The draft of the new immigration law has been released, but it has not met with strong resistance
The draft of the new immigration law has been released, but it has not met with strong resistance. The New York Times said that recently, the "Gang of 8" in the U.S. Senate's immigration reform...
The draft of the new immigration law has been released without strong resistance. The New York Times stated that recently, the U.S. Senate’s “Gang of 8” immigration reform group released a reform bill that would provide a way for 11 million illegal immigrants to obtain status. The new bill did not attract the strong opposition six years ago. Some conservatives, including radio talk show hosts, have slowed down their hard-line stance against amnesty for illegal immigrants. The bipartisan immigration reform group released an 844-page immigration reform draft on April 16. President Obama and his supporters hope to pass the bill in the Senate in early June. Relevant hearings will begin on the 19th. The new immigration reform bill emphasizes stricter border controls while providing specific ways for 11 million illegal immigrants to obtain status. The announcement of the new immigration bill did not lead to the strong opposition six years ago. In June 2007, on the day the Senate was about to vote on the immigration reform bill, radio talk show hosts and anti-immigration groups launched an angry phone call campaign against members of Congress. Senate security finally announced that the telephone exchange was completely shut down. Although some conservative radio talk show hosts are still gathering together to launch another campaign on Capitol Hill to oppose the new immigration bill, some of them also said, "The situation is very different now. Many listeners believe that 11 million illegal immigrants should be provided with legal status and should also support relevant reform bills." A member of the "Gang of 8" group, a Tea Party star elected in 2010, Florida Republican Senator Marco. Marco Rubio has spent the past few months on his radio show trying to gauge how his conservative base will react to his performance on the legislation, which is closely tied to his political ambitions and whether the proposed legislation will pass. Medway, a conservative radio talk show host who is one of the few who supports the immigration reform bill, also said that Rubio's actions have been effective and that he has seen some changes among conservative grassroots voters.
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