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Vendaval -> RE: What's with all these secret govn't crap? (6/15/2007 1:11:52 AM)
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It is business as usual on the Beltway.
I think that the two issues of immigration reform and border security need
to be examined and addressed separately for the sake of clarity and focus.
Reactions from various Presidential candidates -
The New York Times
"Senators in Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Bill"
By ROBERT PEAR and JIM RUTENBERG
Published: May 18, 2007
"Many of the presidential candidates reacted cautiously to the agreement.
Senator Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois, said he “did not want to prejudge the deal” before he had an opportunity to study the legislation. Mr. Obama said that he favored strengthening border security and creating a pathway to citizenship, but that he was troubled by the temporary-worker system and the proposed point system.
“Those two things represent significant changes,” Mr. Obama said. “Whether they work to stabilize the immigration system and whether they are just and human is something that I’m still concerned about.”
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, said she had not had an opportunity to review the proposal.
Mrs. Clinton said she would examine the proposal “to see if it honors our nation’s principles and proud immigrant heritage while also respecting the rule of law.”
John Edwards, another Democratic candidate, said he had concerns about parts of the proposal, including a “poorly conceived guest worker program.”
Among the major Republican contenders, immigration has been a potentially troubling issue for Mr. McCain and Rudolph W. Giuliani because of their previous stances.
Another Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, issued a blistering denunciation of the proposal, saying it was “unfair to the millions of people who have applied to legally immigrate to the U.S.” "
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/washington/18immig.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=07f97201d257144b&ex=1182052800
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