• Home
  • Today
  • Advocacy
  • Forum
Donate
  • login
  • register
Home

They need you!

Forum links

  • Recent changes
  • Member list
  • Search
  • Register
Search Forums
 
Advanced Search
Go to Page...

Resources

  • Do I qualify?
  • In-state tuition
  • FAQ
  • Ways to legalize
  • Feedback
  • Contact us

Join our list

National calendar of events

«  

July

  »
S M T W T F S
 
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
13
 
14
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
20
 
21
 
22
 
23
 
24
 
25
 
26
 
27
 
28
 
29
 
30
 
31
 
 
 
Sync with this calendar
DAP Forums > DREAM Act > The News Room

Immigration reform gets wind in its sails from Sens. Schumer, Graham

  • View
  • Post new reply
  • Thread tools
    Thread Tools
    Show Printable Version Show Printable Version
    Email this Page Email this Page
#1
03-28-2010, 11:39 PM
Senior Member
Joined in Sep 2007
2,652 posts
dado123
dado123
View Public Profile
Send a private message to dado123
Find all posts by dado123
0 AP
I sense CIR has a pulse left.

http://trueslant.com/marceloballve/2...chumer-graham/

Immigration reform appears to have gained momentum, if only marginally. Last week Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, was implicitly threatening to sink immigration reform if health care passed.

Today on “Meet the Press” he was already sounding more conciliatory. In an appearance with Democrat Charles Schumer, Graham said he would continue to work on a bipartisan plan to reform the nation’s immigration system. He called it a “tough heavy lift” and that the Democrats’ deal-cutting on health care wouldn’t help with the process of hammering out consensus on an immigration bill.

Sen. Graham also made the point that Democrats had played a major role in immigration reform being put on the back burner. the White House “has done almost nothing on immigration,” he said. And Graham noted that the last time it came up in the U.S. Senate 16 Democrats voted against immigration reform. The South Carolinian quipped that if President Obama invited moderate Democrats to the White House for a meeting on immigration most of them would “jump out the window.”

In other words, Sen. Graham and perhaps another GOP cross-over vote don’t necessarily make immigration reform a done deal.

But the bottom line– Graham’s still in. “I will continue working with Chuck on immigration,” he said.

But Schumer can’t do it with just Graham’s support.

He wants more Republican senators to sign on. This is what Schumer said on the program:

But I would plead with him, if we can get that second Republican, we have business and labor ready to sign on, we have all the religious community – not just the liberals but the evangelicals – we even have Lou Dobbs and Bill O’Reilly saying positive things about our proposal. I would urge that we try to get this done because it’s so important for America.

“We’re real close,” Sen. Schumer said, implying there was another Republican Senator with interest in the plan. Of course, the immigration plan Schumer and Graham are working on could easily dissolve and disappear into the Washington, D.C. political weeds in the months ahead.

It’s thought that there is room for immigration reform to get legislative attention between now and July but that at that point in the summer, with mid-terms looming, the possibilities would disappear.

One potential stumbling block is the proposed national worker ID card, which would include biometric identity information like fingerprints. This card would serve to ensure employers only hire authorized workers, but it will prove a tough pill to swallow for any libertarian minded people, on both the right and left.

But the blueprint of Graham and Schumer’s immigration plan does seem to have broad support for now, including that of immigrant advocates in Washington, D.C. In a press release the Reform Immigration For America group said they would continue to work with Sens. Graham and Schumer:

Despite last week’s comments declaring immigration reform dead, Senator Graham explicitly pledged to continue working with Senator Schumer on a comprehensive fix to our broken immigration system. (We are) supportive of moving this process forward and will continue to work with both Senators as they refine the details of their proposal.

A side note: Sen. Schumer was very emphatic in reminding the audience that immigrants who entered the country illegally would not be receiving health care under the new legislation just passed. He also used tough words against immigrants who enter the country illegally, 15,000 a day according to Schumer. It’s clear that Schumer is hoping that talking tough on immigration, especially in connection with the health care reform, will free Democrats up to be more forceful in re-shaping the immigration system.
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#2
03-28-2010, 11:51 PM
Senior Member
Joined in Jan 2010
139 posts
arthur352
arthur352
View Public Profile
Send a private message to arthur352
Find all posts by arthur352
170 AP
This is great news if they can only get that on extra Republican people would take notice.
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#3
03-29-2010, 12:54 AM
Senior Member
From Connecticut
Joined in Mar 2009
8,670 posts
2Face's Avatar
2Face
2Face
View Public Profile
Send a private message to 2Face
Find all posts by 2Face
0 AP
God bless Senator GRAHAM! Good luck to Chuck too!
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#4
03-29-2010, 01:02 AM
BANNED
Joined in Mar 2009
1,530 posts
Sonawabich
Sonawabich
View Public Profile
Find all posts by Sonawabich
0 AP
Source: trueslant.com
Credibility: Low
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#5
03-29-2010, 01:17 AM
Senior Member
Joined in Sep 2007
2,652 posts
dado123
dado123
View Public Profile
Send a private message to dado123
Find all posts by dado123
0 AP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xKyYA9HAY

Article mainly driven by Interpretation of above link.
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#6
03-29-2010, 01:39 AM
Senior Member
Joined in May 2009
1,932 posts
Feenmi's Avatar
Feenmi
Feenmi
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Feenmi
Find all posts by Feenmi
290 AP
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonawabich View Post
Source: trueslant.com
Credibility: Low
Last time I checked, quotes directly from a Senator are pretty credible.

Quote:
Originally Posted by dado123 View Post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xKyYA9HAY

Article mainly driven by Interpretation of above link.
thanks Dado.
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#7
03-29-2010, 12:45 PM
BANNED
Joined in May 2009
6,763 posts
DA User
DA User
View Public Profile
Find all posts by DA User
0 AP
Its coming soon. Lets be patient.
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.
#8
04-12-2010, 06:18 AM
Junior Member
Joined in Apr 2010
1 posts
beenman123
beenman123
View Public Profile
Send a private message to beenman123
Find all posts by beenman123
0 AP
Nice post. This is a great work.
__________________
jewellery
engagement rings
jewelry boxes
cuff links
  • Reply With Quote
Post your reply or quote more messages.


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Contact Us - DREAM Act Portal - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.