New immigration bill introduced in House

[The Straight Story]

New immigration bill introduced in House


WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. House Democrat fired a salvo in the immigration debate by introducing a bill that would lay a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., told The New York Times the bill reflects a growing impatience among a coalition of Democrats, immigration advocates and others at the slow pace immigration reform is taking.

"This says, 'Here, this is what we want; our proposal is out of the box,'" Gutierrez said.

The bill, scoffed at by Republicans and some Democrats, would beef up security, crack down on employers hiring unauthorized workers and would open the door to citizenship for illegal immigrants, the Times reported Wednesday. To gain legal status under the bill, illegal immigrants already in the United States would have to demonstrate they had been working, pay a fine, learn English and undergo a criminal background check, among other things.

The measure would require the Homeland Security Department to improve immigration jails and would kill a program deputizing local and state officers as immigration agents.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/12/16/New-immigration-bill-introduced-in-House/UPI-65941260969663/

[leftstreet]

1. Geez...the Democrats will do anything to get back in the minority

Dumbest idea ever