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Gang of Eight Immigration

Gang of Eight Immigration.

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Gang of Eight Immigration

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  1. Gang of Eight Immigration

  2. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to the Senate floor for consideration and giving the bill's backers their first major legislative victory. Members of the Democratic-controlled panel voted 13-5 in favor of the measure. If enacted, the plan would constitute the first overhaul of the nation's immigration policy since 1986. Immigration reform is a priority for both parties in Washington and so far is one example of bipartisanship this year on major legislation in a sharply divided Congress. A key political aim involves Republicans hoping to attract more Hispanics to their side, while Democrats wishing to keep that growing voter bloc squarely in their camp. The law would create a 13-year path to citizenship for most of the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants. It also aims to strengthen border security among other things. Proponents say the change is necessary to permanently and fairly resolve the status of undocumented residents. Critics insist the proposed change amounts to amnesty, rewarding those who chose to break the country's immigration laws. The Gang of Eight is a common term for a set of eight leaders forming a bipartisan group within the United States Congress. In other words, four Republicans and four Democrats. They are Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).

  3. In Other News • No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore, Oklahoma since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 homes. It appears that 24 people, including nine children, were killed. They do not expect the death toll to climb any higher. Earlier reports of at least 51 deaths were erroneous, according to the state medical examiner's office. The office reported that some of the dead were apparently counted twice during the chaotic aftermath of the twister. The financial impact will also be monumental. Insurance claims will probably top $1 billion. Damage assessments show that the tornado was an EF5 for at least some of the time it was ravaging the area near Oklahoma City. • The official in charge of an embattled Internal Revenue Service division will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions during a Wednesday appearance before a House oversight panel. Lois Lerner, who oversaw the IRS division handling requests for tax-exempt status, made her intentions known in a letter. Lerner was the first IRS official to publically admit that the tax agency was using extra scrutiny on conservative groups applying to become tax exempt. Lerner revealed during a question-and-answer session a week and a half ago that the IRS was targeting conservative groups when assessing applications for tax exempt status.

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