Thread: Senate Democrats Circulate New Outline for Amnesty Bill

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Senate Democrats Circulate New Outline for Amnesty Bill
By cchmielenski
Created 04/28/2010 - 2:30pm
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In an effort led by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Senate Democrats are moving towards an Amnesty bill without Republican support. A 26-page outline was circulated today, detailing an Amnesty plan that is similar to the one first released by Senators Schumer and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) a few weeks ago.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 14:30
In an effort led by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Senate Democrats are moving towards an Amnesty bill without Republican support. A 26-page outline was circulated today, detailing an Amnesty plan that is similar to the one first released by Senators Schumer and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) a few weeks ago.

The outline includes an Amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens, but only after the border has been secured. It calls for an increase in border patrol and immigration agents along with an entry/exit system.

Just like the Schumer/Graham outline, all workers would be required to carry a biometric identification card, and fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens would increase by 300%.

Over the weekend, Sen. Graham threatened to remove himself from the bill's negotiations if Majority Leader Reid rushed an Amnesty bill in the aftermath of Arizona's new immigration enforcement bill. Sen. Graham also threatened to stop work on a bipartisan energy bill. Yesterday, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Graham said that Congress should wait until it can prove to Americans that the border is secure before moving ahead with an Amnesty bill.

Senate Democrats have also came under fire from Members in the House, where an Amnesty bill has already been written, and Members of the Hispanic and Black Caucuses. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who crafted the House bill, said the Senate keeps bringing a banking reform bill to the floor that keeps failing vote after vote, but they won't try an Amnesty bill.

"That's what we expect from them on comprehensive immigration reform," Rep. Gutierrez said. "It is time for them to make their proposal clear."


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Need to call these guys tomorrow. NO AMNESTY ..THEY STILL DON"T GET IT!

Between running this past blue dog Democratic Senators and rights advocates who will object to the national ID card, I think chances are dim.

They want the biometric ID card.

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CQ POLITICS NEWS
April 28, 2010 – 1:57 p.m.
Senate Democrats Will Keep Working on Immigration Overhaul

A trio of Democratic senators will keep drafting an immigration overhaul bill, despite the defection of a key Republican.

Robert Menendez , D-N.J., confirmed Wednesday that he is working with Charles E. Schumer , D-N.Y., and Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., to create a framework that would both enhance border security and establish a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants already in the United States.

Menendez declined to speculate on the timing for a bill, though congressional aides said a draft could begin to circulate as soon as this week, in advance of a series of nationwide pro-immigration rallies planned for Saturday, May 1.

Schumer declined to comment.

Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., the lone Republican negotiating with Democrats on immigration legislation, pulled out of the talks last week. He said Tuesday he believes any effort to pass a comprehensive bill on the issue this year is doomed.

Democrats are still talking to Graham, however, and they are approaching other Republicans to find support. Any bill would need at least one Republican vote to pass, and likely many more, because it is far from clear that all moderate Democrats would vote for such a measure this year.

It will be tough to persuade even moderate Republicans to sign on before the November elections. “It’s cynical in my book,â€