through a very tough year, and I've been working Congress pretty hard."
Democratic sources have suggested that Reid plans to go forward with immigration reform with or without GOP support. Many of those sources privately admit a key reason is to appeal to Hispanic voters in Nevada, who will play a big role in Reid's uphill battle for re-election in November.
However, some influential immigration reform advocates like Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, have said they are concerned about pushing legislation for political reasons when that legislation has no chance of passage.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/29/ ... migration/
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04-29-2010, 01:51 PM #2
Democratic sources have suggested that Reid plans to go forward with immigration reform with or without GOP support. Many of those sources privately admit a key reason is to appeal to Hispanic voters in Nevada, who will play a big role in Reid's uphill battle for re-election in November.
Thank you, Sen. Reid, Plunge our country into a new dark age for some votes."Men of low degree are vanity, Men of high degree are a lie. " David
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04-29-2010, 01:55 PM #3
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Related, with link to Chuck Schumer's 26 page reform
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04-29-2010, 02:28 PM #5"This is a draft that reflects months of bipartisan work. It is intended to serve as an invitation to Republicans to look at it and sit down to solve problems with us," one of the sources said.Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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04-29-2010, 03:26 PM #6"It's a matter of political will," Obama said. "We've gone through a very tough year, and I've been working Congress pretty hard.""A Nation of sheep will beget a government of Wolves" -Edward R. Murrow
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04-29-2010, 03:29 PM #7
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Could this be HR 4321 ?
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Originally Posted by dregerk
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