http://www.bloggernews.net/18171 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/18171#comment-49606 Immigration Reform Bill Final Hours: Votes, Amendments, Implications - Border News Roundup - Border Trade Alliance ( BTA ) Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:29:13 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18171#comment-49606 [...] The bipartisan immigration reform bill is so far, surviving a mine field of both Democratic and Republican amendments today, and it looks like the bill will move on to a critical procedure vote on Thursday. The procedural vote requires 60 votes to pass, and if the bill falls short of this number, it will probably be dead. The Senate killed several Republican amendments, including one by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison that were designed to toughen up the bill, and make it more appealing to conservative Republicans. The Hutchison amendment would have required all illegal immigrants to temporarily return home, in order to qualify for legal status. The current bill only forces the head of a household to return home before the family can gain legal status. After her amendment was voted down, Hutchison said, “I don’t see how I could support this bill in any form.” Read the full article… [...] […] The bipartisan immigration reform bill is so far, surviving a mine field of both Democratic and Republican amendments today, and it looks like the bill will move on to a critical procedure vote on Thursday. The procedural vote requires 60 votes to pass, and if the bill falls short of this number, it will probably be dead. The Senate killed several Republican amendments, including one by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison that were designed to toughen up the bill, and make it more appealing to conservative Republicans. The Hutchison amendment would have required all illegal immigrants to temporarily return home, in order to qualify for legal status. The current bill only forces the head of a household to return home before the family can gain legal status. After her amendment was voted down, Hutchison said, “I don’t see how I could support this bill in any form.” Read the full article… […]

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