Thread: Secret Immigration Reform Plan In The Works

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New, Secret Immigration Reform Plan In The Works
(CBS News) WASHINGTON With protesters taking to the streets, and Americans looking to Washington for a solution, never before has immigration reform been tackled this way: Politicians at opposite ends of the debate collaborating in secret to devise a new comprehensive plan.

According to CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, the group, which includes Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, has met for hours several times a week since March — with Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff acting as point man for the White House.

How unusual is it for Democrats, Republicans and White House Cabinet officials to be writing a bill together at the start? Sen. Graham said, "I've never done this before. I've been in the Congress now for over 12 years."

CBS News has been told the plan that could be announced next week attempts to please hardliners by spending billions to secure the border first. But all 12 million-plus illegal immigrants could stay. They'd have to register and pay fines for having entered illegally.

To become citizens, they'd go to the end of the line behind those who've already applied.

Under a new merit plan, points would be given for work skills and language: The more points, the faster they can become citizens.

And everyone — even U.S. citizens — would have to prove who they are when applying for a job.

The bottom line: An illegal immigrant here today could remain in the U.S., but would have to wait at least 13 years to become a citizen.

Negotiators agree some critics who call for mass jailings or deportations of illegals will call this compromise amnesty and oppose it, but with the House indicating it will follow the Senate's lead, it's still the last best hope for immigration reform any time soon.

"If we fail, if we cannot get this bill done, then this is it for years to come," Graham said.

That's because once this window of opportunity closes, all sides have said it'll be too close to presidential elections to tackle a subject that's such a lightning rod.

The bottom line: An illegal immigrant here today could remain in the U.S., but would have to wait at least 13 years to become a citizen.

The bottom line: The illegal aliens don't care about becoming citizens, all they want is to earn a dollar and segregate themselves in their Latino "villages" right in the middle of America. If congress lets them stay then they will have won, pure and simple.

Originally Posted by pjr40

The bottom line: An illegal immigrant here today could remain in the U.S., but would have to wait at least 13 years to become a citizen.

The bottom line: The illegal aliens don't care about becoming citizens, all they want is to earn a dollar and segregate themselves in their Latino "villages" right in the middle of America. If congress lets them stay then they will have won, pure and simple.

Never imagined such idiocy in my life. People who risked their lives to flee from failed nations and failed cultures once here are proud of their culture and want to turn us into a bilingual nation. A hispanic colleague in graduate school said as much- that they want to turn Spanish into a co-equal language.

Citizenship will lose it's luster when anyone gains the privilege. This ploy, act of generosity, towards those who have broken in and broken our laws seems to do little except open a can of worms. The illegals won't stop coming, people will grow more resentful, and city after city will fall to these invaders and their demands. Or, just maybe, citizens will rise and take the masses on. Not a pretty picture for sure.

Lindsay Graham needs to take up residence in one of these overcrowded homes, pay their bills, feel the outrage of the American citizen neighbors, ride along with one of the drunk illegal alien drivers, stand beside them as they receive their fake social security, birth certificate, green cards, be part of an MS 13 gang initiation, ride shotgun with the drug cartels, hold up the Mexican flag, and denounce his citizenship to America.

All he needs to do is go and ride with a police officers in highly Hispanic areas and then go talk to people in areas such as the gang unit, narcotics, etc. Once he sees this first hand he will change his outlook.

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"If we fail, if we cannot get this bill done, then this is it for years to come," Graham said.

NO SENATOR TRAITOR!

Then we will DISMANTLE this insanity YOU have helped to wraught upon the American people and our country.
And this will NEVER again come up for discussion.

Especially since YOU will have been sent packing out of the Senate in disgrace!!!!

Is Lindsay Graham is a member of the CFR?

Negotiators agree some critics who call for mass jailings or deportations of illegals will call this compromise amnesty and oppose it, but with the House indicating it will follow the Senate's lead, it's still the last best hope for immigration reform any time soon.

Almost nobody has been calling for mass jailings or deportations - what an idiotic comment!

Self-deportation, once employers can no longer hire illegal immigrants and all benefits are removed, will result in many leaving on their own.

AMNESTY is AMNESTY is AMNESTY. If they get to stay and continue to work - this is amnesty. Painting it any other way is a lie.

Anyone in the Senate who has been telling their constituents that they oppose amnesty, but signs on to a compromise amnesty bill, is a liar, a traitor to this country and its citizens, and we will make sure their constituents know this!

Anyone who goes along with a compromise amnesty will have confirmed their corruption and sell-out of the American people.

DITTO, KATE!!!

Besides, anything that Lindsey Graham has to do with has GOT TO BE ROTTEN!!! I'm still nauseated from the You Tube video... and REALLY P.O.ed! He needs to be thrown out in the pasture.