Bipartisan Immigration Bill Faces Bipartisan Critics

All Things Considered, May 22, 2007 · “The Senate has opened debate on the bipartisan immigration reform plan backed by President Bush. Its supporters say amendments to the compromise could threaten the delicately negotiated measure €” even before it gets to the House…The issue is also of concern in the House, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) are framing their positions on the matter.

Periodically, we check in with these freshmen members of Congress to gauge their first year in office.

Today, we get their respective views on the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act currently being debated by the Senate.”

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