Posted on 06/04/2007 8:23:40 PM PDT by mdittmar
Representative José E. Serrano,Democrat of the Bronx, objects to a recent bipartisan proposal on immigration policy because,he says, it would create an underclass of immigrant workers with few rights.
Representative Peter King, a Republican of Long Island, has a problem with the plan, too, but for an altogether different reason. To him, it amounts to amnesty for legions of illegal immigrants in the country.
And in the middle are lawmakers like Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who calls the plan a “fair starting point” to deal with the question of what to do about the millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally.
A survey of lawmakers from the New York metropolitan region shows that they are every bit as divided about the comprehensive immigration bill now being considered in Washington as many of their colleagues around the country are.
The measure,a result of negotiations between the White House and a group of senators from both parties, would offer legal status to most of the nation’s 12 million illegal immigrants, increase penalties for employers of illegal immigrants and toughen border security.
But the diverging views of lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut underscore the difficulties, even peril, the plan faces, particularly as it comes under attack from grass-roots opponents on both the right and the left.
Mr. Serrano, for one, questions whether a compromise on the plan can be reached in the current climate. “Everybody seems dug in,” he said in a recent interview. “Right now, I don’t see how it will happen.”
On the other hand, “it could turn overnight,” Mr. Serrano added, referring to the impasse. “One never knows.”
The Senate, which began debating the bill in late May, is scheduled to resume debate this week. Critics in both parties have proposed substantial amendments.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I am made that they are busy erecting walls to hinder law enforcement. I thought each step would weed out the bad guys, but not so. If someone flunks his background test or employer verification the authorities don’t get the info which would allow them to pick them up. The criminal protection racket is at it again.
There are no obstacles to this stench.
Not even a fence.
Promised long ago.
This is death for the average American Joe.
Wow. One of the few articles I’ve read that mentions the ‘ill’ (illegal) word and it’s in the Slimes. Who woulda thunk it.
Hell, in my book that’s bigoted and borders on being a hate crime.
The DC clowns don’t seem to take into account that the American people, who they were elected to represent, DO NOT WANT their lousy bill. End of story!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!
Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them. This is a bipartisan issue not a Conservative or Liberal issue BUT AN AMERICAN issue.
“Representative José E. Serrano,Democrat of the Bronx, objects to a recent bipartisan proposal on immigration policy because,he says, it would create an underclass of immigrant workers with few rights.”
This is true... but at least they will have welfare.
Odd that the Slimes deals with NY pols. Illegal immigration in its true horror really is felt horribly in the SW, Ca., Fla. and though illegals are now in every state, when one sees millions in the areas mentioned, that becomes the illegal horror that really is appalling. NY is not quite the state which should set this debate. I wish they had the millions Ca. and AZ has and then let them poo pooh the problems of illegality.
That’s funny,I almost puked using the full nyt title;)
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LOL!
That sure looks like Bush’s Ford PU!
I hate to tell you but THAT is the truckload of illegals that we used in many graphics, lol.
I cut it out carefully, looked great. I put it on the gif, looked good. Then had to reduce file size and image size and it lost it’s clarity!
Schumer, Kennedy, and Bush have family and ethnic agendas in pushing this comprehensive US taxpayer ripoff
CAIR is right in there with them too
So this week may become more interesting as the fight goes on!
Unbelievable. HE gets it, and yet the great humanitarian over there on 1600 Penn can't open his eyes and see he's basically proposed a new slave class.
And, you know, that's the ONE part of this I can't come to grips with. I know Bush thinks 70% of the American people are bigots for rejecting this. I know he thinks he's HELPING these people because he has some twisted idea this is simple prejudice based on the color of their skin or geography. But how can he NOT see what this DEMOCRAT can see? He needs to remove the plank from his own eye.
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LOL!
No wonder that PU looks familiar!
Yes, it would be great if the waving illegals showed up better! I even worked on their waving hands!! Lost in the downsize!
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