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Reminder: No Immigration Reform Laws Have Been Passed
May 24, 2006 I just want to remind readers that no new immigration reform laws have been passed into law. The bills and amendments I've previously discussed are all important parts of the debate about what an immigration reform law should look like and steps in the...
Orange Card Amendment Fails in Senate
May 23, 2006 Senator Feinstein's (D-CA) "Orange Card" amendment failed by roughly a 2-1 differential today in the Senate. The Orange Card amendment would have eliminated S.2611's three-tiered approach to immigration reform based on an immigrant's length of residence...
Does the S.2611 Immigration Compromise Bill Even Matter?
May 22, 2006 With the unyielding rhetoric coming from conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives it is easy to wonder if passage of a Senate immigration bill even matters. After all, even if the Senate bill passes it still has to be reconciled with the...
Update on Senate Amendments to Immigration Bill
May 18, 2006 The Senate has been debating amendments to the immigration reform bill this week. Some of the results of these votes are as follows: Authorizing more than 350 miles of fencing and vehicle barriers along the U.S. - Mexico border. Adopting a "prevailing...
What Kind of Immigration Bill Will Come Out of the Senate?
May 17, 2006 This week the Senate is considering approximately 40 amendments to the underlying immigration bill, S.2611--the Hagel-Martinez Compromise Bill. The Hagel-Martinez bill basically tracks the 5-point plan laid out by the President in Monday's speech: ...
U.S. Troops to the Border?
May 15, 2006 President Bush has announced plans to send up to 6,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to support border enforcement efforts. The move is undoubtedly an effort to appease enforcement-only advocates in order to secure passage of some form...
