McConnell urges House GOP to move immigration legislation

Ianus · 07-14-2013, 01:46 PM

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3...on-legislation

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Sunday urged Republicans in the House to move on immigration reform legislation.

Even though McConnell voted against the Senate immigration reform bill, he hopes the House will pass something that can be melded with the Senate proposal in conference negotiations.

“I don't think anybody's satisfied with the status quo on immigration,” he said in an NBC “Meet the Press” interview. “And I hope the House will be able to move forward on something and we can get this into conference and get an outcome that will be satisfactory for the American people.”

He said the Senate bill is “deficient” on border security, even though it included an amendment to double the number of border patrol agents to 40,000 and spend an additional $38 billion on border security. The bill spends a total of $46 billion on securing the U.S.-Mexico border.

McConnell said border security is a bigger issue for him than the question of putting an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship.

“The question is can we actually get the border secure and not have this happen again? That's the stickiest issue,” he said. “And I think the House will concentrate on that, I hope they will. We need to seriously beef up the border security part. I think that's the key to getting a final outcome.”

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has said he will not schedule a vote on the Senate bill in the House and that any bill that he brings to the floor must have majority support within the House Republican conference.

House Republicans are expected to move immigration reform piecemeal with a series of smaller bills. Legislation eventually granting citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants is not expected to be one of the proposals advanced by the House GOP leadership.

The lower chamber may consider committee-passed proposals to bolster border security and interior enforcement before the August recess.

The House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees have approved five pieces of immigration legislation, so far.

Not all of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants living in the country are expected to apply for the path to citizenship as defined in the Senate bill.

The Congressional Budget Office projected that there could still be as many as seven million illegal immigrants living in the United States in 2023 if the Senate bill became law.

Conservative critics of the bill have noted that 40 percent of illegal immigrants are in the country because they overstayed visas.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) predicted on “Meet the Press” that the House would act on the issue.

“They will act,” he said. “They have to. This is something that — the vast, vast majority of the Republicans, Democrats, and Independents support. And John Boehner should let the House vote. That's all he has to do. If the House voted, it would pass overwhelmingly.”

sammy123 · 07-14-2013, 01:52 PM

i noticed while the senate and its committee been working on CIR bill past few months, what has the house been doing all this time? i didnt hear any progress made from them. Only until now they're starting to pick up

DA User · 07-14-2013, 02:49 PM

House could be working on it too behind closed doors.

2Face · 07-14-2013, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DA User

House could be working on it too behind closed doors.

DA..what will you do after House passes CIR? What's your dream job? I think you should start preparing for it because CIR will def pass this year.

DA User · 07-14-2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Face

DA..what will you do after House passes CIR? What's your dream job? I think you should start preparing for it because CIR will def pass this year.

I would like to be a DAP Moderator. When do you think CIR will pass?

Lost Generation · 07-14-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DA User

I would like to be a DAP Moderator. When do you think CIR will pass?

*facepalm*

Charolastra · 07-14-2013, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DA User

I would like to be a DAP Moderator. When do you think CIR will pass?

DA User what country are you from?

Happyman0607 · 07-14-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Charolastra

DA User what country are you from?

She's from India

Charolastra · 07-14-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Happyman0607

She's from India

She? I always imagined da user as a dude

Lost Generation · 07-14-2013, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Charolastra

She? I always imagined da user as a dude

Same here

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