Democrats to Revisit ‘Bush’s Bill’ on Immigration
Terry Trippany on Jun 11 2007 at 7:26 am | Filed under: Feature Article, Illegal Immigration, Linkfest
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It’s funny how bills become Bush’s Bill when they fail on the floor of the Senate even though top Democrats such as Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy are equally complicit. Nonetheless the Senate Immigration reform bill that American’s overwhelmingly opposed with only 23% supporting it in the most recent Rasmussen poll is coming back to the floor like a bad sequel to a bad horror flick.
Note how the NY Times characterizes it as only coming under opposition from conservatives.
WASHINGTON, June 10 — Senate Democrats opened the door to reviving the stalled immigration measure on Sunday, calling on Republicans to resolve their internal divisions and produce an agreement on how to move the legislation forward.
With Bush administration officials and Republican authors of the overhaul saying they had not given up on the bill, the spokesman for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said Mr. Reid would be willing to try again if Republicans agreed to a defined number of amendments and a time limit on debate.
“If and when Republicans can agree on a limited number of amendments and agree on the need to get this bill passed, Senator Reid is committed to finding room on the Senate schedule as soon as possible,” said Jim Manley, the spokesman, who said President Bush needed to play a role as well. “The hope is that he can apply enough pressure to provide the votes we need to get the bill out of the Senate.”
Mr. Bush is scheduled to visit the Capitol on Tuesday for a lunch with Senate Republicans. That meeting will come just days after the immigration proposal, one of his chief domestic priorities, was derailed when an effort to bring a two-week debate to a close came up far short of the votes needed.
On Sunday, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the administration was “more determined than ever” to push the measure, which has drawn strong opposition from conservatives.
This is just another indication that our elected representatives act on their own with their own agenda. It’s not that the problem doesn’t need fixing. It’s that they took this opportunity to cater to their own self interests and pass a bill that is neither wise from an economic point of view nor desired by those who feel the government never wanted to fix the problem in the first place; otherwise fixing the border would be the culmination of this proposed legislation.
Previous:
- Immigration Bill Stalls As It Suffers A Stunning Crucial Crushing Blow
- If This Doesn’t Anger You Nothing Will
- I’ll See You At The Signing
- Webloggin Immigration Watch
Others: Michelle Malkin
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