Posted on 06/13/2007 11:45:06 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
Key Republican and Democratic senators, working to attract more support for President Bush's stalled immigration bill, huddled Wednesday with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to discuss tougher border security and workplace enforcement. At a Capitol Hill meeting, the bipartisan group continued talks aimed at cobbling together enough backing from skeptical Republicans to quickly revive the measure that would grant legal status to as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants. A day after Bush fielded criticism from Republicans whose opposition derailed the bill last week, the White House said it would be open to changes to the delicate bipartisan deal. Architects have argued their so-called "grand compromise" could collapse under the weight of "killer" amendments.
"You may have a carefully crafted compromise, but on the other hand, you have members of both parties who want to have their say and have their input," Tony Snow said. "Clearly, there will be some attempts to put together amendments that will be 'killer amendments,' but so far none have passed."
Snow signaled support for the idea of pumping additional money into border security - an idea he said was "worth pursuing."...
Republicans are considering adding money to the bill for border security and workplace enforcement. Georgia Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson want a separate emergency funding bill that could total as much as $15 billion to pay for such measures. Negotiators also were considering harsher penalties for immigrants who overstay their visas or re-enter the country illegally, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C."If you had mandatory jail time" for such offenses, Graham said, "I think it would create a deterrent."...
With senators maneuvering behind the scenes to try to craft a comprise package than can win passage, it is not clear when the measure will come up again...
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You know...I don’t think they’re listening to us. Which means they also should not be representing us.
Take names.
AKA "Polishing a turd".
Like cockroaches.......
Meadow Muffin
Mr Snow,
How bout you tell the President ‘If we secure the border, first and without ANY legislation, the entire population of the country would be more than willing to discuss additional measures dedicated to dealing with the illegal intruders you apparently value more than ‘We the People’’?
Just a thought, Tony. Come on, your a Cincinnati boy, you know where the problem here is. Its in the President’s policy on this matter.
So they are huddling with the guy who admits that, nearly six years after 9/11, DHS still cannot track visa overstays.
Huddling with Chertoff for ideas about tougher border security would be like huddling with Ray Nagin for ideas about how to use school buses for hurricane evacuations.
Lindsay Graham
Saxby Chambliss
Johnny Isakson
Teddy Kennedy
John McLame
etc.
Work harder at listening to the legal voters you BOZOS!
I heard on another thread that Harry said -no more amendments-vote on the bill as is, or he won’t bring it back. The poster said he heard Harry on the radio. I hope this is true.
“It’s dead, Jim”................
You know the answer to that one.
The entire point of this charade is to get the amnesty. Just like in 1986, they would never get around to the enforcement provisions, just as they've built 11 miles of the fence that was authorized last year.
Notice the wording - written by a liberal reporter -- liberals are NOT taking ownership of the immigration bill. They're trying to pin it on all Republicans - and only 10 of our guys voted for it. Can anyone smell the coffee?
I’m hoping the fact this isn’t Reagan but Bush the Younger, will make this turn out differently than the 86 POS foisted upon us all.
We’ll see.
“Clearly, there will be some attempts to put together amendments that will be ‘killer amendments,’ but so far none have passed.”
Oh Tony, Tony. You mean like the one not allowing criminals to stay? Apparently even that amendment didn’t make it into the bill.
They truly believe we are stupid.
Good grief! Forget this so-called godawful amnesty legislation and enforce the laws already on the books.
dirtboy, you do have a way with words!
>You know....I don’t think they’re listening to us. Which means they also should not be representing us.<
>>Take names.<<
Take names? We cannot wait until they are up for re-election to act on this. If government breaks with the people, the people should break with the government, or they deserve what they will get. NO REPRESENTATION, NO TAXES! Period. There aren’t enough jails to absorb over 300,000,000 people!
In other words, you are hoping that someone twisting the meaning of "amnesty" in directions that would make a Clintonista blush, will then turn around and show us that enforcement means enforcement.
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