Thread: Effort to revive immigration reform (amnesty bill again!)

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Pennsylvania has a new enemy to unelect: Sen. Arlen Spector, R-Pa.

No, Pa is well aware of what Specter is. He is 75 years old, like Kennedy, his mortality is getting lean.

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Here's the article:
Published: July 27, 2007 at 11:08 AM

Effort to revive immigration reform
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- The senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is trying to breath new life into immigration reform.

Sen. Arlen Spector, R-Pa., says he is close to presenting a new legislative reform package designed to win over senators who voted down last spring's compromise measure, The Hill reported Friday.

Spector says his bill omits "Z-visas," a main sticking point in the failed legislation that conservatives viewed as granting blanket amnesty to illegals.

The nation's 12 million illegal immigrants would no longer be considered fugitives of justice, which would be the only change in their status, Spector said.

Spector said he is meeting with groups from both sides of the immigration debate.

"I'm ready to unveil it now," Spector said of his new bill. "I've got letters to the 100 senators on my desk."

The nation's 12 million illegal immigrants would no longer be considered fugitives of justice, which would be the only change in their status, Spector said.

Well then, just WHAT will they be considered??? Citizens? Visitors? Guests? Passersby? Sightseers??? Parolees? Congressional aides???

Its 20 million Spector. You should not be trying to pass bills unless you know how many are ilegally here but then how do you know if they are here illegaly.
Or arethey really not here? They are a figment of our imaginations.

Originally Posted by jean

The nation's 12 million illegal immigrants would no longer be considered fugitives of justice, which would be the only change in their status, Spector said.

In other words they could stay, this would be a form of legalizing their status which means amnesty. That's the way I read it.

Do you suppose this is Senator Spectors way of aggrevating anti-illegal folks ? His proposal does not make any sense at all . He is a strange man and this may be a stunt.

This article is based on Thehill.com article that was published yesterday (see other thread). If someone has any new info, please post.