"A tenuous compromise to overhaul the nation's immigration laws collapsed last night when senators from both parties refused to cut off debate and move to a final vote, handing the unlikely alliance of Democratic leaders and President Bush a setback on a major domestic priority.
The defeat came after months of painstaking negotiations and weeks of debate as a 45 to 50 procedural vote fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) then pulled the bill from the floor, while holding out hope that the Senate could resurrect the measure within weeks."-Washington Post
Well, it seems democracy and the will of the people won this one against all odds and the backroom deal that bought this pig of an immigration bill out into the light where everyone could see how ugly it was. I am especially proud of the 15 Democrats [Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, Mark Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb] who voted against cloture and help kill this amnesty bill before it went to a vote. They are the true Democrats unlike the limo liberals like Ted Kennedy or those pandering to get the Hispanic vote at the expense of legal immigrants and U.S. citizens. If you ever want to see how a real Democrat should approach this debate watch Byron Dorgan on the Senate floor. He still remembers what the Democratic party should stand for and what his bill was really about:
2 comments:
What's up with the immigrant hating, dude? "Blame the foreigner" doesn't make a lot of sense from where I sit.
The vast majority of illegal immigrants are otherwise law-abiding family types. Why all the hate? The economic threat? World-wide economic competition is a fact of life. Building a bunch of walls around our "free" country isn't going to give us back secure blue-collar employment.
peace....
Frank:
Thanks for your comment. First off I don't hate "foreigners" I welcome immigrants here. Those that come in legally. What I do have is anger but, that is directed more at the Federal officials who fail to secure our borders. Our country is not "free" as any taxpayer who is pays their bills knows. I would agree, most of the illegal immigrants are law abiding that that is after the first act of breaking our immigration laws and the little issue of identity theft. This shows a lack of respect for our laws. I also think that businesses that hire illegals should also be made to abide by our laws. As for world wide competition ok but, just because you can sneak into the U.S. illegally does not mean they have the skills needed to move the country forward.
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