tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358420.post664123305378221585..comments2023-11-03T09:38:51.336-04:00Comments on U.S. Border Control: Senate Committee tucks Ag-Jobs amendment into Iraq spending measureEdward I Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491657209205353964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358420.post-31837656421295224072008-05-22T23:42:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:42:00.000-04:00In a quick parliamentary maneuver, California Demo...In a quick parliamentary maneuver, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's 'AgJobs' amendment to the Iraq spending plan was quietly killed. The plan would have given temporary legal status to 1.35 million illegal immigrant farm workers, as well as their spouses and children.<BR/><BR/>"The American people have been clear they want us to restore the rule of law to our immigration system before legalization programs are considered," declared Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. "Stripping it was the right thing to do."Fran Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364168161022580100noreply@blogger.com