Keep On The Pressure
July 12th, 2009 by Kevin
Well, on immigration there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that all four border enforcement amendments passed in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (HR 2892). If your really want to know more about the specific amendments, you can find more information here. Suffice to say they were all critically important for enforcing our immigration laws and protecting our borders. Each one added a critical tool in that effort.
Bad news is the fight is not over. The Senate and House bills differ greatly and they will have to be reconciled in a Conference Committee. That\’s where things get tricky. Several of these amendments has been passed before, but then have been stripped out in backroom deals during Conference Committees. In fact, back in February President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senate Leader Reid all worked to remove several of these provisions from the porkulus legislation, thereby ensuring that Porkulus didn\’t have a single item worth a damn in it.
We have to make sure these three bumbling idiots don\’t do it again. In our favor is the fact that three of these amendments were passed by voice vote, which generally means they weren\’t greatly contested, and in procedural motions and the vote on the fourth amendment, they passed overwhelmingly, which included the support of a number of Democrats.
Contact your Legislators (House and Senate) and let them know they need to keep the E-Verify, Fence and No-Match related amendments in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (HR 2892).
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