A week later, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill, a member of the group is expected to pass the bill in the Senate today may soon sailing. But at the same time, House Republicans said they are willing to bear their own problems - directly contrary to the efforts of the Senate.
The major conflict between both houses of Congress in the appropriate method to solve the immigration reform path toward differences set, both in policy and procedures. It the warning gap may be wound immigration reform, is doomed in the current legislative session.
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Thursday, members of the Group of Eight, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) Mr Schumer (New York) Gang told reporters that they are optimistic about their bill to fight 70-year-votes, the majority of such a big, They want to convince the House of Representatives passed. McCain said, the outlook is very feasible, "partly because of gun control legislation went down earlier this month in Washington, the tense political climate has been lifted.
"There is a different mood in the Senate," Schumer said.
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In the Senate, this may be true, but the house is a different question. McCain and Schumer pressure shortly after the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Mr announced that the Republican-led House of Representatives this week will begin to consider a stop-gap measure immigration bill - even just the G8 has made it clear that such efforts will not work and may ultimately prejudice to any trading opportunities.
Schumer said: "We can not do individual bills, because the problem is people say, 'I like how?" The best way is through immigration legislation is actually a comprehensive bill, because, you can achieve a more balanced and everyone can get a lot, but not all, of what they want. "
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Schumer and others of concern, if the bill is divided into several pieces, some may be lost, which is the so-called path to citizenship. As a comprehensive bill, the legislation could include projects both like and do not like, 844 of the Senate bill, for example, including tighter border security Republicans, Democrats and civil. However, after the completion of a number of individual blocks may be proved too divided by both houses of Congress, not to mention.
McCain reiterated that concern Thursday and throw a challenge to House Republicans, he said, "There is no way to get the job done do not give the path of the citizens."
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"McCain thing is clear this morning, only two paths forward," "Washington Post" Greg Sargent said. "The first is the path to citizenship for immigration reform, and the second is failure."
Goodlatte said he may be open to the introduction of a bill granting some form of legal status for undocumented workers, but there is no guarantee he will actually do so. And House of Representatives should even consider such a bill, many House Republicans are still deeply suspicious of way on citizenship, hailed as a complete amnesty Scofflaws. Several prominent conservatives have openly threatened to block the legislation one way or another, may be larger immigration bill through additional poison pill amendment.
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That is why just eight focus not just assemble the 60 votes needed to advance their legislation, but the overwhelming absolute majority. Greater margin of victory, more pressure on members of the House of Representatives to pass the bill, pathways and all will feel.
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