House Immigration Bill: Committee Advances Measure Over Democratic Objections

[Tx4obama]

House Immigration Bill: Committee Advances Measure Over Democratic Objections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.

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Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina said the bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee was part of a "step by step, increment by increment" approach to immigration, an issue that can pit Republican against Republican as much if not more than it divides the two political parties. The legislation was agreed to on a party-line vote of 20-15 late Tuesday.

California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren predicted there would be "millions of American citizens taking to the street" in protest if Republicans pressed ahead with the bill. The measure permits state and local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws and requires mandatory detention for anyone in the country illegally who is convicted of drunk driving.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/house-immigration-bill_n_3463032.html

[okaawhatever]

1. I'm so disgusted with these bills.. The gop needs to man up and quite stalling. nt