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| Articles about Immigration Bill |
| | Immigration Bill - we win this one 46-53 | | 2007-06-28 18:04:00 | | An American Warning
A small victory in a huge battle - we win this one 46-53 June 28, 2007 The immigration reform bill that has been such a hot topic in America for many weeks, (and survived a cloture vote on Tuesday as well as a host of amendments) failed to get enough votes on this final cloture vote today. Now, passage of the legislation seems unlikely.
The second cloture vote failed to get the 60 votes necessary to end debate. The final vote was 46-53
For weeks it was unclear whether the bill would survive. The latest polls on the bill had a vast majority of the American people against the bill. But in the end, opponents of the measure from both sides of the political spectrum gained enough support to derail the legislation.
Phone calls and emails flooded the offices of Senators for weeks. Some polls showed over 80% disapproval for the bill. “What part of ‘no’ don’t we understand?,” asked Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), But Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of th... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Immigration Bill Clears Senate Test Vote | | 2007-06-26 23:31:49 | |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants. President Bush said the bill offered a “historic opportunity for Congress to act,” and appeared optimistic about its passage by week’s end.
The pivotal test-vote was 64-35 to revive the divisive legislation. It still faces formidable obstacles in the Senate, including bitter opposition by GOP conservatives and attempts by some waverers in both parties to revise its key elements.
Supporters needed 60 votes to scale procedural hurdles and return to the bill. A similar test-vote earlier this month found just 45 supporters, only seven of them Republicans. This time, 24 Republicans joined 39 Democrats and independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, to back moving ahead with the bill. Opposing the move were 25 Republicans, nine Democrats and independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., an architect of ... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Senators to Revive Immigration Bill | | 2007-06-15 00:49:55 | |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Key senators tentatively agreed on a plan to revive a stalled immigration bill on Thursday, aided by President Bush’s support for a quick $4.4 billion aimed at “securing our borders and enforcing our laws at the work site.”
Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said Republican and Democratic supporters of the bill were presenting their proposal to the Senate’s top two leaders, who in turn arranged an early evening meeting to discuss it.
Precise details to be presented to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., were not disclosed.
In general, according to officials familiar with the discussions, Republicans and Democrats would each be accorded roughly a dozen chances to amend the measure, with the hope that they would then combine to provide the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by die-hard opponents. The officials who described the emerging plan did so on condition of anonymity, saying the... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | | McCain: Time Short for Immigration Bill | | 2007-06-10 00:47:54 | |
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Saturday that time is running out on overhauling immigration policy.
“We’ve got other things to do in the Senate,” McCain told reporters. “Hopefully we can come to an agreement, but in all candor - a little straight talk - time is not on our side.”
McCain also challenged opponents of the plan to step up.
“The status quo is de facto amnesty - fact,” the Arizona senator said. “So for us to do nothing and celebrate the fact that we stopped this legislation, well then those who have a better idea can give it to us. We can consider it and move forward.”
A comprehensive plan supported by McCain, President Bush and a group of bipartisan senators fell 15 votes short of the 60 needed on Thursday in a critical test to limit debate and allow a vote on the measure itself. As a result, many in Washington have declared major immigration changes are dead for now.
McCain, though,... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| New life for immigration bill? | | 2007-06-09 05:01:28 | |
Bush, allies hope to revive immigration bill
President to lunch on Capitol Hill Tuesday, new vote possible Friday
WASHINGTON - President Bush, trying to recover from a stinging setback on immigration, will personally try, in a visit to the Capitol next week, to revive the embattled plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
Bush’s scheduled lunch on Tuesday with GOP senators is part of a campaign by the White House and allies in both parties to placate or outmaneuver conservative Republicans who blocked the broad immigration measure this week.
They said Friday they would try again to reach accord on the number of amendments the dissidents could offer.Opponents of the bill promised to continue fighting all such efforts.
First luncheon visit in five years
Democratic leaders accused Bush of being too tepid in pushing the legislation, which would tighten borders and offer employers more temporary workers from abroad in addition to providing lawful status to an estimated 12 mil... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Compromise Immigration Bill Stalls | | 2007-05-23 01:38:50 | | Immigration Compromise Faces New OppositionProposal Stays Alive, But Foes Lie in WaitBy Jonathan WeismanWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, May 22, 2007; A01The Senate voted last night to move forward on an overhaul of immigration laws, but even proponents of the delicate compromise proposal conceded that the furor over the deal was surpassing their expectations and endangering the plan.The 69 to 23 vote masked deep troubles from the right flank of the Senate, as well as from the left. Opponents of even conducting a debate on the measure included some unexpected voices, such as freshman Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Bernard Sanders, an independent liberal from Vermont. Several conservatives -- and some liberals -- made it clear that they cast a vote to proceed only in order to fundamentally change the proposed legislation in the coming days.With dozens of amendments planned, traps being laid by opponents could upset the fragile coalition that drafted the measure. What's more, Senate... | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
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