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**cokLoolioli** · 06-02-2007, 12:05 PM

From the link I provided (I just clicked on the link in my own post above):

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Page: S1088
DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM
DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM
TITLE I--BORDER SECURITY
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That's what's in the text that the Distinguished Gentleman from Massachusettes slipped into the now-misnamed Minimum Wage Bill. Each "Page:" reference is actually a hyperlink to pages from the Congressional rRecord, detailing all the amnesty stuff.

Back to the subject:

Kennedy knows that popular support for such a bill is nonexistent, even as support in the Senate is high. So he tried to slip it in under the public radar, in hopes that only the joint House-Senate committee would have to deal with it, with far less public notice than comes from open debate.

Repubs and Democrats alike have been supporting amnesty, in direct defiance of their constituents' desires. It's part of what cost the Republicans their majorities in 2006. I suppose I should be happy that the new Dem majorities are trying the same thing, even more disingenuously - it will help get them boot out as the Repubs just were. But granting amnesty to the 12-20 million illegals already here, is a very steep price to pay even for getign rid of socialist Democrats and Republicans from Congress. And the Presidency, if it comes to that.

You are still misunderstanding what COngress did. Click on your link and then "text of legislation", and then #4, which is the version passed by the Senate. There is not immigration legislation in that bill.

Furthermore, if you read the congressional record in full youll that on pae s1088, which you quoted, that it states

SA 180. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 143 submitted by Mr. SESSIONS and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In lieu of the matter to be inserted, insert the following:

DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM and so on...

This is a reading of the amendments that were SUBMITTED, not neccesarily passed. Youll notice I was right about the number also. This is the status of 180:

80. S.AMDT.180 to H.R.2 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

06-02-2007, 12:05 PM	#35
cokLoolioli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	From the link I provided (I just clicked on the link in my own post above): ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i] Page: S1088 DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM TITLE I--BORDER SECURITY -------------------------------------------------------------------- That's what's in the text that the Distinguished Gentleman from Massachusettes slipped into the now-misnamed Minimum Wage Bill. Each "Page:" reference is actually a hyperlink to pages from the Congressional rRecord, detailing all the amnesty stuff. Back to the subject: Kennedy knows that popular support for such a bill is nonexistent, even as support in the Senate is high. So he tried to slip it in under the public radar, in hopes that only the joint House-Senate committee would have to deal with it, with far less public notice than comes from open debate. Repubs and Democrats alike have been supporting amnesty, in direct defiance of their constituents' desires. It's part of what cost the Republicans their majorities in 2006. I suppose I should be happy that the new Dem majorities are trying the same thing, even more disingenuously - it will help get them boot out as the Repubs just were. But granting amnesty to the 12-20 million illegals already here, is a very steep price to pay even for getign rid of socialist Democrats and Republicans from Congress. And the Presidency, if it comes to that. You are still misunderstanding what COngress did. Click on your link and then "text of legislation", and then #4, which is the version passed by the Senate. There is not immigration legislation in that bill. Furthermore, if you read the congressional record in full youll that on pae s1088, which you quoted, that it states SA 180. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 143 submitted by Mr. SESSIONS and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter to be inserted, insert the following: DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION REFORM and so on... This is a reading of the amendments that were SUBMITTED, not neccesarily passed. Youll notice I was right about the number also. This is the status of 180: 80. S.AMDT.180 to H.R.2 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted
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