Voted in committee against major amnesty-guestworker proposal in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against a proposal sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Arlen Specter (R-PA, which would provide a blanket amnesty for illegal aliens, a doubling of new permanent workers, and more than twice the number of new temporary workers. Specifically, Sen. Specter\'s proposal would provide for at least an additional 500,000 H-1B visas annually; a one-time-only permanent increase of 310,660; and a total annual increase in permanent immigrant visas of 1,008,660. In addition, Sen. Specter\'s proposal includes amnesty for an estimated 10.2 million illegal aliens (about 6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal aliens spouses and/or children). NumbersUSA\'s analysis of the Specter proposal finds that a minimum of 31 million permanent immigrants would be allowed into the United States over the next 10 years under the Specter proposal.
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