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Reid Promises Immigration Vote After Election

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11-01-2010, 01:47 PM
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Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic majority leader fighting to hold his seat in Nevada, said on a taped television appearance on Sunday he planned to bring legislation that would create a path for some illegal immigrants to gain legal status to a vote in the post-election session of Congress.

The move may thrust the issue of immigration into the heart of the political debate in the hours leading to Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Mr. Reid announced his intentions on Univision’s “Al Punto,” a Spanish-language political talk show. His appearance was a pitch to Nevada’s Hispanic voters as he fights for re-election against Sharron Angle, a Tea Party-backed Republican with whom he is essentially tied in polls. Immigration is a dominant issue in the Nevada Senate race. And Hispanics, who turned out in droves to help elect President Obama in 2008, could give an edge to Mr. Reid.

The legislation, called the Dream Act, would grant conditional permanent residency to illegal immigrant students who arrived in the United States before they were 16 years old, have been here for at least five years and who graduate from high school in the United States and complete two years of college or military service.

“I have the right to bring that up any time I want; that’s why I brought it up the first time. I am a believer in our needing to do something,” Mr. Reid said in the interview, which was taped Thursday in Las Vegas.

Mr. Reid said he would bring the measure to the floor in the lame-duck session regardless of the election’s outcomes.

To pass, the measure would require some Republican support, which seems unlikely. A previous version of the Dream Act failed to overcome a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate in 2007. The measure was attached to a defense authorization bill in September 2010 but Republicans (with one Democrat) blocked the legislation.

“I just need a handful of Republicans, Mr. Reid said. “I would settle for two or three Republicans to join with me on the Dream Act and comprehensive immigration reform, but they have not been willing to step forward.”

Mr. Reid echoed Mr. Obama in placing part of the responsibility over a stalled overhaul of immigration laws on Senator John McCain. Mr. McCain, the Arizona Republican, had been a leading proponent of an immigration overhaul with former Democratic Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

“As a result of his unwillingness to help, we have not had a single Republican offer to help us with comprehensive immigration reform,” Mr. Reid said of Mr. McCain. “The system is broken and all they want to do is demagogue the issue.”

Recently, an ad for Ms. Angle characterized Mr. Reid as “the best friend an illegal alien ever had,” a label Mr. Reid said was “totally without fact our foundation.”

Asked about his re-election campaign, Mr. Reid said it was “doing just fine.” He added that it was “pretty clear” that Democrats would hold on to the Senate after the election.

“How many the numbers will be, we’ll have to decide that on Nov. 3, but we feel comfortable,” Mr. Reid said.
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what the hell am i reading?

Immigration reform after the elections?

so is it DREAM+CIR?
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Reid knew he is going to lost...so that' why. LOL
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dude, I am telling you, he did not say he was bringing DA as a stand alone in "al punto" when he was interviewed, he did not say he was bringing the DA as part of the CIR either, he is being very evasive and its confusing the hell out of me.

and this one personifies the evasive action as far as stating when he would bring the DA to vote as well, he said he had a right to bring it up whenever he wanted that was his response after the interviewer obviously meant the question to be more direct as to when it would come up.
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“I just need a handful of Republican"

He cracks me up every time he says that. absurd.
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dude, I am telling you, he did not say he was bringing DA as a stand alone in "al punto" when he was interviewed, he did not say he was bringing the DA as part of the CIR either, he is being very evasive and its confusing the hell out of me.

and this one personifies the evasive action as far as stating when he would bring the DA to vote as well, he said he had a right to bring it up whenever he wanted that was his response after the interviewer obviously meant the question to be more direct as to when it would come up.
He seemed confused about the whole issue.
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I get the feeling it is more of like: "We will vote on DREAM whether I win or not. But I better win."

As much as I hate to say this: I don't think he will win tonight. I am going to be more glued to my seat than last night watching the World Series. Things do not look good guys.
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I get the feeling it is more of like: "We will vote on DREAM whether I win or not. But I better win."

As much as I hate to say this: I don't think he will win tonight. I am going to be more glued to my seat than last night watching the World Series. Things do not look good guys.
I am with you... too many major elections that are on literal ties, except Florida, Rubio won for sure, unless everyone that would have voted for meek decides to vote for crist, which is asking for way too much.
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The tea party just took over the House now i know we are doomed for real, the Dems had a majority all this time and they didnt get it done, Obama is gonna loose in 2012, i never felted cause i live in NY but America is really made of this racist morons.
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