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| Reid Threatens Filibuster on Immigration Bill | |
| 2006-03-23 | |
Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would ``use every procedural means at my disposal'' to prevent Frist from bypassing the Judiciary Committee. Frist, R-Tenn., has made clear the Senate will take up his proposal next week if the 18-member committee fails to complete a broader bill. ``If Leader Frist brings a bill to the floor that does not have the approval of the Judiciary Committee, it will not get out of the Senate,'' Reid told reporters at the San Ysidro border crossing, a few steps from Tijuana, Mexico. Bob Stevenson, a spokesman for Frist, did not immediately respond to a call Wednesday evening. Reid said the overhaul must include heightened border enforcement, a ``guest worker'' program and a ``path to citizenship'' for the estimated 11 million people in the United States illegally. He called legislation by Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., a ``good place to start.'' President Bush, in a State of the Union address two years ago, urged Congress to create a worker program under which participants could gain legal status for a specific time and then be required to return home. It would not provide an automatic path to citizenship. Frist unveiled a bill last week that sidesteps the question of temporary work permits. It would tighten borders, punish employers who hire illegal immigrants and provide more visas. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Not an easy problem. 11 million illegals= 11 million search results! Results 1 - 10 of about 11,000,000 www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=immigration%20reforms |
| Posted by: Swiss Tex 2006-03-23 09:28 |
| #8 Good job, Harry! McCain and Kennedy may have been able to sneak their bill through. Now, all eyes and ears are on the debate and which side the Donks will vote on. Count on it being against Joe Six-pack. Karl Rove gets an early Easter present |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-23 09:10 |
| #7 DD "He sees a handy source of 11 million new Democrats." All immigration and social entitlement programs look like 'new voters' in the eyes of a liberal. Pretty soon there will be (if there isn't already) 'multi-lingual' and 'illiterate-sensitive' voting policies. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2006-03-23 08:58 |
| #6 With growing opposition to immigration, the Dems once again choose the losing hand. Add it to 'Let's not listen in to terrorists calling home', the 'Let's close down the Patriot Act', etc list of saying in bigs words - We Are not the Party of the People. You know, usually the socialist doing these things have in the past done it while owning the government. I don't get the concept of thinking you can do it when you're not in control of the government. |
| Posted by: Slomoper Snush1141 2006-03-23 08:55 |
| #5 a ``path to citizenship'' for the estimated 11 million people in the United States illegally. Here's the path: go home, apply according to the law, and get in line. No one who ignores our sovereignty should be given citizenship. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-23 07:48 |
| #4 "What is Reid's angle?" He sees a handy source of 11 million new Democrats. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-03-23 05:55 |
| #3 Reid is just looking to make " |
| Posted by: SPoD 2006-03-23 01:48 |
| #2 What is Reid's angle? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-03-23 01:41 |
| #1 I didn't vote for Sen. Reid, why should he set the policy for the entire country? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-03-23 01:03 |