IMMIGRANT BILL MOVES FORWARD IN HOUSE.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Taking aim at illegal immigrants across the country, a key House committee passed legislation Thursday that would make it easier for deportations and mandate every employer check the immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. status of their workers. In a 23-15 party-line vote A party-line vote in a constituent assembly (such as a parliament or house of representatives) is a decision based upon political party affiliation, generally somewhat independent of the merits of the issue at hand or the political beliefs of individual members but instead dictated , the House Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee may refer to:
The enforcement bill now is expected to be considered by the full House next week, giving Republicans a chance to pass tough border legislation without having to take a stand on the more controversial legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. aspect of the immigration debate. The Senate is expected to act early next year on its own version of immigration legislation that is likely to address the issue with a guest-worker plan. But some California lawmakers already are vowing to revolt if the final version of the bill includes what they dub ``amnesty.'' ``If the guest worker program comes back, I and many of my friends will feel betrayed and we're going to go south on our fellow Republicans when they need us on other issues,'' warned Rep. Gary Miller
Gary Gene Miller (born October 16 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing , R-Diamond Bar. Meanwhile, Miller, Rep. Tom Tancredo  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. , R-Colo., and other Republicans said they plan to attach an amendment that would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. Under the larger bill by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., illegal presence in the country - now a civil offense - would become a federal crime. But, Miller said, ``Nobody's going to go to jail. You would be deported.'' The meat of the Sensenbrenner bill is the creation of a $360 million worker-verification system. Within two years, all employers would be expected to verify the immigration status of new employees. Certain industry sectors would have three years to check existing employees, while all other employers would have six years. The bill also would expand penalties for smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain and anyone entering the U.S. illegally. While Republicans voted down a guest-worker plan Thursday, many agreed one is needed. Berman assailed Republicans for sidestepping the issue and producing an enforcement-only bill with less than two weeks left in the session. ``It can only be attributed to one of three things: stupidity, political panic or venality ve·nal·i·ty n. pl. ve·nal·i·ties 1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. 2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. Noun 1. ,'' he said. Or, he suggested, ``Perhaps it's the fear of being Dreier-ized.'' Glendora Republican Rep. David Dreier came under fire in his last election campaign from conservative talk show hosts and anti-immigration groups who assailed him as soft on illegal immigrants because of his support for a guest-worker program. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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