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Some of the proposed amendments would mean big changes. One from Sens. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) and Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), would eliminate after five years the merit-based system created under the bill to decide which future immigrants would become permanent residents. Many Democrats have criticized the system for shifting too much emphasis away from family ties in favor of high-demand job skills and advanced education

Well of course they want to go back to emotion based never ending exponentially increasing mindless chain migration. The dems certainly DO NOT want intelligent higher income smart immigrants, they want socialist-indoctrinated peasants.

Mr. Cornyn, who has been critical of the bill, said immigration "overwhelmed every other issue" brought up by constituents as he toured his state during the recess. "They don't think Washington is listening to them, and they're very frustrated," he said. "If other members of the Senate are hearing what I'm hearing...I think the momentum is shifting the other way."

I suppose that is the "bill is going down in flames" part.

Personally, I thought it would have been dead and gone by now, but it isn't. What we are probably seeing is the real "big push." I would look for any dirty underhanded trick the dems and the President can come up with to ram the bill down America’s throat.

Remember, it was only about six weeks ago that we were all hearing "oh, there will be no attempts to pass immigration reform this year..."

Yea, right.

Right then our "Republican" President was lying to us and plotting in secrete with the hard core communist democrats to stab American Citizens in the back.

Bastards.