What does Specter's party switch mean for H-1B
What does Specter's party switch mean for H-1B
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:31 AM
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There has been a lot of speculation about whether Sen. Specter's switch from
the Republican Party to the Democratic Party will change the equation on
immigration. A press release by immigration attorney Morley J. Nair attempts
to answer that question, but only proves that immigration lawyers have way too
much money to waste on superfluous press releases. Nair claims that the switch
puts the Democrats only 1 vote short of enough votes to have a filibuster
proof majority, and therefore Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) is almost
a done deal. He is right about the voting block in the Senate, but wrong about
how Specter's switch of allegiance will change the dynamics on immigration.
In short, Specter's action will have NO effect on CIR whatsoever, even if
amnesty is a done deal.
The reason? For starters, Sen. Specter votes the Democratic Party line on all
immigration issues. He is globalist who is pro amnesty, pro H-1B, pro guest
worker visas, and pro open borders. Switching parties will not affect how he
votes.
Assuming all Democrats vote for amnesty, Specter's change won't change
anything, because he almost always votes for higher immigration. Take a look
at his miserable report card:
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/testgrades.php3?District=PA&VIPID=682
Specter is as bad as it gets on immigration. To give one of the most hideous
examples: In 2006 Specter became the primary sponsor of the McCain/Kennedy
amnesty bill. The new Specter bill became known as Comprehensive Immigration
reform or S. 2611. Specter's S2611 inherited the SKIL bill -- a frightening
escalation in the H-1B program and other guest worker visas. Specter struck
down all attempts to get rid of the SKIL portion of 2611.
In reality, Obama already has a super majority in Congress because without
question at least a few Republicans like McCain will support new amnesties.
Specter doesn't change the equation at all.
For now, the only question about CIR is when the next attempt will be made to
pass it, and whether the Democrats in the House will follow the Senate in
support of it. There is nothing the Republicans can do to stop CIR if the
Democrats continue their monolithic enthusiasm for CIR.
There are rumblings on the amnesty front. The Senate Judiciary Committee, will
be conducting a hearing today, Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM EST. The
topic for the hearing is: "Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We
Do It and How?" Link to the notice about this hearing with this link. They
have a webcast of this hearing online:
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3793
So, now allow me to speculate on why Specter had to change parties. He knows
that the Tea Party in his state represents the grass roots movement to unseat
him -- and he wants to run away from these angry voters as fast as his
arthritic joints can move! He acknowledges that he can't even win his own
Republican primary. One thing that he will never admit, and the mass media
will never publicize, is that Specter is in trouble because of his support of
increasing taxes and amnesty. Immigration, or the "3rd Rail", is at the heart
of Specter's problems. It's really that simple!
ARTICLES:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2375274.htm
Senator Specter's Switching Of Party Affiliation Boosts Chances For
Immigration Reform Legislation
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/04/23/commentary/op-eds/doc49f02d1d3288b806104987.txt
What's Next For Tea Party Movement?
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2375274.htm
Senator Specter's Switching Of Party Affiliation Boosts Chances For
Immigration Reform Legislation
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's switching of party affiliation from
Republican to Democrat has brightened the chances for the long-awaited
Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) legislation, feels Philadelphia-based
immigration attorney Morley J. Nair.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 29, 2009 -- Pennsylvania Senator Arlen
Specter's switching of party affiliation from Republican to Democrat has
brightened the chances for the long-awaited Comprehensive Immigration Reform
(CIR) legislation, feels Philadelphia-based immigration
(http://www.visaworks.com) attorney Morley J. Nair.
"This has put the Democratic party closer to the votes needed to overcome a
possible Republican filibuster and pass this important legislation,"
Attorney Nair said. "With the possible confirmation of a Democratic victory in
Minnesota's long-disputed election, the party will have the needed 60 votes
which would also help President Obama's legislative agenda as a whole."
It may be pointed that a bill was introduced in the 110th Congress to provide
legal status and a path to citizenship to the country's approximately 12
million undocument immigrants. Though the bill was portrayed as a compromise,
it attracted vehement criticism from both sides of the divide. After losing
the last vote on cloture by 34-61, the bill was later revived through a
bipartisan deal by the Senate leaders. But it eventually suffered a crushing
defeat on June 28, 2007 when the Senate voted 53 to 46 against a motion to end
debate and move toward final passage of the legislation. The support was 14
votes short of the 60 required to close the debate.
Lately, there has been a lot of interesting discussion across the media on how
immigrants, both skilled and unskilled, help the country's economy. It has
been argued that immigrant workers are vital for the U.S. to continue to lead
and succeed in the new era of technological advances and innovation.
Immigrants are seen as an essential element to the country's speedy recovery
from recession.
The Law Offices of Morley J. Nair (http://www.visaworks.com), the immigration
law firm founded by Attorney Nair, has been in existence for about 12 years,
and has a track record of processing hundreds of permanent residence
(http://www.visaworks.com/green_card.php) (popularly known as "Green Card")
cases and thousands of H-1B visa
(http://www.h1bplanet.com/h1b-basics.php) petitions, on behalf of both
corporate and individual clients all over the US.
Attorney Nair pointed out that hopes about immigration reforms have soared
with the historic election of President Obama. Coupled with this, there was a
recent announcement by the nation's top two labor unions backing the
legalization of the nation's millions of undocumented immigrants. "Let us all
be optimistic about the much-awaited immigration reform legislation becoming a
reality sooner than later," he concluded.
Contact:
The Law Offices of Morley J. Nair
215-744-5100
http://www.h1bplanet.com
http://www.visaworks.com
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What's Next For Tea Party Movement?
By Lowman S. Henry, For The Bulletin
Published:
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Millions of Americans turned out, some in pouring rain, on April 15 -- Tax Day
-- to protest the big spending ways of Washington. It was a legitimate,
spontaneous grassroots uprising the likes of which the nation has seldom seen,
except perhaps in opposition to a foreign war.
The nearly $1 trillion "stimulus" bill, rapid expansion of the government
control into the private sector and the massive piling up of debt have
combined to shock the middle class into action.
The mainstream news media by and large tried to ignore the Tax Day tea
parties. But conservative media, such as Fox News and talk radio along with a
more sophisticated online presence, revealed the breath, depth and extent of
the tea party movement. It was real America -- the folks who actually work,
produce and drive our economy -- taking the first steps toward reclaiming
control of a government that has fallen into the hands of a socialist regime.
And the Obama administration, at least publically, seemed not to care.
Apart from the abiding arrogance that is the hallmark of the new presidency,
the administration need not care too much -- at least not yet
-- because the protest is as much against Republicans as it is against them.
The fact is both parties have broken the sacred trust we the people put in
them to run our government, and neither has done much to restore confidence in
their ability to lead.
A good example of this can be found right here in Penn s woods. At the same
time as protesters were taking to the streets, largely spurred to action by
the stimulus bill, the leader of the Republican Senatorial campaign committee
was proclaiming his support for the wayward GOP senator who made passage of
the pork-laden legislation possible.
After all Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives had voted
against the stimulus bill, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was one of three
Republicans who joined with Democrats to pass the legislation through the
upper chamber. His decisive vote ignited a firestorm among the party s
grassroots, particularly in Pennsylvania. Not only has Mr. Specter been
vilified by protesters, his apostasy prompted former Congressman Pat Toomey to
enter the upcoming primary election against Mr. Specter. Mr. Toomey nearly
defeated Mr. Specter five years ago, and entered the race with a wide lead in
the polls over the incumbent.
On April 15, as protesters took to the streets, two other events converged:
Mr. Toomey officially announced his candidacy, and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-
Texas, announced the Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC) would back
Mr. Specter in that race.
Such political tone deafness is the reason why the GOP has gone from a
majority to a decided minority in both houses of the national legislature.
Ignoring the tea party protests, Mr. Cornyn opted to place protecting a member
of the club over listening to the grassroots.
Meanwhile, back in the Keystone state, Republican State Committee Chairman Rob
Gleason offered up yet another example of why his party is on the ropes. With
the base of the Pennsylvania GOP in uproar over Mr. Specter and his stimulus
vote, Mr. Gleason decided to attend a fundraiser on behalf of the wayward
senator at the home of Elsie Hillman, a leading pro-abortion activist who
formerly served on the Republican National Committee.
In one fell swoop, Mr. Gleason managed to offend two GOP core constituencies
at the same time: pro-lifers and fiscal conservatives.
I spoke last week to a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who told me it
was absolutely essential the GOP harness the energy of the tea party movement
to invigorate it at the grassroots level. But, not only was there no outreach
from the party at the tea party events, party leaders like Messrs. Cornyn and
Gleason went out of their way to alienate the very people they need to rebuild
their depleted grassroots ranks.
The congressman was, of course, absolutely correct in his assessment of the
situation. Let me add that as much as the Republican Party needs the tea
party protesters, the tea party protesters need the Republican Party. The GOP
is the only vehicle capable of channeling the outrage into political action
that will result in real change in Congress.
The problem is the actions of party leaders like Messrs. Cornyn and Gleason
only serve to drive a wedge between the official party and millions of
potential new members who could inject a much-needed burst of energy and
enthusiasm into the ailing elephant. Barack Obama realizes this, which is why
at least for now he really isn t all that concerned.
Lowman S. Henry is chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the
weekly Lincoln Radio Journal. His e-mail address is
lhenry@lincolninstitute.org.
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