Immigration Tidbits
FROM www.ilw.com
As we have stated before, we believe there exists a filibuster proof majority for McCain Kennedy on the Senate floor. It is likely that now the stage is set for a conference between the Sensenbrenner bill and McCain Kennedy. It is difficult to see how these two bills can be reconciled. Most likely, a conference report will not be issued and immigration reform will die for 2006. If it does die, it will be testament to the parliamentary skills of Rep. Lamar Smith who would have then successfully torpedoed a wildly popular Senate measure. It appears that Hurricane Katrina not only created political difficulties for the President, it also caused the immigration reform momentum of summer 2005 to dissipate sufficiently to permit Rep. Smith to prevail.
Open Immigration
Harry Binswanger writes “Entry into the U.S. should ultimately be free for any foreigner, with the exception of criminals, would-be terrorists, and those carrying infectious diseases.”
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0329-Binswanger.shtm
White House Issues Immigration Fact Sheet
The White House issued a fact sheet on comprehensive immigration reform.http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2006,0329-bush.shtm
KJ