Craig Romeny Discuss His Father's Campaign On Spanish Radio

Craig Romney, the son of Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, did some Spanish radio in Miami talking about his father.

Below is an audio link and transcript of a segment from Craig Romney’s interview today with Radio Mambi in Miami, FL.

http://www.mittromney.com/Audio/WS_CUT.MP3

SPANISH

CRAIG ROMNEY: Todos mis hermanos están muy animados para ayudar con esta campaña. Creemos que mi papá tiene la visión que necesita este país. Mi papá cree en tres cosas principales que pueden ayudar para el futuro y son bastantes sencillas. Él cree que debemos reforzar la familia, la economía, y los militares. Con estas tres cosas sencillas, podemos estar preparados para el futuro y para el éxito de este país.

ENGLISH

CRAIG ROMNEY: All my brothers are very excited to be helping with this campaign. We believe my father has the vision this country needs. My father believes there are three key things that can help us in the future, things that are pretty simple. He believes we should strengthen the family, the economy and the military. By accomplishing these simple things, we will be better prepared for the future and for the success of this country.

Hispanics turning back to Democrats for 2008

The cover story of US Today: Hispanics turning back to Democrats for 2008

A sad reality is that immigration is working against the GOP with many in the Hispanic community, like it or not, agree with it or not, but the reality is that the Democrats are working 10 times harder to appeal to the Hispanic voter base, even though 9 times out of 10 the Hispanic agenda coincides with the Republican platform.

Universal Healthcare Up with GOP

According to The Hill's article, Poll shows many Republicans favor universal healthcare, gays in military.

the article states:

The poll, conducted by GOP consultant Tony Fabrizio 10 years after he conducted a similar study, also casts some doubts on the conventional wisdom about moral-issues voters, thought to be the key constituency for President Bush in 2004. It showed that the group hasn’t grown significantly in recent years and is surprisingly willing to vote for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani despite his differences with it on social and moral issues.

The survey of 2,000 self-described Republican voters, titled “The Elephant Looks in the Mirror 10 Years Later,” showed that 71 percent consider themselves conservative, a 16 percent increase over the 1997 numbers.

Fifty-one percent of the GOPers said universal healthcare coverage should be a right of every American, and 49 percent favored allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

Those two issues continue to divide the party, though, with more than 40 percent opposed to both. Fabrizio emphasized that “the devil is in the details” on healthcare, and that providing a plan that pleases the entire 51 percent would be difficult.

The article also discuss Senator McCain's results in the poll

Immigraiton Update 2

The Senate Immigration Bill failed to pass a key vote, as many expected. The vote 46 to 53 in favor of limiting debate ( aka: not going forward with cloture and therefore eventually voting on the bill) was blocked from passage. Because of this, the Senate will probably not revisit immigration will next year when we are will into the 2008 election cycle.

The House will NOT take up this bill with out the Senate taking action first. So the waiting game starts again.

For more information read;

• Senate Blocks Immigration Bill
• Down in Flames

House Tries To Lift Cuban Embargo

From our friends at the Cuban Democracy PAC

For the first time in approximately a decade, Flake, Delahunt, Rangel and Co. were unable to present any Cuba travel and embargo amendments to this year's Treasury Appropriations (now called Financial Services Appropriations) bill. This historic endeavour results from procedural obstacles, and the OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT shown last week - despite strong pressure from Flake and Delahunt - for the Cuban opposition in the Foreign Ops Appropriations bill (by a vote of 254-170).

This is a truly historic endeavour, as these bills have been the SOLE VEHICLE for attempts to alter Cuba policy, and an unqualified message that we shall not rest until human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy prevail for the Cuban people.

Immigraiton Update 1

Apparently the senate switch board has been shut down due to overwhelming calls, so please call you Senator Directly here are the phone numbers:

Immigration Update

Today is a crucial day for the Senate Immigration bill. Below find some talking points to help you with arguments, news from the Senate and some clips. Also please call your senators; here is a listing with phone numbers:

I know this is a complicated issue, and there are many different opinions. The RNHA stands firm in supporting comprehensive immigration reform. We clearly have issues with the Senate bill, but understand in a compromise you make, well compromises. Below is more information.

In the Senate

As of 9:30 am today the Senate convened and immediately resumed consideration of the bill. The cloture vote on the Immigration Bill will take place at any moment this morning. Remember it takes 60 votes to invoke cloture.

Yesterday there was significant action taken. The Senate conducted 6 roll call votes on divisions to the Reid amendment #1934. The tally of each division is below.

In all, action was taken in relation to the first seven divisions of the Reid amendment today. Division VII – Division XVII of Reid amendment #1934 are still pending.

Roll Call Votes (6)
Division I – Hutchison (early touchback) was tabled 53-45
Division II – Webb (Community ties/2003 cutoff for Z Visas) was tabled 79-18
Division III – Bond (no green cards for Z holders) was tabled 56-41
Division IV – Dodd (more green cards for parents) was tabled 56-41
(NOTE – Division V was withdrawn after Division IV was tabled)
Division VI – Menendez (additional family points) was tabled 55-40
Division VII – Baucus (strike Real ID) was not tabled 45-52 (fyi…Division VII is still pending)

In the news:

• Immigration Bill in Doubt Over Senate Defections
• Bush facing GOP mutiny over immigration
• Immigration Bill Faces Crucial Vote

Gonzo back to capitol hill....

Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is going to testify on Capitol Hill ... AGAIN!!!

He is scheduled to appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman on July 26, but the date has yet to be officially confirmed.

According to the Politico's The Crypt, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) states that this time around he will provide the Attorney General with some questions in advance , "so that he won’t dodge 60 or 70 times by saying, ‘I don’t remember,'" .... clearly a reference to what happened during the last Senate hearing.

Tancredo sends head of lettuce to Chertoff

From CNN's news ticker....

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It’s not every day a presidential hopeful sends Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff a head of lettuce, but that’s what Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, is doing Wednesday to show his disagreement with Chertoff’s recent comments on how failure of passing immigration reform might affect the agricultural industry.

Tancredo says he disagrees with recent comments Chertoff made that suggested if the immigration bill fails, the agricultural industry will suffer. To prove his point he is sending Chertoff a head of lettuce, a fruit basket, and a card saying, “much, much more where this comes from.”

“The administration has taken hyperbole to a whole new level this time,” Tancredo said in a statement. “They are now trying to convince the public that without amnesty, the American people are going to starve?”

“The agriculture industry and the free market has managed to keep producing through floods, droughts, and $3.00 per gallon gas,” Tancredo added, “I doubt very seriously that a nominal increase in labor costs is going to be the end of lettuce as we know it.”

In a July 14 speech before the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Chertoff said, “Without reform that brings workers in legitimately, that makes it efficient for businesses, including agricultural businesses, to hire those workers efficiently, and without some kind of a mechanism to promote agriculture and to deal with the current illegal work force, we’re going to put people like you and those you represent in a terrible bind — they’re either going to have to break the law, which is a bad thing to do, or they’re going to have to shut down their farms, which is a bad thing to do, or what’s going to wind up happening is those farms are going to Mexico and Canada.”

– CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

President Bush on Immigration

President Bush has taken a incredible personal interest in immigration reform. Bush, a former Texas Governor, spoke at a briefing this morning at the White House calling the immigration bill in the Senate, " as a historic opportunity for Congress to act."

Reports state that 55 percent of American voters say the bill before Congress is not perfect, yet they prefer Congress to pass a bill that deals with illegal immigration and confronts the problem. Only 38 percent say it is better not to pass a bill at all, and just enforce the laws already on the books.

Get more information, view a comparison of the current law and the proposed Senate bill.

Read On...

Immigration Update

This week the bipartisan immigration reform bill, S.1639, will return to the Senate floor this week.

The Senate will reconvene today at 1:00 pm and first take up HR 800, The Employee Free Choice Act (Card Check Bill). Tomorrow at 11:30 AM the Senate will have two stacked votes in relation to Card Check Bill and the Immigration Bill. The first vote will be cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.800, (the Card Check Bill) and the second vote will be cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1639, the Immigration Bill.

The immigration bill will take up the rest of the Senate week with 20-30 amendments covering a variety of issues, including a guest worker program and provisions of the DREAM Act -- for indocumented students to receive in-state college tuition in the states from which they graduated high school.

The Senate leadership says it expects to hold a cloture vote tomorrow Tuesday to close debate on the bill and move toward a vote on final passage later in the week, mostly likely on Thursday.

The President continues to push immigration reform, dedicating his weekly radio address to the issue. In addition, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutiérrez participates today Monday at 2:15p Eastern time in an online Q & A session, "Ask the White House," where he will discuss the immigration reform bill. To participate, please visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/question.html

Just a reminder that the Senate will be in recess next week over the 4^th of July.

In the News:

• Senate immigration bill is back: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4625.html
• Republicans Seek to Revive Immigration Bill: http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2007/06/24/news/nation/nation3.txt

Arnold says "English Only'?

Recently California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has come under mixed reaction from the Hispanic community. Speaking in front of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists annual conference in San Jose, the governor of California offered his own advice on how Latino students might improve their test scores, "You've got to turn off the Spanish television set," stated Schwarzenegger.

He suggested that Hispanic immigrants should stop watching Spanish language media and immerse themselves in English, just as he did when he arrived in the United States from Austria almost 40 years ago.

Full story at: http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/239902.html

Hispanics in the military

Hispanics continue to have high enlistment numbers in the military, according to new reports from the Pentagon.

The number of Hispanics joining the military since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began has grown slightly, while the number of blacks enlisting in the uniformed services has dropped. The trend varies throughout the different branches of military service, with more recruites getting involved in the Army and less serving in the Marines.

Immigration Update

Here is a quick update from Washington D.C. to let you know what is going on with immigration. As you know, the immigration bill has come back to life and Senator Reid will bring back the bill to the Senate floor as early as this week.

In interesting change is that both chambers are thinking of breaking up the bill into smaller parts, in two very distinctive ways.

a) In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will use a parliamentary procedure, nicknamed clay pigeon, which will eventually break up the bill and make Senators vote on each of the 22 proposals independently. (see article below for more information)

b) In the House, Democrats are saying they might break up the Senate immigration bill into a series of smaller bills. This might make it easier to pass issues like border security, high tech and agriculture worker programs but make it tougher to pass other issues such as what to do with the 12 million illegal workers in the U.S.

Employment Statistics

Here are some facts about unemployment among minorities you might find interesting.

• Whites (3.9 percent)
• Blacks (8.5 percent)
• Hispanics(5.8 percent)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2007

Anti-immigration rhetoric will allinate GOP

From the politico Anti-immigration rhetoric will alienate GOP: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4476.html

Xenophobic rhetoric dividing Republicans

Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado even suggested that increased legal immigration brought into question "our willingness to actually hold together as a nation or split apart into a lot of balkanized pieces."

The exception was Sen. John McCain of Arizona, whose aggressive defense of the fragile compromise has brought him only grief from his party's conservative base. The plan is not perfect, he noted, but "it's our job to do the hard things" like compromise.

Misleading characterizations of the bill in the presidential contest -- and on conservative talk shows and the Internet -- complicated the debate. The presidential candidates "are not helping it," Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) protested, even as he worked to add more hurdles to obtaining visas. "This bill is not an amnesty bill. Unfortunately, we are behind the eight ball because there are a lot of our folks who are saying that. That's a huge problem."

All this belies the GOP's stated efforts to court support among the 11 million Latinos who are likely to be registered voters next year, especially in delegate-rich states like California, New York, Florida and Texas.

Immigration Update

Senate Week ahead – June 11^th

The Senate reconvenes today at 2:00 pm. At 5:30 this evening the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 14, a resolution of no-confidence in Attorney General Gonzales.

If cloture is not invoked on the Gonzales resolution, then we will proceed to a vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6, the House passed Energy Bill. Keep in mind it is expected that the Energy Bill could be on the floor for up to two weeks.

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"This Bill Is Alive And Well"
Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Is "The Right Thing For Our Country"

Sec. Gutierrez: "Our Country Needs This"

Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez: "This bill is alive and well, and we are more determined than ever to get it through … because this is the right thing for our country." "What happened is just a break, and you know, people want more debate. They want a little bit more time. We probably need a couple of days more, I understand from the Senators. But we are more determined than ever because this is the right thing for our country. We've got to get this through. The status quo is just unsustainable; it's dysfunctional." (CNN's "Late Edition," 6/10/07)

Snow: "We're Not Only Going To Get A Bill, But We're Going To Get A Better Bill"

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow: "Our sense is if Majority Leader Harry Reid brings it back up, which he should, and permits a full debate, which would follow what happened last year under similar circumstances, we're not only going to get a bill, but we're going to get a better bill." "The interesting thing … is sort of the core elements of the plan all have been approved by votes of 60 or more before the entire U.S. Senate. So I think what you do have is a situation now where people of good will – conservative, liberal, Democrat, Republican – want to go through, roll up their sleeves and finish up the business of taking a good, thorough look at the measure." (Fox's "Fox News Sunday," 6/10/07)

Sen. Kyl: "I Don't Think It's Amnesty"

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ): "Everyone has their own definition [of amnesty] … I think it is a dead-end debate." "We have tried to do as many things as we can to ensure that for those that get to stay, they pay a price, and I don't think it's amnesty. For those who say, 'This bill is amnesty, we shouldn't pass it,' one of my responses is, 'OK, so do you like what we have?'" (Collin Levy, "The 'Amnesty' Canard," The Wall Street Journal, 6/9/07)

· "One of the most overlooked provisions" is the electronic employee verification system. "The employee verification system is really the complement to the border. You can try to prevent people coming in, but there is a magnet of employment. Resourceful people can find ways to get here. So if you can shut off that magnet of illegal employment, that complements the work you are doing at the border. A lot of businesses just want to have a legal way of doing things … and the employer now has a way to make the law work."

Immigration Update

Last night Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) pulled the immigration bill after the second failed cloture voter (test vote). Senator Harry Reid said that he pulled the vote because it was taking too long and stated Republicans were delaying, asking for more time for amendments.

Republican Senator Cornyn (R-TX) stated he was disappointed in Majority Leader Reid for cutting debate on such an important bill. Many Republican amendments were not considered and needed to address 5-6.major concerns. They could have struck a deal on limiting amendments but Leader Reid cut debate due to the failed cloture vote, which 11 Democrat Senators voted for, as they too wanted more time to debate the bill.

Here are some news articles to better understand the issue: (Also see details below)

Ø IMMIGRATION BILL WITHDRAWN [FOR NOW]

Ø Senate Immigration Bill Not Dead, but Not Moving, Either

Ø The Politics of Immigration (GREAT PIECE)

Ø Senate Immigration Collapses: Reflects Divide on What To Do With the 10-12 Mill Illegal

Below find the report from the Lanier Swann, the Policy Advisor for the Office of the Republican Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell. (thanks Lanier for all his hard work!)

Senate Immigration Update

Thursday the Senate conducted 4 roll call votes in relation to the Immigration Bill. After the failed cloture votes Thursday morning, Sen. Reid entered a motion to reconsider those votes. This procedure allowed Sen. Reid to bring the cloture vote back at any time and tonight we voted again on cloture on the Kennedy/Specter substitute amendment, which failed 45-50. Thursday evening after the 2^nd failed cloture on the substitute amendment, Sen. Reid pulled the bill from the floor. The complete list of votes is below.

The Senate will be out of session on Friday. On Monday, the Senate returns and has two votes at 5:30 pm. The first vote will be on cloture on the motion to proceed to a resolution regarding the Attorney General and the second vote will be cloture on the motion to proceed to the Energy Bill.

Today’s Roll Call Votes

• Coburn #1311 (enforcement) was defeated 42-54
• Cloture on the Kennedy/Specter substitute amdt #1150 was defeated 33-63
• Cloture on the underlying bill S.1348 was defeated 34-61
• Cloture on the Kennedy/Specter substitute amdt #1150 was defeated 45-50

Immigration Update

Today has been a huge day for immigration reform (and the debate continues). The bill almost died after a test vote failed earlier this morning in the Senate (see results below). All Republicans voted against cloture (test vote, remember you need 60 votes to get cloture). Republicans say their amendments are not being heard and do not want to rush through the bill. Leader Reid (D-NV) said he will try again today to have a test vote to move the bill forward.

The second test vote will occur any second now on the House floor. If this vote does not pass Majority Leader Reid will likely pull the bill and move on to other legislation. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is very opposed the ending of the debate.

Some articles to help you understand what is going on:

• Immigration Bill Fails Test Vote
• Reid: 'This is the President's bill; this is not a Democratic bill'...

ENGLISH ONLY:
I know a number of you are following the English language aspects of the Immigration Bill so I wanted to update you on two key votes that were passed:

• Salazar amendment #1384 (enhance the role of the English language) was agreed to: 58-39
• Inhofe amendment #1151 (English as an official language) was agreed to: 64-33

REVIEW OF WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday the Senate resumed consideration of the bill. At 11:00 am there will be 2 stacked votes. The first vote will be on Coburn #1311 (enforcement) and the second vote will be on cloture on the Kennedy/Specter substitute amendment #1150.

Amendments adopted by voice vote on Wednesday (4)

• Lieberman #1191 (detention standards)
• Thomas #1182 (Custom Patrol Officers)
• Schumer #1272 (B-1 visa guidelines)
• Hutchison #1415 (Social Security)

Roll Call Votes on Wednesday (16)

• Kennedy #1333 (criminals) was agreed to 66-32
• Cornyn #1184 (ciminals) was defeated 46-51
• DeMint #1197 (health coverage for Z visa holders) was defeated 43-55
• Bingaman #1267 (remove requirement Y-1 visa holders leave the US before they are able to renew their visa) was defeated 41-57
• Cornyn #1250 (mandatory disclosure of information) was agreed to 57-39
• Reid #1331 (earned income tax credit) was agreed to 57-40
• Sessions #1234 (earned income tax credit) was agreed 56-41
• Menendez #1194 (family backlog deadlines) was defeated 53-44 {needed 60 votes to pass}
• Kyl #1460 (family backlogs) was agreed to 51-45
• Clinton #1183 (reclassify spouses and minors) was defeated 44-53
• Ensign #1374 (improve merit based system) was defeated 42-55
• Salazar #1384 (English) was agreed to 58-39
• Inhofe #1151 (English) was agreed to 64-33
• Vitter #1339 (US Visit System) was defeated 48-49
• Obama #1202 (date for termination of merit based system) was defeated 42-55
• Dorgan # 1316 (sunset Y-1 visa program) was agreed to 49-48

Pending amendments (3)

• Sessions #1235 (5 yr limitation on claiming earned income tax credit)
• Dodd #1199 (green cards for parents of US Citizens)
• Coburn #1311 (enforcement)

Immigration Update

Below is the latest update on the events occurring in the Senate with a wrap up of amendments passed and those likely to be considered.

Debate will resume early today. The bi-partisan bill is currently on shaky ground as Republicans feel their amendments are not being allowed, and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV) is frustrated with the lengthy debate and might stall the issue in order to deal with other issues. You can watch the debate on CSPAN or live stream on line at http://www.cspan.org/

In the News:

• Immigration gets attention in GOP debate
• Shot at Immigration Bill Dims
• Tancredo sends nachos to McCain's lunch table
• What Conservatives Should Like About the Immigration Bill
• Amnesty for the market
• Immigration Deal Under Threat in Senate

Immigration Update from Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s office….

There will four roll call votes on amendments on Tuesday. Two additional amendments were offered yesterday, one by DeMint and one by Bingaman, and they are currently pending. This leaves us with 11 pending amendments at this point.

Sen. Reid filed cloture on the Kennedy/Specter substitute amendment on Tuesday. Keep in mind cloture is a three day process (you file on the first day, have an intervening day on the second day, and vote to invoke cloture on the third day). Thus, the cloture vote on the Kennedy/Specter substitute will occur at a time to be determined on Thursday.

On Wednesday the Senate convenes at 9:30 am and immediately begins consideration of the Immigration Bill. There will be 2 hours of debate and then we will have 2 stacked roll call votes on the Kennedy amendment and the Cornyn amdt #1184 (criminals). Note the Kennedy amendment is an alternative to the Cornyn amendment and it will be introduced on Wednesday morning.

Tuesday’s roll call votes and the list of pending amendments are below.

Tuesday Roll Call Votes (4)

• Allard #1189 (evaluation system for visas) was defeated 31-62
• Durbin #1231 (ensuring employers make efforts to recruit American workers) was agreed to 71-22
• McConnell #1170 (voter ID) was defeated 41-52
• Feingold #1176 (study on treatment of WWII refugees) was agreed to 67-26
  

Amendments pending to the bill (11)

• Cornyn #1184 (bar criminals, terrorist, and other criminals)
• Sessions #1234 (limitation on claiming earned income tax credit)
• Sessions #1235 (5 yr limitation on claiming earned income tax credit)
• Dodd #1199 (green cards for parents of US citizens)
• Menendez #1194 (family backlog deadlines)
• Lieberman #1191 (asylum and detention standards)
• Cornyn #1250 (mandatory disclosure of information)
• Clinton #1183 (reclassification of spouses and children)
• Obama #1202 (termination of merit based system)
• DeMint #1197 (health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas)
• Bingaman #1267 (remove requirement that Y-1 visa holders leave the US before they are able to renew their visa)

Immigration Update

Here is the latest update on immigration. At the bottom of this email please read through the latest actions occurring in the Senate, and attached documents. As you know the Senate has resumed debate on the immigration bill. This week is going to be a VERY intense week on the Hill.

As you know the President is very passionate about this issue and feels confident he will have a bill by the end of the summer. (see attached)

ACTION ALERT:
The House of Representatives is likely to take up the legislation by the end of this month or July. Yet we need your help to push this legislation forward. We STRONGLY encourage all RNHA members and friends to talk to their Senators and Representative:

1) Call their Members of Congress (www.congress.org)

2) Meet with Members of Congress in your local district (VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!)

3) Meet with Members of Congress in Washington DC on Thursday, July 19 as part of Hispanic advocacy day of the RNHA

Here are some short talking points:

• While the Senate Immigration bill is not perfect, it is a compromise, and will be the only opportunity we have to fix the broken immigration system for decades to come.
• We can not sacrifice the good for the sake of the perfect. We must do the right thing and pass comprehensive immigration reform now. Our country can not afford to do nothing for another 20 years.
• Those that do not want this bill to pass are in fact imposing a silent amnesty. They would prefer to ignore the problem, continue having a porous border, have millions living in the shadows and doing nothing to improve our national security.
• The Senate Immigration bill focuses on border security and places our national security first. (It builds on past success, President Bush’s border initiative has significantly decreased border crossings, sent over 1.2 million back to their country of origins and ended catch and release.
• This Senate Immigration bill assures that our economy will continue to grow; it assures that the labor force will meet the needs of our economy. It creates a legal regulated way to work in the US, a temporary worker program and a system so employers can check employees legal status.
• The Senate Immigration bill creates a system to get 10-12 million out of the shadows, has consequences for those that broke the law yet also provides a capacity for immigrants staying in our country to assimilate in American society.

From the Office of the Republican Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell (Lanier Swann, Policy Advisor)

Immigration Update

The Senate returned from the Memorial Day break on Monday and resumed consideration of the Immigration Bill. There were no votes on Monday, but 4 amendments were adopted to the bill by unanimous consent.

The four amendments adopted are listed below:

• Grassley #1166 as modified (visa revocation)
• Cornyn #1238 (Border Relief Grant Program)
• Alexander #1163 (recognizing companies for efforts in English literacy and civics)
• Cantwell #1167 (Northern Border Prosecution Imitative)

At 2:15 the Senate will resume the consideration of the Immigration Bill and the 2 stacked votes set to occur this morning at 11:50 am will now occur at 3:30 pm. The two amendments are Allard amendment #1189(evaluation system for visas) and Durbin/Grassley amendment #1231(ensuring employers make efforts to recruit American workers)

Amendments are expected throughout the afternoon. Included is a list of the pending amendments.

Amendments pending to the bill (13)

• Cornyn #1184 (bar criminals, terrorist, and other criminals)
• McConnell #1170 (voter ID)
• Feingold #1176 (study on treatment of WW II refugees)
• Sessions #1234 (limitation on claiming earned income tax credit)
• Sessions #1235 (5 yr limitation on claiming earned income tax credit)
• Durbin #1231 (ensure employers make efforts to recruit American workers)
• Dodd #1199 (green cards for parents of US citizens)
• Menendez #1194 (family backlog deadlines)
• Lieberman #1191 (asylum and detention standards)
• Allard #1189 (eliminate preferences given to people who entered the US illegally over people seeking to enter the US legally in the merit based system)
• Cornyn #1250 (mandatory disclosure of information)
• Clinton #1183 (reclassification of spouses and children)
• Obama #1202 (termination of merit based system)