Senate Votes to Revive Amnesty/Guestworker Bill

This truly a sad day in America. In a 64-35 vote, the Senate revived the immigration bill. I really can't believe this one. I know I have personally faxed over a hundred faxes to Senators all around this Country but it seem they don't give a s--t. The bill still has a long way to go however before reaching the presidents desk. Here is what happen.


Senate resurrects immigration bill
The Washington Times : June 26 , 2007 -- by Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller


"By a 83-28 vote, Republicans defeated a motion to table or kill a resolution disapproving of the Senate bill. A final vote, or a letter signed by the bill's opponents, will come later today or tomorrow, its backers said. 'It's dead on arrival,' Rep. Mark Souder, Indiana Republican, said." The Senate voted today to resurrect its immigration bill, overcoming opposition from conservative Republicans and delivering a victory to President Bush and both Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate.

In a 64-35 vote, the Senate revived the bill, but it still has a long and bumpy road to final passage, much less to reaching the president's desk.

"We have an immigration system that's broken and needs to be fixed," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.

Two Republicans appeared so eager to revive the bill they initially voted the wrong way on an earlier vote on labor union rights, before catching themselves and switching.

Now the Senate takes up a series of about two dozen amendments, many of which could break apart the "grand bargain" underlying the bill. But some senators who voted to revive the bill have said if their amendments don't pass they will switch and vote to block the measure next time.

The House may be an even bigger challenge.

An hour earlier before the vote, House Republican leaders announced they had just had a test vote among their members and about three-fourths of House Republicans who voted in it indicated they were opposed to the Senate's immigration bill.

By a 83-28 vote, Republicans defeated a motion to table or kill a resolution disapproving of the Senate bill. A final vote, or a letter signed by the bill's opponents, will come later today or tomorrow, its backers said.

"It's dead on arrival," Rep. Mark Souder, Indiana Republican, said.

Minority Leader John Boehner, Ohio Republican, said he had given the White House a "heads-up" that the vote was coming, and said "they weren't happy about it."