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发帖数: 61690 | 2 Senate negotiators have reached a tentative deal on a border security
amendment that could bring more Republican support to immigration reform.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Thursday said some details needed to be worked
through but added he thought the deal could be announced.
It’s unclear how many more Republicans will support the underlying bill
because of the new language, though Corker offered optimism.
“There’s some members on our side that I think this is going to meet their
test from the standpoint of border security,” he said in an interview on
MSNBC.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in a separate interview said it would dramatically
improve border security.
“If you look at what’s being proposed here, this is a dramatic expansion
and improvement in border security that I hope will allow finally for this
legislation to have the support it needs,” he told Fox news.
Corker has been working on the language with Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and
members of the bipartisan Senate group that crafted the immigration bill.
It would double the number of border patrol agents from 20,000 to 40,000 and
authorize the construction of 700 miles of new border fencing
The legislation would also include funding for other border security
technologies, including infrared sensors, drones and other high-tech devices
, according to a Senate aide.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and other members had been pushing for even
tougher language, however, and it is unclear whether the new language will
bring along enough Republicans to win the bill more than 70 votes.
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), two members of
the Gang of Eight that drafted the bill, have both set 70 votes as a target
to build momentum in the House, where the prospects for immigration reform
are tougher.
The tentative deal did appear to win over centrist GOP Sen. Mark Kirk (Ill.)
, who on Thursday said once it was adopted, he would "be proud to vote for a
bill that secures our border and respects our heritage as an immigrant
nation."
Corker on Thursday said he did think the language would help convince House
Republicans to support the bill.
“For people who are concerned about border security, once they see what is
in this bill, it is almost overkill,” he said.
“I think if that's the issue people have — I think everyone working
together has come up with a way to deal with that issue,” Corker added on
MSNBC. “I do hope we can send it over to the House with some momentum.”
The plan does not include the biometric entry-exit system at border
crossings and airports that Republicans had hoped for, and responsibility
for designing a border security plan remains with the Department of Homeland
Security, not Congress — although the department will be required to
submit their finalized plan for approval.
The bill is also expected to include a trigger mechanism requiring the
implementation of certain border security measures before a pathway to
citizenship is made available to the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.
That's been a key stumbling block for many Republicans, although the exact
design of the trigger remains unknown.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306739-reports-senators-reach-tentative-deal-on-border-security-#ixzz2WlutSXz7
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发帖数: 7321 | 4 跌宕起伏！奥斯卡奖都不行了，得颁宇宙表演大奖才行！ | J*******A
发帖数: 8401 | 5 一般来说，我比较愿意直接跳过他们纠缠来纠缠去。。。
等8月看结果。。。 | s********c
发帖数: 367 | 6 只是想说，看到你的回帖，每句好像都是从你的头像里出来的一样
很搭配
【在 k*******g 的大作中提到】
: 跌宕起伏！奥斯卡奖都不行了，得颁宇宙表演大奖才行！
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