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SAVE act introduced to blunt illegal immigration
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Senate bill challenges immigration debate
By Stephen Dinan
November 16, 2007
Senate bill challenges immigration debate - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
A Democratic senator yesterday introduced an enforcement-only immigration bill, joining forces with House Democrats and Republicans to try to shake up the immigration debate.
Sen. Mark Pryor's bill is identical to the enforcement bill Rep. Heath Shuler, North Carolina Democrat, introduced last week with strong bipartisan support. Taken together, the bills challenge the notion that the debate is a partisan fight in which Republicans want stricter enforcement while Democrats only want a broad bill that includes a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.
"Border patrol is the first step. Expanding the employee-verification program is the second. And beefing up interior enforcement is the third," Mr. Pryor, Arkansas Democrat, said in introducing the Senate bill.
The bill would boost the U.S. Border Patrol to more than 22,000 agents, but also would pay off college loans to help recruitment and retention and make sure the Border Patrol can fill those slots. The bill also requires businesses to use E-Verify, the federal database to check work eligibility.
Mr. Pryor voted against President Bush's broad immigration proposal earlier this year, helping kill the bill in the Senate. That bill would have granted illegal aliens a path to citizenship, allowed in millions of new foreign workers and redrawn the legal immigration system to favor needed skills.
Yesterday Mr. Pryor said his goal is to convince Americans that the government can enforce the laws already on the books and secure the borders.
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Is there really hope out there brewing?
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Lone Star Times » A look at the SAVE ActThe principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government – at ALL LEVELS – enforces all of the laws already on the books. It is also imperative that the government with the full cooperation of the private sector, implements certain workplace enforcement measures. The goal is to make it extremely difficult for unauthorized persons to live and work in the United States. There is no need for taxpayers to watch the government spend billions of their dollars to round up and deport illegal aliens; they will buy their own bus or plane tickets back home if they can no longer earn a living here.
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Looks like people are talking about it at least!
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Last week, Landrieu joined fellow Southern Democrat Mark Pryor of Arkansas in sponsoring a bill, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act, to increase federal resources to curb illegal immigration. Vitter signed on as a sponsor of a similar bill, and Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, is co-sponsor of the House version.
Political analysts say lawmakers from both political parties perceive a growing public tide against illegal immigration — what some label the Lou Dobbs effect. Although Dobbs certainly isn’t responsible for the strong push for enforcement, his almost-daily reports on illegal immigration build support for enforcement initiatives.
Last week, Dobbs claimed victory after weeks of denouncing a plan by New York ’s Democratic Gov. Elliot Spitzer to provide driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. Spitzer, in announcing he was dropping the plan, said he still believes it would improve safety by assuring that more drivers are licensed and insured, but didn’t want the emotional debate to endanger his broader agenda.
“Lou Dobbs has a platform and has a viewership, and there isn’t a comparable pro-immigration voice,” said Michael Jones-Correa, a Cornell University professor of government. One Old Vet - Immigrant laws are hotly debated
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