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miércoles, mayo 09, 2007 Escrito PorAdam J. Segala las 04:19 PM | Comentar | Imprimir | Enviar a Correo Senate Democrats held a press conference this afternoon that doubled as their own rally for immigration reform. At the event, where it was announced that action on the issue was near, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said, "We need bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens border security, reunites families, creates tough and smart workplace enforcement, and brings 12 million people out of the shadows of our society."
Rounding out the overall message, Reid said, "We believe that our immigration laws should be realistic and reflect our nation’s values. Our immigration system should make us safer while recognizing the enormous contributions that immigrants make to our nation. Politico reports today that: "Within hours of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announcing that debate would begin Monday on an immigration bill that passed the Senate last year, four key Republicans urged Reid in a letter to delay the debate until a bipartisan negotiating group, which has been trying for weeks to write an alternative bill, can strike a deal." CNN reports a major political deal on immigration is possible: "Senators may have mended fences on contentious immigration legislation that sputtered in Congress last year, and they will head into next week’s debate with what one GOP senator called a ’grand bargain’." Julia Preston's article in today's edition of The New York Times quoted moderate Republican Senator Arlen Specter saying negotiators reached a "grand bargain."
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