Illegal Immigration Watch: A GOP Compromise Bill?

Supporters of immigration reform carry signs during a march through downtown Chicago July 19, 2006. Two Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday offered a compromise immigration plan they said would ensure border security and allow some of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants to work legally in the United States without granting amnesty.

Reuters: Lawmakers offer immigration alternative

Two Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday offered a compromise immigration plan they said would ensure border security and allow some of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants to work legally in the United States without granting amnesty.

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (news, bio, voting record) and Indiana Rep. Mike Pence (news, bio, voting record) said they hoped their plan would jump start stalled negotiations between the Senate and House of Representatives. The two chambers have passed vastly different immigration bills and it is increasingly unlikely the two sides will bridge differences ahead of the November congressional elections.

“We believe that this Congress must come together and find a way forward, and we hope this idea can be that way forward,” Pence said at a news conference with Hutchison.

The American people want their borders SECURED first and foremost.

This is a NON-STARTER……besides GOP candidates do best when they run against President Bush’s immigration policies (i.e. the Senate Bill).

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