House trying to pass amnesty "lite"? (Nancy Pelosi, Joe Baca, Zoe Lofgren)

From a FAIR bulletin (link):

Capitol Hill news sources have been buzzing for the past 48 hours about backroom negotiations in the House of Representatives that may bring comprehensive immigration reform "lite" to the floor.

Congressional Quarterly reports that Congressman Joe Baca (D-CA), Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, is leading the fight for legislation that would provide a five-year amnesty visa to illegal aliens currently in the U.S. Baca said the five-year amnesty visas would be available to illegal aliens who can "prove they have a job, pay taxes and pass a criminal background check." (Congressional Quarterly Today, February 13, 2008)

The negotiations for the five-year amnesty visas are already taking place at the highest levels of House leadership. They include Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Immigration Subcommittee Chairwoman ZoAT Lofgren (D-CA) and are reportedly bipartisan in nature. Speaker Pelosi, however, denies there has been any firm decision to move forward. (Id.)

You might want to call your representatives just to remind them of where you stand.

UPDATE: There are more details on the plan here. I wouldn't get too excited until something actually happens. Then we'll get excited.

Immigration2008a · Thu, 02/14/2008 - 12:53 · · Importance: 1