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05-18-2007, 10:32 AM #1
Menendez Opposes Deal
Menendez opposes deal
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 05/18/07
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat who was a leading negotiator on immigration reform, opposed the deal the White House and Senate Democrats and Republicans announced Thursday.[/b]
Though the agreement is being hailed as the best way forward on fixing the system and tackling the contentious issue of what to do about an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country, Menendez said on the Senate floor that the deal is "far more impractical, far more partisan and far more cynical" than what he could support.
Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, said the deal would make it extremely hard for immigrants to reunite with their loved ones, create a short-term guest worker program, and require illegal immigrants to pay exorbitant amounts of money to become legal U.S. residents.
A Senate-approved bill he supported last year was a lot more reasonable, he said.
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05-18-2007, 10:39 AM #2
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Menendez opposes deal on immigration
Friday, May 18, 2007
WASHINGTON
Sen. Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat from Hoboken who was a leading negotiator on immigration reform, opposed the deal the White House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans announced Thursday.
Though the agreement is being hailed as the best way forward on fixing the system and tackling the contentious issue of what to do about an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country, Menendez said on the Senate floor the deal is "far more impractical, far more partisan and far more cynical" than what he could support.
Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, said the deal would make it extremely hard for immigrants to reunite with their loved ones, create a short-term guest worker program, and require illegal immigrants to pay exorbitant amounts of money to become legal U.S. residents.
A Senate-approved bill he supported last year was a lot more reasonable, he said.
"Any immigration reform we pass must be tough, fair, workable, and comprehensive in nature that preserves family values, keeps us safe, rewards hard work and sacrifice, benefits all Americans, and promotes safe, legal, and orderly immigration," Menendez said. "I could not sign on to the agreement announced in principle because it does not meet the principles I just described."
Under the compromise, millions of undocumented immigrants could get legal status quickly, but other immigration reforms would be delayed until border security improves.
The deal between Democrats and Republicans, reached after months of often tense private negotiations, clears the way for Senate debate next week on an issue that has roiled Washington -- and, increasingly, cities and towns nowhere near the U.S.-Mexico border.
But outside Congress, activists on both sides of the political spectrum were torn over the bill. Some advocates for immigrants opposed it while others called it a good start but one that would need changes before they could fully back it. Likewise, conservatives furious over lax border security predicted the bill would do little to stop illegal immigration.
Still, lawmakers and President Bush called Thursday's agreement a breakthrough, and supporters of the deal said they believed it -- or something very similar -- will pass the Senate soon, setting the stage for Democratic leaders in the House to bring up their own legislation.
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05-18-2007, 10:41 AM #3
Right on I just left a phone message for him this morning stating I'd never vote for him again if he was for this nonsense. ......Of course truth be told the "again" part slipped out, I never vote for the dude in the first place.
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05-18-2007, 10:43 AM #4
Supposedly Sen. Cornyn, who was also in the negotiations, doesn't support it either. I've yet to hear his reasoning for not supporting the compromise, but you can bet his reasons don't mirror those of Sen. Menendez. I hope many in the U.S. Senate feel the same way as do Cornyn and Menendez. Wouldn't it be nice if a majority of Democrats think the bill is to conservative and the majority of Republicans think it's too liberal.
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05-18-2007, 10:47 AM #5
cliffdid wrote:
Right on I just left a phone message for him this morning stating I'd never vote for him again if he was for this nonsense. ......Of course truth be told the "again" part slipped out, I never vote for the dude in the first place."The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" ** Edmund Burke**
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05-18-2007, 10:58 AM #6
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