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Feinstein, Boxer Vote to Keep Massive Illegal Alien Amnesty Part of Senate Immigration Bill



SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In perhaps
the most important vote on the Senate immigration bill, California Senators
Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer stood with millions of illegal aliens
and against the interests of the American public. An amendment offered by
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) on May 24 would have stripped the amnesty
provision, known as the Z-visa, from the Senate immigration bill. When
presented with a direct opportunity to halt this massive reward for
millions of people who violated U.S. immigration laws, Senators Feinstein
and Boxer voted in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens. As a result, the
illegal alien amnesty remains part of the Senate bill.
"In the end, should this unpopular and reckless legislation pass the
Senate, we will inevitably hear the excuse from senators that they had no
choice but to vote for amnesty because it was part of the package," said
Chelene Nightingale, spokesperson of Save Our State. "This direct vote on
the amnesty provision exposes that excuse for the sham that it is, because
this vote was a chance to take it out of the package. Given the chance to
vote on the amnesty provision by itself, Senators Feinstein and Boxer voted
in favor of amnesty for 12 to 15 million illegal aliens and countless other
taxpayer- funded benefits for the people who broke our laws."
The Z-visa provision of the bill now under consideration by the Senate
would allow virtually every illegal alien in the country to remain in this
country indefinitely, with work authorization and immunity from
deportation, and virtually no background checks. The documentation to
qualify for the Z- visa is so flimsy that, in addition to illegal aliens
already here, it is certain to invite massive fraud.
"When given a direct opportunity to represent the interests of
law-abiding Americans and legal immigrants, Senators Feinstein and Boxer
instead stood with the special interests that stand to benefit from this
amnesty. The illegal aliens and their supporters receive countless
benefits, including the right to remain in this country indefinitely, while
the people they are supposed to represent get stuck with the bills and yet
another set of worthless promises that immigration enforcement will happen
in the future," said Nightingale.
"As Californians and as Americans, we demand a full explanation from
Senators Feinstein and Boxer for why they have betrayed the trust of the
people who elected them, and voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal
aliens," Nightingale concluded.



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