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Harry Reid doesn't want illegal immigration, ACORN provisions in unemployment extension bill - 10/26/2009

... illegal immigration and ACORN, but Harry Reid - not surprisingly - does not (link): McConnell is insisting on consideration of an amendment to prevent ACORN from receiving federal funds, and another designed to filter illegal immigrants out of the workforce. The Kentucky Republican said the eight amendments Republicans are offering won’t take much longer to consider than the six provisions Reid...

Harry Reid says there are enough Senate votes for immigration "reform"; offers deportation false choice - 6/15/2009

Maria Pena of EFE - the Spanish news agency behind a 2006 smear - offers "Senate Leader Says Immigration Reform Possible This Year" [1]: He added that although (comprehensive immigration reform) does not have the backing of all Democrats, the bill will overcome the obstacles that stymied the failed 2007 reform. The majority leader said he has "no doubt" he could find as many as...

Sonia Sotomayor was member of National Council of La Raza from 1998 to 2004 (+Raul Yzaguirre) - 6/05/2009

... interesting things. Yesterday, Harry Reid and former NCLR president Raul Yzaguirre spoke at a press conference: "Her ethnicity is a plus, but in no way means she�s going to get a pass," said Yzaguirre, who said she was more qualified than others on the Court. "She's going to be scrutinized. She�s going to be vetted. We remain assured that she will pass every test that�s ...

Harry Reid says want immigration "reform" this year; NCLR, MALDEF; business-friendly guest worker plan; promotes unrealistic chain migration - 6/04/2009

Earlier today, Harry Reid met with MALDEF and the National Council of La Raza, presumably to discuss comprehensive immigration reform. Before or after, speaking to reporters, he said this: "As far as I’m concerned, we have three major issues we have to do this year, if at all possible: No. 1 is healthcare; No 2 is energy, global warming; No. 3 is immigration reform... It’s going to happen...

Illegal aliens can get cash payments under stimulus package (ITIN numbers) UPDATE: maybe not - 1/29/2009

... Security Number (link), quoting Harry Reid as saying: "This legislation is directed toward people who are legal in our country. It is about time the Republicans got a different piece of reading material and get off this illegal immigrant stuff... This bill has nothing to do with anything illegal as far as immigration. It creates jobs for people who are lawfully in this country." Howev...

"Comprensive immigration reform" returns: S.9, the "Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009" - 1/07/2009

... aliens - is back. Yesterday, Harry Reid introduced S.9, the "Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009" ("SESBA"). What's there now is just a placeholder (link), however the remarks made by Patrick Leahy at introduction show exactly what it is. Those remarks and the list of co-sponsors are below. Note that this is a repeat of how it started in 2007, right down to the...

Right after election, Harry Reid called McCain and they pledged to work for amnesty - 1/06/2009

On Sunday, Harry Reid appeared on Meet the Press and revealed that a "day or two" after the election, Reid called John McCain and they pledged to work together on comprehensive immigration reform, aka amnesty. Reid doesn't know whether McCain has contacted Barack Obama with a similar pledge or not. The transcript is here, excerpt and video below. Note that David Gregory lets the pro...

Feinstein, Reid, growers to push AgJobs amnesty (yes, again) - 8/23/2007

... least 1.5 current illegal aliens. Harry Reid already promised to bring it back, perhaps attached to some other bill such as the Farm Bill. Step one in the plan for passage calls for farmers and their allies to emphasize anew the dangers of losing an agricultural work force. They've been working on that for a while, with sympathetic "news" sources promoting "crops rotting in ...

Senate amnesty debate this week; how to stop it - 5/14/2007

On Wednesday, Harry Reid (D-NV) is throwing down the gauntlet (link,link), having scheduled a vote to determine whether the Senate is going to try to pass last year's illegal alien amnesty/"guest" worker bill. In the past, I've suggested calling your Senators and letting them know what you think. Please do so in this case. However, a much more effective way to block amnesty and...

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