Subject: [big campaign] BREAKING: Senate Democrats Crafting Democrat-Only Immigration Reform Plan
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:07:27 -0400
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http://www.rollcall.com/news/45666-1.html
*Breaking News*
Senate Democrats Crafting Democrat-Only Immigration Reform Plan
April 28, 2010, 3:38 p.m.
*By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff*

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 *Updated: 3:59 p.m.*

A trio of leading Democratic Senators on Wednesday began working on
contingency plans for pushing a Democrat-only immigration reform bill if
they are unable to convince Republicans to join the effort this year.

Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), Democratic Conference Vice Chairman
Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman
Bob Menendez (N.J.) floated a summary of the legislation to immigration
groups Wednesday. The package would require that a series of new border
security benchmarks be met before broader immigration reforms are enacted —
including a legalization process for illegal immigrants, according to a copy
of the summary obtained by Roll Call.

The measure would also include tough new rules governing the hiring of
illegal immigrants and on visas for both high-tech and low-skill immigrant
workers.

Reid, Schumer and Menendez are pursuing a Democrat-only route at the same
time that Schumer engages in a new round of meetings with possible
Republican supporters of an immigration overhaul, including Sens. Scott
Brown (Mass.), George LeMieux (Fla.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Judd Gregg
(N.H.) and Dick Lugar (Ind.). A Democratic Senate aide said Democratic
leaders wanted to ensure they had an alternative in place if Republicans
decline to join Schumer’s efforts.

Under the Democrats’ plan, Reid, Menendez and Schumer would sponsor the bill
along with Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.), who is the second ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee
on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security.
Immigration reform advocates would work separately to press Republicans and
moderate Democrats to support the package, the aide said.

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