Thread: MATT.org Article On New Amnesty Push

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The migratory reform follows in an uncertainty stage
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WASHINGTON - the migratory reform happens through a period of uncertainty with initiatives that do not satisfy to the organizations pro immigrants and in that they appear hard conditions for the legalization of million undocumented immigrants.

Some national organizations doubt that the reform can be approved east year, considering the iron opposition of the republican sector more conservative of the Congress that rejects that legalization and to that it considers like "a concealed amnesty".

President George W. Bush reiterated in April his interest by a solution to the immigration problems during a visit to Yuma, Arizona, but the groups in favor of the rights of the immigrants request "greater action to him" in this subject.

In its visit to this zone of the border with Mexico, Bush insisted to the Congress to that it approves this same year a plan of temporary workers, within a bipartisan migratory reform that avoids last errors.

"This problem (of illegal immigration) has grown during decades and the efforts of the past to respond to the problem have failed", said the governor.

In its search of fairness and justice for the undocumented people, on the one hand, and of viable answers for the necessities of the American labor market, on the other hand, the Congress follows equal of divided on the subject that the last year.

In order to leave afloat, any reform will require of at least 60 votes in the Senate and of a simple majority in the House of Representatives.

The community of immigrants has reiterated its determination of not giving to truce in its pressures by a reform "this same year" and by the cease of the "unjust deportations that divide to the families and seriously affect the young children of the undocumented immigrants".

Meanwhile, the "Campaign for Reforma Migratoria Integral (CCIR) esteem that the project of bipartisan law STRIVE, presented/displayed in last March," includes key elements necessary to fix the defective system of immigration ".

Other organizations also recognize that this initiative of the democratic representative Luis Gutiérrez, and his republican colleague Jeff Flake, has positive points, but they criticize some sections to him in which she would make difficult the legalization of the undocumented people with requirements outside the reality.

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has expressed his confidence in which the reform is approved soon by the Congress, and insisted to the Legislative one and the government of Bush to give the approval him in summer of this year.

Powerful union confederation AFL-CIO said that it hopes that the Congress gives green light to a right reform in the smaller time possible once and for all to correct the deficiencies of the present system of immigration. (EFE)

Hi Dragon5,

Originally Posted by dragons5

Powerful union confederation AFL-CIO said that it hopes that the Congress gives green light to a right reform in the smaller time possible once and for all to correct the deficiencies of the present system of immigration. (EFE)

Organized labor should be fighting to stop all amnesty and visa expansion. The bill payers will be rank and file American workers.

Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements should be raising hell with their union leadership.

Who's buying off who? what's the money trail?