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Fool me twice.(PUBLIC POLICY)(immigration bill being revived by George W. Bush)(Brief article)
PRESIDENT BUSH is working hard to revive his immigration bill. The status quo over which he has presided for six years is, he now says, "unacceptable." But the bill he supports, though it is labeled "comprehensive immigration reform," is really more of the same: an immediate amnesty coupled with promises of tougher enforcement in the future.
Supporters of the bill are trying to win votes by saying that they really, really mean those promises this time. One idea being discussed is an emergency spending bill to fund enhanced border security and to help states pay for the secure identity cards that the federal government has required them to develop. Additional spending does not, however, guarantee effective enforcement. Until we see that enforcement taking place--and see the government standing up to the interests that will ...
- Immigration bill's provision banning illegal immigrants from public schools...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Grimaldi, James V. September 10, 1996 700+ words
...exemption for illegal immigrants already in...Americans Against Illegal Immigrants. Some Republicans...believe the immigration bill will help...services to illegal immigrants. Mark Rosenbaum...said. The immigration bill is a couple...
- Immigration bill bogs down on schools provision Bid to bar illegal immigrants'...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Chris Black, Globe Staff September 18, 1996 700+ words
...allowing states to deny public education to children of illegal immigrants. "It's dead as a wedge in this form," said Sen...work out an agreement," said Lott, asserting that the immigration bill is still "very much alive." The House Republican leadership...
- THEY ACCUSE GOP OF RUSHING IT Democrats critical of immigration bill Votes...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 25, 1996 700+ words
...the next five years, give local police and other law enforcement officers the authority to detain and remove illegal immigrants, toughen penalties for immigrant smuggling and document fraud and raise the minimum income U.S. residents...
- House votes to curb illegal immigration But bid to reduce legal immigration is...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 22, 1996 700+ words
...number and type of legal immigrants allowed in the country. The bill would further restrict public benefits for illegal immigrants, allow states the option of denying free public schooling to undocumented students and boost border enforcement...
- Senate approves immigration bill Measure targets IDs, toughens borders; Details...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 3, 1996 700+ words
...crack down on the fraudulent documents that allow many illegal immigrants to work and sharply curb the distribution of federal benefits...the right to ban public schooling for the children of illegal immigrants. The White House has said that including the schooling...
- Senate votes for pilot project to identify legal job applicants: Immigration...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Blomquist, Brian May 2, 1996 700+ words
...s illegal-immigration bill would restrict...The illegal-immigration bill that passed...children of illegal immigrants. The Senate...KEEPING TABS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS The Senate's immigration bill would set up...
- Business owners balk at immigration bill's thrust.
- Newspaper article from: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA) June 3, 2007 700+ words
...aggressively for an immigration bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship...quickly. The bipartisan immigration bill, backed by the White...would allow millions of illegal immigrants to sign up for a...
- US Senate derails immigration bill.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. June 29, 2007 700+ words
...US Senate derails immigration bill Washington, Jun...setback to 12 million illegal immigrants, including Indians...derailed a landmark immigration bill that would have...than 12 million illegal immigrants, including Indians...
