Detail Of Fences and Good Sense; Immigration   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 8843 no. 407 (Jul. 2013), page 14-15. Topik: Bills; Immigration Policy; Politics Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE19 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel On June 27th, by a convincing 68 votes to 32, the Senate passed an immigration bill co-sponsored by Mario Rubio. Now the action moves to the House of Representatives, where its passage is far from certain . The Senate bill passed with support from both parties: all the Democrats voted for it, as did nearly a third of Republicans. House members would probably pass something similar, if allowed. However, John Boehner, the Speaker, says he will not allow a vote on any bill unless a majority of the majority (ie, a majority of House Republicans) approve of it. That is a steep hurdle. The Senate bill, were it to become law, would go a long way towards fixing America's broken immigration system. It would increase the number of visas for skilled workers, grant visas for entrepreneurs and establish a guest-worker programme for manual labourers. It would give the estimated 11m illegal immigrants in America a chance to come in from the shadows: after paying a fine and back taxes, working hard and staying out of trouble, they would eventually be eligible to apply for citizenship. A party that attracts barely a quarter of the Hispanic and Asian vote, as Mitt Romney did, will be incapable of winning national elections. Mr Rubio, who would like to be president one day, understands this. If his party does not, it will be swept aside not by Democrats, but by demography. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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