In the words of the Gipper, “there you go again!”

Via The Daily Caller:

The “Gang of Eight” senators will release their immigration bill on Tuesday, just one day before the only scheduled hearing, according to news reports, bolstering GOP charges that advocates are planning to rush the controversial bill through the Senate before the public knows what is in it.

The bill is to be released April 16, according to a Friday report by The Associated Press.

The next day, before other senators have time to understand what is in the complex bill, Vermont Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy is slated to hold an April 17 hearing with one witness, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano.

There is no evidence that Democrats plan to hold additional hearings that would help senators — and Americans — to get testimony from immigration, police and wage experts about the workability and impact of the bill, which reportedly includes more than 1,000 pages.

The Democrats’ blitz has prompted protests and requests for additional hearings from GOP Senators, including Alabama Sen. Jess [ed.- they mean Jeff] Sessions, the ranking chairman of the Senate’s budget committee.

Keep reading…http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/13/shade...ime-to-read-it/

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In the bill is a new "blue card" for those who are immigrant workers and here illegally. This was a concession granted because INDUSTRY wants it.

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In the bill is a new "blue card" for those who are immigrant workers and here illegally. This was a concession granted because INDUSTRY wants it.

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SEN. SESSIONS: IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL 'WILL NOT WITHSTAND PUBLIC SCRUTINY'

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/...public-scrutiny

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SEN. SESSIONS: IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL 'WILL NOT WITHSTAND PUBLIC SCRUTINY'

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/...public-scrutiny

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The details that Sen. Sessions cites as troubling include:

Instead of securing the border first, it merely requires DHS to submit a plan (within 6 months) to achieve modest enforcement goals at some point in the next 10 years in exchange for an immediate grant of amnesty. History tells us the enforcement part will never effectively happen.

Even the border security’s future targets are weak: the plan only requires DHS to state what resources DHS needs in order to apprehend 90% of those illegal immigrants the border patrol sees – but not those who successfully evade border patrol altogether.

Increased security is called for only in certain areas of the southwest border, leaving huge vulnerabilities to cartels and other illegal immigrants.

There is no requirement to complete the 700 miles of double-layered border fence that Congress has previously mandated (less than 40 miles of which have been completed).

Interior enforcement components are also delayed until after the amnesty occurs, including a 5-year delay in the implementation of E-Verify.

The plan calls for an “electronic” exit system to track visa overstays at air and sea ports. However, Congress has required – through a 17-year old mandate that has been ignored – that the exit system must be biometric and be implemented at all ports of entry, including the largest port – our land borders. GAO has said that without this biometric exit system, DHS cannot track visa overstays

The plan’s guest worker program as described is not temporary; it will allow for one million foreign workers to enter the country each year and eventually apply for green cards and citizenship.

In a report published late on Wednesday, Politico unveiled that at least three of the four Republicans in the Gang of Eight plan to stick with the rest of the gang to block amendments and keep the agreement the eight senators reach behind closed doors intact as it is forced through the Congress.

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Quote: Palinista wrote in post #5

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SEN. SESSIONS: IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL 'WILL NOT WITHSTAND PUBLIC SCRUTINY'

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/...public-scrutiny

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Not that that will stop the senate and house from passing it.

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The details that Sen. Sessions cites as troubling include:

Instead of securing the border first, it merely requires DHS to submit a plan (within 6 months) to achieve modest enforcement goals at some point in the next 10 years in exchange for an immediate grant of amnesty. History tells us the enforcement part will never effectively happen.

Even the border security’s future targets are weak: the plan only requires DHS to state what resources DHS needs in order to apprehend 90% of those illegal immigrants the border patrol sees – but not those who successfully evade border patrol altogether.

Increased security is called for only in certain areas of the southwest border, leaving huge vulnerabilities to cartels and other illegal immigrants.

There is no requirement to complete the 700 miles of double-layered border fence that Congress has previously mandated (less than 40 miles of which have been completed).

Interior enforcement components are also delayed until after the amnesty occurs, including a 5-year delay in the implementation of E-Verify.

The plan calls for an “electronic” exit system to track visa overstays at air and sea ports. However, Congress has required – through a 17-year old mandate that has been ignored – that the exit system must be biometric and be implemented at all ports of entry, including the largest port – our land borders. GAO has said that without this biometric exit system, DHS cannot track visa overstays

The plan’s guest worker program as described is not temporary; it will allow for one million foreign workers to enter the country each year and eventually apply for green cards and citizenship.

In a report published late on Wednesday, Politico unveiled that at least three of the four Republicans in the Gang of Eight plan to stick with the rest of the gang to block amendments and keep the agreement the eight senators reach behind closed doors intact as it is forced through the Congress.

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RE: passing a bill without reading it.

I've said for years that we're past the point where elections can "fix" things. With the power grabs of the Left of the last few years - particularly the ruling class becoming more blatant in its lawlessness, perhaps that viewpoint will become the predominant one in the country. Time will tell - but we're running out of time.

The question then becomes - if ELECTIONS won't fix things, what will?

Quote: Rufus T Firefly wrote in post #9

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RE: passing a bill without reading it.

I've said for years that we're past the point where elections can "fix" things. With the power grabs of the Left of the last few years - particularly the ruling class becoming more blatant in its lawlessness, perhaps that viewpoint will become the predominant one in the country. Time will tell - but we're running out of time.

The question then becomes - if ELECTIONS won't fix things, what will?

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Quote: Rufus T Firefly wrote in post #9

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RE: passing a bill without reading it.

I've said for years that we're past the point where elections can "fix" things. With the power grabs of the Left of the last few years - particularly the ruling class becoming more blatant in its lawlessness, perhaps that viewpoint will become the predominant one in the country. Time will tell - but we're running out of time.

The question then becomes - if ELECTIONS won't fix things, what will?

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In the bill is a new "blue card" for those who are immigrant workers and here illegally. This was a concession granted because INDUSTRY wants it.

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Quote: Cedric wrote in post #11

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Quote: Rufus T Firefly wrote in post #9

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I've said for years that we're past the point where elections can "fix" things.The question then becomes - if ELECTIONS won't fix things, what will?

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Um, let me guess..........a revolution, Rufus?

Amen, brother!

Elections are so much work and we almost never win, I'm sure shootin' people and blowin'-up things would be much easier and more likely to succeed.

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Thank God we have real leadership in the House to stop this mess from passing. No. Wait. Who is the House Leader? Never mind. I guess I better brush up on my Spanish.