On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, Kyl Amdt. No. 4228 As Modified)
Voted in favor of the Kyl amendment to H.R. 4899, the 2010 Emergency Supplemental bill
Voted in favor of the Kyl amendment to H.R. 4899, the 2010 Emergency Supplemental bill
Voted in favor of the Cornyn amendment to H.R. 4899, the 2010 Emergency Supplemental bill
UPDATED: Several immigration-related amendments are being offered to an Emergency Spending bill that is making its way through the Senate floor. Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) have all offered amendments to a spending bill with an underlying goal to help create jobs this summer. The amendments offered by Senators DeMint and Hutchison did not make it through the cloture vote.
Pres. Obama definitely blinked today in the face-off between pro-enforcement and pro-amnesty Americans. His announcement of sending 1,200 National Guard troops to the border and asking for an extra half-billion dollars for border security shows that he and his advisors are acknowledging that most Americans sided with Arizona Gov. Brewer and against the Obama Administration in regards to the new Arizona enforcement law. But here is why Obama's proposal is merely window dressing that fails to hide the naked truth about border security . . .
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has announced that the Obama Administration will send up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border. Pres. Obama also plans to request $500 million from Congress to increase border security.
Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have admitted they haven't read the 10-page Arizona immigration enforcement law, but they were quick to criticize the bill. But in their criticism of Arizona's law, formerly known as SB1070, they also revealed their lack of understanding for federal immigration law. Here's a list of suggested readings for them and others critical of the law.
Senate Democrats drafting an Amnesty bill are developing the details to a new federal commission that would regulate the flow of legal foreign workers into the country. The commission would make recommendations to Congress based on worker demand and unemployment rates, and then Congress would vote to approve the adjusted levels.
Unlike federal officials who have criticized Arizona's law, Rosemary Jenks -- an attorney and NumbersUSA's Director of Government Relations -- has read it thoroughly and offers here a full description of everything the law does.