{"id":1494,"date":"2013-05-21T02:05:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T02:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nilc.org\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2016-07-15T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T16:03:43","slug":"s-744-committee-markup-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/2013\/05\/21\/s-744-committee-markup-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"S.744: Committee Markup Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nMay 21, 2013<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/strong>
\nAdela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, delatorre@nilc.org<\/p>\n

Senate Bill Clears Major Legislative Hurdle<\/h1>\n

Advocates Gear Up for Floor Debate<\/em><\/h2>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to allow S. 744, the bipartisan immigration reform bill, to be considered on the Senate floor. The committee considered hundreds of amendments to the legislation, many of which, if passed, would have killed the bill. Below is a statement from Marielena Hincapi\u00e9, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Gang of 8\u2019 bipartisan bill, historic in nature, has survived the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s markup process. Most of the worst amendments were rejected, and some of the approved changes to the bill would make the road to citizenship more achievable and restore civil rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, this multiday, marathon markup session has also given us a glimpse of the anti-immigrant movement\u2019s playbook as the bill moves to the Senate floor. Today, Senators Sessions, Grassley, and Cruz launched a broad-scale attack on working class immigrant families, attempting to keep these families from utilizing the government programs that could help them in realizing their American dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe questions proposed by these kinds of amendments go beyond the core of an immigration bill. They will help shape what we, as a society, expect of our government. Our fundamental governmental assistance programs \u2014 student aid, health care, and nutrition assistance \u2014 should help all Americans, whether citizens or aspiring citizens, get on the first rung of the ladder of opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompromises can, and will, be made on this bill. As it heads to the Senate floor, we urge the Senate Gang of 8 to consider how our economy and society will be shaped by these compromises, and to reject short-term political gains that could have long-term policy consequences for our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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