A recap

American Immigration Weekly Recap – June 10th to 14th

 Mon, Jun 17th, 02:51 AM

Senate Republicans pushing for tougher border security. Senate Republican John Cornyn and Senator Rand Paul have both come up with two new amendments that would require the US Congress to come up with a proposal for a border security plan and ensure that the goals are achieved prior to permitting the undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status in America. Cornyn wants the government to monitor the entire border and prevent at least 90 percent of illegal border crossers.
Debate begins in Senate over immigration reform. The Senators met on 7th June and started preliminary discussions over the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill. The Senators are expected to vote on this bill before the Fourth of July recess. This bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 13-5 vote. Some members of the Congress are supporting the bill’s pathway to citizenship whereas some are focusing on border security.
Immigration reform faces Senate debate. The Senate Democratic leaders are looking forward to pass the immigration reform bill of the Gang of Eight before 4th July. At the same time, President Obama also urged the Congress to pass the bill before he hosts the president of Peru Ollanta Humala, at the White House. President Obama also stated that he is not concerned about the motives of the Republicans.
Cornyn defends RESULTS amendment. Senator John Cornyn stated that border security is more important and that his RESULTS amendment is not a “poison pill”. Senator Coryn’s RESULTS amendment would require the US Department of Homeland Security to achieve complete operational control over the southwest border and implement a biometric exit/entry system that would prevent visa overstays.
Senate opens debate on immigration. Members of the US Senate voted 82-15 on a motion to proceed with the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill. This bill would create a path to US citizenship for the immigrants who are currently out of status and around 15 Republicans voted against the motion.
Republicans split over immigration reform. The Republican party is now facing a number of challenges and it is not sure about how to win the support of the Hispanics. Senator Rubio has been urging the members of his party to support immigration reform and is also trying to win the support of the conservatives. Ayotte stated that the country’s immigration system is broken and that the immigration system of the country is not meeting the needs. He added that this is the reason why he is supporting the immigration reform bill.
Leahy to make further same-sex couples amendment attempt. Senator Patrick Leahy has decided to introduce the same-sex couples amendment and amend the immigration reform bill. He stated that it is right to grant the same sex couples equal protection. Nevertheless, the Republicans will not support the bill if the amendment of Leahy is included in the bill.
Ryan believes House will pass immigration bill. Republican Paul Ryan, stated that though there are few Republicans who are against immigration reform, the Republican party might support the Senate bill that includes a path to US citizenship. He also stated that the House will deal with the issue of earned legalization and citizenship.
Tech firms step up immigration reform lobbying. Tech firms are supporting the Senate immigration reform bill and that is because the Senate bill will create new visa programs and make more number of visas available for the high skilled foreign workers. HR executives from companies such as Broadcom, Intel, Adobe, and Motorola Solutions have been meeting and speaking to a number of Republican and Democratic senators and urging them to pass the bill.
Republican anti-immigration talk proves toxic to Latinos. Many Americans are supporting immigration reform and in Texas around 64% of Republican voters support immigration reform and 69% of Republican voters in North Dakota support immigration reform. Nevertheless, there are some voters who are against immigration reform.