Another Victory in Senate as Hagel/Martinez Amnesty Loses
The Hagel/Martinez amnesty amendment was defeated this morning in the Senate.
The vote to close debate on the amendment failed 36-62. Vote total. The Hagel/Martinez amendment offered amnesty for almost all of the illegal aliens living in the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist had worked out the compromise with a limited group of senators through yesterday, but as more learned what the proposed legislation contained, they would not support it. Thanks to all immigration reform supporters who called yesterday and today in opposition to this latest amnesty attempt.
Update: The Frist bill, which would have doubled legal immigration, also failed to get enough votes on the cloture motion. Vote total
More commentary: Diana West - Creeping Amnesty, National Review - Compromised, Newt Gingrich - Hagel/Martinez Compromise a "Cave In"
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