Immigration Debate Update: Third Vote, No Progress
05/16/2006
Senator Dorgan (D-North Dakota) introduced an amendment which would remove the provision (from S.2611) allowing a certain number of guest workers into the United States annually — roughly 325,000.Please remember, these 325,000 guest workers are in addition to the 1.5 million "special" agriculture workers who would be allowed in every year — the agriculture workers would also be eligible for legal permanent residency.
There was a motion to table the amendment (kill it) and … it passed.
Votes: YEA 69 Nay 28
This is not a good day for immigration reform … this means a lot of Republicans voted to basically maintain the status quo.
Good job … umm … conservatives.