Thread: Immigration provisions may resurface in the fall

Published: 09.17.2007
Immigration provisions may resurface in the fall
BLAKE MORLOCK
Tucson Citizen
Two immigration provisions defeated this summer along with comprehensive reform may be tacked on a larger Senate bill this fall.
The DREAM Act may be attached to the Defense Authorization bill, which will include the Pentagon's budget, members of the state's congressional delegation said last week.
A guest worker plan for agricultural jobs, the AgJobs bill, may be attached to another bill later this year. The DREAM Act - Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors - would allow the children of illegal immigrants to stay legally in the U.S. for five years.
They could gain a path to citizenship if they met certain criteria, including living in the U.S. for at least five years, completing two years of college or serving in the military. The bill has been around for six years but has never been voted on in the House or Senate.
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is proposing the DREAM Act amendment and Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., is working on AgJobs, which would create a guest worker program for agricultural workers.
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., an architect of the comprehensive immigration package defeated in the Senate earlier this year, said the DREAM Act may win approval, but not the agricultural provision.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., said this summer that Congress would likely approach immigration piecemeal after bundling immigration efforts failed.
"AgJobs has zero chance," Grijalva said. "Ag workers would be dealt with completely differently and it would put them on a path to citizenship."
Kyl already attached $3 billion in enforcement measures to the Homeland Security Department appropriation bill this year.
He would support a similar measure in the House of Representatives.
"It's a start," he said. "It's not comprehensive reform but (the amendment) is the vehicle that has the best chance right now."
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/63174.php

Well this is fall and they are attached to those bills

Spector was on c-span a bit ago talking to the news and he said they (him, Kennedy, Graham,) you know the same of bunch of traitors, are hopeing to have a comprehensive bill in the Senate again in Jan. He said when they start enforcing the no match SS numbers all hell is going to break lose in this country. Gee do you think Specter, when is this man up for re election, he needs to be on the fast track out of office.


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