House clears amnesty bill

Washington Times ^ | 3/13/02 | Dave Boyer

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The House, under pressure from President Bush to reach out to Hispanics, narrowly approved a bill last night that would grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants.

The bill was approved 275-137, one vote more than the two-thirds majority needed under the special rules with which it was brought to the floor. Opponents credited a furious grass-roots campaign by immigration reform groups that nearly succeeded in defeating the measure.

[goody2shooz]

The whole thing stinks!!

[Ol' Sparky]

Is it really possible to call Bush a conservative anymore with a straight face? Reagan used his popularity to persaude the masses that conservatism was superior. Bush has used his popularity to repeatedly compromise and promote ideas that most Republicans oppose.

[Oregon Coast Conservative]

Not only that, but he must think hispanics are the biggest morons on the face of the earth as a result of this pandering to them. Watch Univision news for a few minutes. They control how spanish speakers in this country think about politics. And they are very anti-republican. So Bush sold out his base, diluted our votes, on a failed political scheme. Yep, the stupid party.

[goldstategop]

Especially the nerve to call a red carpet rolled out for illegal aliens and terrorists a border security measure. Bwahahahaha!!! That being said, its a darn shame Tancredo and friends missed killing this turkey by ONE vote!

[spodefly]

The Message:

Immigration Laws That Aren't Really Law ...

Representatives That Don't Really Represent ...

"USA: Flophouse to the world" ®

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFICATION PETITION AND LABOR CERTIFICATION FILINGS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (B)--

(A) in clause (i), by striking `on or before April 30, 2001; or' and inserting `on or before the earlier of November 30, 2002, and the date that is 120 days after the date on which the Attorney General first promulgates final or interim final regulations to carry out the amendments made by section 607(a) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002; or'; and

(B) in clause (ii) by striking `on or before such date; and' and inserting `before August 15, 2001;';

(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding `and' at the end; and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

`(D) who, in the case of a beneficiary of a petition for classification described in subparagraph (B)(i) that was filed after April 30, 2001, demonstrates that--

`(i) the familial relationship that is the basis of such petition for classification existed before August 15, 2001; or

`(ii) the application for labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) that is the basis of such petition for classification was filed before August 15, 2001;'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (114 Stat. 2762A-142 et seq.), as enacted into law by section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-553.