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Big vote for US immigration bill today
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 06/10/2007 - 16:01.
The US immigration bill faces a big vote in the Senate today as architects of the delicate bipartisan legislation seek to either limit debate or table it. Supporters of the bill face dozens of amendments from opponents. Yesterday, an effort by Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn to bar large numbers of illegal immigrants from taking advantage of the proposed programme was blocked. His amendment sought to exclude anyone convicted of felonies, document fraud, identity theft, or ignored deportation orders from gaining legal status. The Senate adopted a less-sweeping alternative offered by Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy that included crimes such as drug trafficking, sex offenses and gang activity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will put forth a motion today to limit debate. If he fails to get the 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber to advance the legislation, Mr Reid said the bill would be dropped and the Senate would move on to other matters. If the bill stalls in the Senate, the House of Representatives could still move ahead with its version, but that is unclear. ************************************************************************ What do you think if Senator Cornyn’s proposed amendment? Do you agree with Senator Kennedy’s alternative? *LINK TO PREVIOUS ARTICLE ************************************************************************ Source: |
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