Here are the NAMES of Fourteen PeopLe not to VOTE FOR when they run again!!! 386 WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — The Senate has passed massive immigration legislation that will offer a pathway to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, while promising border security in the future. The vote was 68-32, far more than the majority needed to send the measure to the House. Prospects there are not nearly as good and many conservatives are opposed. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) shake hands after a test vote on Capitol Hill June 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Senate is debating immigration reform and is expected to vote on it later today. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Vice President Joe Biden presided, and senators cast their votes from their desks, both steps reserved for momentous votes. The bill, a priority for President Barack Obama, would amount to the most sweeping changes in decades to the nation’s immigration laws. After three weeks of debate, there was no doubt about the outcome. Fourteen Republicans joined all 52 Democrats and two independents to support the bill. Here are the 14 GOP senators who voted for the legislation: Marco Rubio (Fla.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) Jeffrey Chiesa (N.J.) Susan Collins (Maine) Bob Corker (Tenn.) Jeff Flake (Ariz.) Lindsey Graham (S.C.) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Dean Heller (Nev.) John Hoeven (N.D.) Mark Kirk (Ill.) John McCain (Ariz.) Division among Republicans was evident as potential 2016 presidential contenders split. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was one of the Gang of 8, while Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas were opposed to the bill. The legislation’s chief provisions includes numerous steps that advocates claim will fight future illegal immigration – some added in a late compromise that swelled Republican support for the bill – and to check on the legal status of job applicants already living in the United States. At the same time, it offers a 13-year path to citizenship to as many as 11 million immigrants now living in the country unlawfully. . Critics, like Sen. Cruz, say border security provisions will never come to fruition if legalization occurs first. He has referenced a similar bill that Congress passed in 1986, which made hollow promises relating to border security in exchange for amnesty for illegal immigrants. Immediately after the vote, Sen. Paul appeared on Fox News and expressed similar concerns and explained why he voted against
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:16:22 +0000
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