bringing the 11 million people out of the shadows ---- good - they'll be easier to deport
On Jun 18, 8:52 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 > Subject: Harry Reid Vows Action on 'Comprehensive' Immigration Bill That > Includes Amnesty > > http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49711 > > Harry Reid Vows Action on ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Bill That Includes > Amnesty > Wednesday, June 17, 2009 > By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief > > *(CNSNews.com)* - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) vowed Monday > that the Senate would consider a “comprehensive” immigration reform bill > that would include giving amnesty to illegal aliens—an item he referred to > as “bringing the 11 million people out of the shadows.” > > Reid said that Senate consideration of a massive new immigration bill would > come after the Senate dealt with the health-care issue and energy. > > The Senate is now looking at a national health-care plan being promoted by > President Obama and legislation that would cap carbon emissions in the > United States in the name of fighting “climate change.” > > “I know that I talked to the White House, recognizing they were going to > have a meeting, and gave them my ideas as to what should be the lay of the > land on immigration,” Reid told reporters on Monday. > > “I said in this room last week that I've got to do health care, I've got to > do energy, and then I'm looking very closely at doing immigration,” Reid > continued. > > “I think it's something that we have to do. It's important,” Reid said. > “I've outlined to you on a number of different occasions what I think should > be in the legislation. I think it's extremely important for our country. We > have an immigration system that's broken and needs repair. > > “I’m going to do comprehensive immigration reform,” said Reid. “I’m not > going to do it piecemeal. That's an excuse for everybody to do too little. > > “We're going to do it all at once,” he said, “and we're going to have > comprehensive immigration reform that will include taking care of our > borders, a decent guest-worker program, bringing the 11 million people out > of the shadows, doing something that is so important with the employer > sanctions bill that really is a catch-22 for everyone.” > > “We're going to do it all in one piece of legislation, not give people an > excuse that they voted for one thing and think that they're through with > it,” said Reid. > > One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or > else shut up. -- Arthur Koestler > > __,_._,___ > > -- > *~@):~{> > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
