Reid & Pelosi Release Statement On "Mean-Spirited REPUB Immigration Bill

[kpete]

Reid and Pelosi: Spin Doesn't Change The Mean-Spirited House Republican Immigration Bill
4/14/2006 12:42:00 PM

To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Jim Manley or Rebecca Kirszner, Reid, 202-224-2939; or Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, Pelosi, 202-226-7616

WASHINGTON, April 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on Speaker Hastert and Leader Frist's support of the Sensenbrenner amendment, which would criminalize an entire population of immigrants:

"Speaker Hastert and Leader Frist's statement on immigration this week is a clear reflection that Republicans now feel the heat from the American people on the mean-spirited approach of the House Republican immigration bill, H.R. 4437, authored by Congressman James Sensenbrenner.

"The statement serves to underline a key fact: that the Republican Leaders of both the House and Senate support the criminalization of an entire population of immigrants by expressing support of an amendment that would have authorized 6- month jail sentences.

"No amount of spin by the Republican leadership can change the fact that the Sensenbrenner bill -- including the felony provision -- was authored by Republicans and ultimately passed by Republicans.

more at:
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=64042

[CottonBear]

1. The state and local Republicans will be pissed when they have to pay

to jail these people in state and local prisons.

I bet they didn't think of who would have to pay to track, arrest and jail them. They'll scream bloody murder whent heri taxes go up. Of course, Bush will not raise fed taxes to apy for this.