Sneaky Congress Critters Working on Immigration and H-1B Again

Failing to pass large scale immigration overhaul due to stiff resistance of the American Public, the proponents of immigration overhaul have not given up, bowing to the desires of the American Public. No, now they are working quietly, trying to sneak some of the most unpopular parts of their ill fated "Immigration Reform Bill" through Congress by attaching them to other bills vital to the country.

For example Sen. Durbin, D-Ill, is planning to propose Amnesty be given to children of Illegal Immigrants who entered the country at a young age. To qualify, they have to be in the country for at least five years, have a high school education, and over the next 6 years spend a minimum of 2 years in college of in the military, at which time they have an new designation of Legal Permanent Residents, a step toward citizenship.

Senator Durbin plans to attach the amendment to the defense-funding measure slated to come before the Senate this weekFor more examples of the underhanded tactics of the "Immigration Reformers" take a look at the LOS ANGELES TIMES: Quiet fight for immigration overhaul by NICOLE GAOUETTE.

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Feinstein has championed an AgJobs program with increasing intensity as farms have struggled to find enough labor. The program would allow up to 1.5 million agricultural workers to gain legal status through a "Blue Card," provided they did farm work for a certain number of days every year. Those who met the criteria could apply for legal permanent resident status after five years.

The bill's prospects are uncertain. Feinstein lost a crucial AgJobs ally when Sen. Larry E. Craig, R-Idaho, recently announced he would resign because of the scandal surrounding his arrest in a Minneapolis airport restroom.

In July, Feinstein and Craig had won a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that the AgJobs proposal would be considered, possibly as an amendment to the farm bill expected to be debated this fall.

"We know that virtually all of the agricultural work force is undocumented," Feinstein said. "Today there are shortages . . . AgJobs is a pilot program that would provide a reliable workforce to plant and harvest crops in this country."

Sessions is actively campaigning against both Durbin and Feinstein's initiatives, arguing the proposals eventually would give more than 4 million illegal immigrants citizenship.

Sessions said he would support a plan under discussion among Republicans, including Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to create a version of AgJobs that would limit workers to short-term stays in the U.S. and not provide any kind of longer term legal status.

We need to maintain vigulance, looking for what underhanded measure the sneaky Congress Critters might try next to get immigration and H-1B legislation through Congress no matter how unpopular it is with the American Public. And we call this a Democracy.

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