Let's keep our eye on this, and still call against the looming AgJOBS amnesty threat !

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statesman.com
Cornyn could offer alternative farm immigration measure
By Eunice Moscoso | Thursday, November 1, 2007, 03:33 PM

Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said Thursday that he is working on an alternative to an immigration bill known as AgJobs, shorthand for the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act.

The AgJobs bill would give thousands of illegal immigrant farm workers a chance to work in the United States legally and a path to citizenship.

Cornyn said his plan would include a guest worker program for agricultural workers but no pathway to citizenship.

It is unclear whether AgJobs will get a vote in the Senate. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the measure’s chief sponsor, may try to attach it to an upcoming farm bill.

If it comes up, Cornyn may offer the alternative.

“It’s somewhat up in the air now,â€