Immigration Reform - Contact your Senators

 

 

From: "Justice for Immigrants"

Date: 4/11/2006 2:23:37 PM

 

Subject: Please contact your Senators and communicate to them that they are making progress in fashioning a comprehensive solution to the immigration crisis but that more work is required.

 

On Friday, April 7, the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture on debate to move to consideration of S. 2454, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (CIRA). The legislation in its current form represents a compromise which was agreed to on April 6. Because of a disagreement between the Republican and Democratic leadership on how to proceed on amendments to the compromise proposal, Senators of both parties voted against closing off debate and proceeding to consideration of the bill.

 

Congress is currently on a two week Easter recess and is scheduled to return to Washington on April 27. It is likely that they will immediately return to consideration of immigration reform, although what Senators hear during the next two weeks at home may determine the outcome.

 

The “compromise” proposal agreed to by the Republican and Democratic leadership includes many of the elements advocated for by the U.S. bishops, but also includes harsh enforcement provisions in Title II. At this point, the compromise proposal represents a “step forward” which still requires improvements to the enforcement section of the bill. Moreover, there is legitimate concern that, even if the compromise proposal passes the Senate, it will be severely weakened orgutted in the conference committee with the House of Representatives, as the Senate bill and HR 4437 are reconciled.

 

It is important that we contact Senators over the next two weeks and communicate to them that they are making progress in fashioning a comprehensive solution to the immigration crisis but that more work is required.

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