Republicans Put Immigration Laws Back on Political Agenda

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For the first time since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, several Republicans in Congress are pushing for broad legislation that would regulate the flow of foreign workers into the country and potentially legalize millions of illegal employees.

Senator John McCain and Representatives Jim Kolbe and Jeff Flake, all Republicans from Arizona, introduced bills in July that would grant permanent residency over several years to foreign workers who enter the country legally and to illegal workers already in the United States. Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, also introduced a guest worker bill last month.

The measures have been criticized by liberal advocacy groups that contend that they do too little for immigrants and by conservative Republicans who say they go too far. White House officials say they have not taken a stance on the bills, and their proponents do not expect them to pass this year.

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1. One of the oddest aspects of nutjob immigration policy...

is how really, really difficult it is to get highly skilled high tech workers.

I'd love to hire American citizens to work with me, but if you look at the makeup of graduate engineering schools their attendees are overwhelmingly foreign born.

You'd think the shitheads on the right would understand it's tech that gave America its edge.

Then, on 2nd thought you'd realize that these folks reall are that stupid and spiteful.