New Immigration Bill in the Works

You got to love this, do these people ever stop? I know that is a stupid question, and we all know the answer, which is why I will never stop!!!

New Immigration Bill in the Works

Mary Benoit

JBS

Tuesday Aug 7, 2007

Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA)
has announced that he is ready to unveil an immigration bill designed
to replace the now-doomed Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.

Follow this link to the original source: "Effort
to revive immigration reform"

COMMENTARY:

Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA) must have listened as a child to the old
adage "if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again."
At least, so it would seem, as the Senator has announced his intention
to unveil a new piece of legislation that would replace the immigration
reform act (S. 1639) that failed to pass the Senate in June.

Until Spector's bill is introduced in the Senate there is little way
of knowing how similar it may be to Senator Ted Kennedy's (D-MA) immigration
package that would have — among other things — placed millions
of illegal immigrants on a path toward citizenship, implemented an enhanced
guestworker program, and increased the number of annual H1-B visa applicants.

One aspect of the Spector plan that has been revealed, however, is
his intent to appease amnesty-opposing lawmakers by not placing illegal
immigrants on a path toward citizenship, but rather to eliminate their
status as fugitives from justice. In essence, would this not still be
an amnesty program? The answer is yes. Any forgiveness of illegal entry
into the United States, or acknowledgement that the illegal population
would not be required to return to their country of origin, would be
a textbook definition of amnesty.

The Senate learned in June how well an immigration/amnesty agenda resonated
with the American people. One may recall how, on the day of a critical
vote on S. 1639, the Capitol switchboard was actually shut down due
to the high influx of calls, many of which were constituents urging
their senators to reject the bill.

Yet even with all the public opposition it looks as if the Senate may
be ready for round 2. They can bank on a similar response from grassroots
organizations, such as The John Birch Society, if any immigration proposal
supports amnesty or any amnesty-like provisions.

We will keep our readers updated with any new developments in this
story.