Posted on 07/26/2007 11:04:11 AM PDT by Stoat
After Reid and the Dems tangled with the GOP last night, the Senate just passed a good border security funding amendment today, 89-1.
The goat who voted against it? Babbling George Voinovich.
The Corner has some back story. Yeah, Lindsay Grahamnesty was involved, but the movers and shakers were solid enforcement-first senators like John Cornyn.
Oh, and if Grahamnesty think this rectifies all his smearing of grass-roots conservatives as bigots, hes delusional.
Heres the roll (check out the fence-sitters, too):
The amendment summary, via BP:
There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000,000 to satisfy the requirements set out in section 1002(a) and, if any amount remains after satisfying such requirements, to achieve and maintain operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States, for employment eligibility verification improvements, for increased removal and detention of visa overstays, criminal aliens, aliens who have illegally reentered the United States, and for reimbursement of State and local section 287(g) expenses. These amounts are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
More:
The amendment would provide emergency funding of $3 billion for:
· Hiring 500 more Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officers per year (FY08-12), 1200 more Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents per year, 200 investigators to combat aliens smuggling, 50 Deputy U.S. Marshals;
· 23,000 Border Patrol agents hired, trained, and reporting for duty;
· 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles & 105 ground-based radar and camera towers;
· 300 miles of vehicle barriers & 700 miles of border fencing;
· A permanent end to the catch-and-release policy with 45,000 detention beds;
· Operational control over 100% of the U.S.-Mexico land border;
· To allow DHS to present a photo electronically to an employer so that the employer may confirm the identity of the individual when he presents ID;
· To require mandatory detention of aliens who overstay their visa by 60 days;
· To increase penalties for illegal entrants who are criminals of those who reentered after a deportation; and
· To reimburse local governments who choose to cooperation with ICE in enforcing the immigration laws (INA 287g).
287g is a focus of Deport Them Now.
Pity she’s married.
Now this isn’t a fence, but it is some measure of control over the border, if it passes JWB’s desk that is.
· To allow DHS to present a photo electronically to an employer so that the employer may confirm the identity of the individual when he presents ID;
What genius came up with that provision? What do they expect - that DHS is going to maintain a database of all US citizens and legal immigrants? Sounds a little big-brother ish to me.
There's some money to fund the Secure Border Fence Act of 2006 in here.
Looks like it does provide funding for the fence:
· 300 miles of vehicle barriers & 700 miles of border fencing;
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Now let’s see if that is how the funds are spent.
Not for her husband.
Boy, that Johnson (D-SD) sure doesn’t vote much, does he?
Hmmmm....
Seems Hannity needs to have another talk with Weepy Voinovich.
Ha! Now who said border enforcement on its own wouldn’t pass???? Well, I guess it still hasn’t survived conference and the President’s VETO pen yet but it’s made more progress then amnesty ever did.
Seems Reid and his collegues got scared over night and reversed their position. And, No, Lindsey. This doesn’t make up for you calling us bigots. Thank you Senator Cornyn and the other stalwarts!
Is Voinovich out of his mind?
Bush will have to get Calderón's permission to sign it. May be difficult.
Bush has already threatened to veto it if passed.
1 Nay - Voinovich of Ohio.
Good Lord, I think Brown, a democrat is better than Voinovich. At least you know which way Brown tilts. And he seems to be on the right side this once.
Voinovich is done. It’s a darn shame he’s wealthy and will be kicked out of office to a big pension.
Her being married doesn’t mean anything! I’m gonna oogle her anyway , and if she were single she wouldn’t have anything to do with a fat old bastard like me anyway.
This kills any border fence now except for the approx 100 miles that was paid for with the down payment that was built within the law.
After Reid and the Dems tangled with the GOP last night, the Senate just passed a good border security funding amendment today, 89-1.
The goat who voted against it? Babbling George Voinovich.
sigh...my Sentor I’m ashamed to admit.
Did Georgie Girl cry again? Sheesh.
This vote appears to be veto proof.
That’s to confirm that the photo the employer has matches the photo of the the real person who that ID belongs to.
Do you have to ask? Every time he appears or mouths off he gets loonier. He's just one of several senators who are likely to become unable to finish their terms.
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