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Breibart:
Senate GOP Looks Set to Embrace Amnesty
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of the
Gang of 8's immigration legislation, considering more than 300
amendments filed on the bill. Supporters of the Gang's amnesty
legislation have a working 12-6 majority on the committee, ensuring that
most Republican amendments to strengthen the bill will be rejected. In a
telling first vote, however, two GOP Senators joined GOP "Gang" members
and all committee Democrats to pass, by a vote of 14-4, a substitute
amendment to the bill. It was a clear sign that the eventual bill will
attract significant GOP support, absent a public outcry.
The first amendment offered on the "Gang" bill was a "managers'
amendment" offered by lead sponsor NY Sen. Chuck Schumer. The amendment
made a number of technical changes to the bill and effectively replaced
the existing nearly 900 page proposal. The language was first unveiled
last week. Sens. Cornyn and Hatch joined Gang members Graham and Flake
and all committee Democrats to pass the substitute.
Schumer's amendment went beyond technical changes, however. It added
almost 30 pages of legislative language to the proposal. It even created
a new class of visa, allowing former immigrants on agricultural work
visas who returned to their home country to immediately apply for legal
status in the US. This isn't a provision to bring illegal immigrants
"out of the shadows," but rather provides an entirely new stream of
migration back into the US. The votes by Sens. Cornyn and Hatch to
support the substitute suggest that a large number of Republican
Senators will eventually support the Gang's amnesty legislation.
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