Senate Debates Coverage for Illegal Immigrants
Senators were expected to debate coverage for illegal immigrants this weekend as part of an attempt to wrap up health care legislation. "What we are trying to prevent is anyone who is here illegally from getting any federal benefit," said Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND). "Without a verification requirement it's essentially like posting a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit and not having any highway patrol on the road," FAIR spokesman Ira Mehlman told the Boston Globe.