LANjackal

"Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday told conservatives who are trying to block the measure that they will doom the party and all but guarantee a Democrat will remain in the White House after 2016's election. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., went a step further and predicted "there'll never be a road to the White House for the Republican Party" if immigration overhaul fails to pass." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

Read the comments that follow this article on Yahoo to understand why immigration overhaul dies in the GOP House caucus - WarLord

"The top Republican crafting the Senate’s sweeping immigration-reform legislation acknowledged Sunday the bill still has flaws, while a fellow GOP senator said their party blocking its passage will only add to their “demographic death spiral.”" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is tuning out the "chirpers" in the Republican Party -- the critics on his right who disagree with his push for a comprehensive immigration bill." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Voters want Congress to pass an immigration bill this year, and most support the main provisions in the legislation being considered on Capitol Hill." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Immigration legislation scheduled for a Senate test today has “serious flaws,” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said while pledging to vote to begin debate on the measure." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"As the Senate begins debate on an immigration overhaul, proponents say the political winds are at their back — not to mention the airwaves." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"It's important that Congress craft legislation that balances the legitimate needs of security with our heritage of welcoming immigrants and the gifts they bring to our country." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"President Barack Obama prodded Congress Tuesday to send him a bill by fall remaking the nation's immigration laws, even as the Senate prepared to cast its first floor votes on the landmark measure opening a door to citizenship for millions." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said he expects an overhaul of immigration rules to become law by the end of the year" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"privately, the Ohio Republican is beginning to sketch out a road map to try to pass some version of an overhaul in his chamber — a welcome sign for proponents of immigration reform." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Crossroads GPS, an advocacy group backed by Karl Rove, former senior adviser to George W. Bush, is launching a $100,000 ad campaign urging conservatives to support an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

http://www.last.fm/music... - LANjackal

"The New York senator says immigration will be ‘on the floor’ June 10 and that there will be at least 70 votes in support of the measure. Schumer said on ‘Meet the Press’ that the support puts House Speaker John Boehner ‘in a box.’" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"It’s a basic human right for U.S.-citizen children to have an intact family" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"A comprehensive immigration reform bill has moved from the Senate Judicial Committee’s consideration to the full Senate for debate." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Called "Immigration In America & The Growing Shortage Of High-Skilled Workers," it first demonstrates how America's economy became mighty thanks to immigrant workers. Then it explains how everything will soon fall apart if we don't reform our national intake system soon." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who hits Chicago this week along with President Barack Obama for fund-raising events to benefit Illinois House Democrats, told me Monday that there is enough “general agreement” on bipartisan immigration reform for a measure to pass — and she laid out an aggressive timetable, saying a bill could be sent to Obama to sign by August." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in an immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, thanks to a concerted lobbying effort, an ideally positioned Senate ally and relatively weak opposition." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"When the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on Monday to resume marking up an immigration bill, it will have two weeks of solid achievement to build on. The bipartisan “Gang of Eight” that drafted the deal has so far held together. The full committee has rejected an array of amendments designed to cripple or kill the bill, while adopting technical fixes and other amendments to make the system fairer, smarter and more generous." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The Senate Judiciary Committee will almost certainly pass the sprawling immigration overhaul bill by the end of the week" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to torpedo negotiations." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet