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McKennedy Amnesty Bill Defeated...For Now
The McKennedy Amnesty Bill, also known as the Immigration Reform Act of 2007 has been defeated…for now. "We are not giving up. We are not giving in," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass threatened.
For those keeping score of how the Senators voted, the roll call vote is on the Senate website.
In the bipartisan effort to defeat this bill, it is interesting to note that more Democrats voted against than Republicans voted in support of it.
For my own state, Norm Coleman got it right, casting a "no" vote, while the hard-left Moonbat Amy Klobuchar voted in support of granting amnesty to illegal aliens, many of whom have broken more laws than just crossing our border.
What is truly surprising is that hard-left Moonbat from California, Barbara Boxer, voted against it. Surprising but true.
From FoxNews:
"There are a lot of good things in this bill," Reid said. "I'm a creature of the Senate. I understand we live by the rules that govern this body. I accept that. We're going to do everything we can to pass this bill as soon as we can. When is that? I don't know, but we're going to work hard and try to put aside the hurt feelings that we have. The country needs and the Senate needs to do this."
Good things if you are here in this country illegally. Illegal aliens are rewarded under this act for having jumped the immigration line by not having to return to their country of origin at get at the back of the line. What does this tell the millions of immigrants (and hopefuls) who play the rules and worked their way through the immigration process?
I have a better idea: rather than passing this bill, or a similar bill, how about we enforce our existing immigration laws. That's what I call Immigration Reform.
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