Majority Leader Reid Close to Reviving Senate Immigration Bill

FOX News ^ | June 14, 2007 | Major Garrett and Trish Turner

[Baladas]

Details of the immigration compromise remain to be finalized, but top Democratic sources say Reid has closely monitored the behind-the-scenes dickering over policy changes and a finite list of amendments due for consideration. Based on the latest updates on the policy and amendments, Reid will approve the compromise and move late Thursday to put the bill back on the calendar for Senate consideration in the middle of next week.

"He's going to bless it and he's going to get the Senate back in the business of dealing with immigration," said a source in the Democratic Senate leadership.

The principal change to the bipartisan immigration compromise that Reid shelved last week is the addition of $4.4 billion in added border security spending. That money will be added to the base bill to return to the floor. Any other changes to the immigration bill will have to be made through the amendment process.

The base immigration bill seeks to tighten border security, put an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants on a path to permanent residency and create a temporary worker program.

Republican leaders have promised to produce enough votes to curtail debate on the bill and proceed to final passage. Last week's impasse arose after Reid twice failed to collect the 60 votes necessary to limit debate and move toward final passage.

With the GOP votes in hand and a finite list of amendments to be offered by 11 Democratic and 11 Republican senators, Democratic sources said Reid is now determined to see whether the legislation can survive the amendment process intact. If it does, the Senate could vote on final passage of the bill by next Friday, Democratic sources said.

[Gritty]

[pepsi_junkie]

The Latino socialists will simply be part and parcel of the Democrat party, which has become hard left and will welcome them.

Immigration amnesty is going to lead to fundamental and I think sweeping changes in our political system. Short sighted thinkers in both parties are going to destry both parties.

That this will shatter the coalition that is the Republican parties has already been hashed out. What hasnt been is my contention that it will ultimately shatter the Democratic party coalition as well. Here's why.

The dems are a coalition of social and fiscal liberals (the ivory tower elites), minority groups (blacks in particular), and unions. Throw in the crazy leftists too. The unions are going to hate amnesty, it means lower wages for all. And after years of dutifuly kissing the dem party butt, blacks arent going to like suddenly being pushed aside as the dems will shift their focus on their even bigger new dependant class, the newly legal immigrants. The crazy leftists ultimately will hate the creation of a new serf class to feed big business.

I wouldnt be surprised to see a new third party arise that unites the unions, the social conservatives, and the blacks on an anti-immigrant platform. The new know-nothings without the anti-catholic stuff. And the ticked off crazy leftists supporting a green party that is anti-business, anti-immigrant labor. If that happened, the dems would be reduced to nothing too.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Illegal Aliens = “undocumented Americans” according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Also.....
Drug dealers = unlicensed pharmacists
Car thieves = undocumented shuttle drivers
Bank robbers = undocumented financial customers
Coyotes = unlicensed tour guides
Islamic terrorists = unrecognized freedom fighters