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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 02:28 AM Nov 2014

Any body remember this: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 and tell me how much

it differs from what Obama had to say ...

The bill's sole sponsor in the Senate was Majority Leader Harry Reid, though it was crafted in large part as a result of efforts by Senators Kennedy, McCain and Kyl, along with Senator Lindsey Graham, and input from President George W. Bush, who strongly supported the bill. For that reason it was referred to in the press by various combinations of these five men's names, most commonly "Kennedy-Kyl". A larger group of senators was involved in creating the bill, sometimes referred to as the 'Gang of 12'.[1] This group included, in addition to the aforementioned senators, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Mel Martinez, Ken Salazar and Arlen Specter. Senators Jim DeMint, Jeff Sessions, and David Vitter led the opposition to the bill.[2][3]


more at link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Immigration_Reform_Act_of_2007

Thanks in advance.
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Any body remember this: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 and tell me how much (Original Post) Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 OP
It would've militarized the border. joshcryer Nov 2014 #1
thank you, joshcryer. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #2

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
1. It would've militarized the border.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 03:03 AM
Nov 2014

Obama is not proposing doing that.

Reid compromised with the Republicans, said he'd militarize the border in exchange for amnesty.

Also, the Z visa was crap. Reid compromised on that and it's almost good it didn't pass because of that.

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