Reid Threatens Filibuster On Immigration

Source: AP News via BreitBart.com

Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to Bill Frist: "Don't make me use the "F" word--"filibuster," that is. (I'm sure he also would want to tell him to go F@#k himself, but that's a story for another day.)

Reid is taking the stand that immigrants coming to this nation is what was so good about America (Ellis Island, anyone?) and that making such a trek criminal basically shuts down the "American Dream" for many.

As the Senate prepares to tackle the most sweeping immigration reforms in years, a top Democrat vowed Wednesday to do everything in his power, including filibuster, to thwart Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposed overhaul.

Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would "use every procedural means at my disposal" to prevent Frist from bypassing the Judiciary Committee. Frist, R-Tenn., has made clear the Senate will take up his proposal next week if the 18-member committee fails to complete a broader bill.

"If Leader Frist brings a bill to the floor that does not have the approval of the Judiciary Committee, it will not get out of the Senate," Reid told reporters at the San Ysidro border crossing, a few steps from Tijuana, Mexico.

Legislation drafted by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) would include broader steps for a path to citizenship, not detention centers and deportations as under the rather "immigrant unfriendly" Frist bill.

Reid said the overhaul must include heightened border enforcement, a "guest worker" program and a "path to citizenship" for the estimated 11 million people in the United States illegally. He called legislation by Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., a "good place to start."

It think the more important issue here is about one's obsession with the White House, and the fact he (Frist) is willing to sell out immigrants to look good in front of Republican moderates.

This country's birth, Mr. Frist, was born on immigrants coming to the U.S. seeking the "American Dream". Movies like Far and Away show a graphic story of those on ships who would risk their life, struggling to make a better life for their families.

Don't sell out those in need most over a few voters and an image you don't have. Try to think of others for once, if you are able.

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