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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 05:13 PM
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AP: House Crafting New Border Security Bill
Associated Press
House Crafting New Border Security Bill
By SUZANNE GAMBOA , 09.07.2006, 04:26 PM

House Republicans are focusing their immigration attention on a bill
to crack down on illegal immigrants, likely ending chances this year
for a measure giving millions of people legal status.

If the current bills are approved, Republicans can go into midterm
elections Nov. 7 saying they took action on illegal immigration. At the
same time, they can appease conservatives who oppose giving illegal
immigrants a chance at citizenship, which some have called amnesty.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/09/07/ap3001177.html
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 06:43 PM
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1. r-THUGS are so divided on that issue....
That it will probably just start up their inhouse bitching again..

Remember they were going to go home and campaign on how the mean ol Democrats stopped the minimum wage bill from being passed?

It didn't work.. http://eliteleague.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol!.gif ..For once, Americans actually listened to the reason Democrats blocked it and agreed with THEM.

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