After a three week break, the Senate, with a 64-35 vote, decided to revisit the National Immigration Bill. But it isn't easy to pass, it needs to pass through many obstacles. For example, it needs to pass another vote and has to be approved that it does not violate any other of the 26 amendments. If it gets past senate, it faces opposition from the GOP, which is the Republican Party. House Republicans voted against the bill 114-23. With this amendment, 4.4 billion will be spent on securing the border and establishing a tracking system. Immigrants would have to return to their country and get "Z visas" which would allow them to temporarly live within the United States.
"There will be some who think this is too tough," Sen. Lindsey O. Graham said. "But there are many who believe we won't ever do anything to change the problem."
I believe that the process for getting a bill passed should be hard. If it does pass, I would know that the majority of the people believe that it is the right thing to do. In relation to immigration, it is frustrating at times to make everyone happy, but the end result will be for the greater good and that the checks and balances worked. I feel that immigrants should not have to go back to their previous country to get a "Z visa" as it currently is on the bill, but nothing is permanent and there will be changes.
"I'm trying to talk to those who don't believe that this bill corrects the mistakes of the past, and to those who think we're too tough, it's all perspective and application."
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Though illegal immigrants are some of the core workers in America and our economy significantly depends on their labor work, allowing these people to settle as permanent residents is unfair. Each month, thousands of people around the world try desperately to become US citizens or permanent residents -- the lawful and honest way. If illegal means of becoming a citizen is ratified and enforced in the country, what does it say about the power and leniency of our government? Because the federal government is incapable of controlling illegal immigration, it then decides to endorse it?
Government tried to seize many illegal immigrants by checking the workforce etc. I'm wondering how they will seize them when this bill is passed because there are SO many illegal immigrants who veil their identities pretty well. It's interesting to see the Republican and Democratic sides' opinions regarding the voting that will take place.
I also feel the same way as Chris. Immigration is such a debatable topic, so it definitely will take awhile to find a conclusion to this issue. But I don't see why the amendment is to have the immigrants go back to their previous country to get the "z visa". Because of this, 4 billion dollars will be spent just to secure the border and to establish a tracking system. That is a lot of money and so much time and effort will be needed. I wonder why they are having the immigrants suffer so much when they are contributing so much to our economy and so much more.
I strongly support the National Immigration Bill, and I think it should be a law as soon as possible. Although it is not easy to pass the bill, this bill is very important because a lot of people in America are from other countries. This bill should be passed because these people have been contributing to American economy in many ways, and they will do so in the future.
Many of the illegal immigrants are extremely hard working people howeve, I agree with the previous comment. If the government grants all the current illegal aliens legal citizenship it would be unfair for the people waiting in line legally trying to become citizens.
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