Senators Schumer and Graham Revive Amnesty Negotiations: On Meet the Press on Sunday, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that he and Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) are resuming negotiations on “comprehensive” immigration reform legislation. (See The Hill, Nov. 11, 2012 for video from Meet the Press) “Sen. Graham and I have talked and we are resuming the talks that were broken off two years ago,” said Schumer.
Speaking to NBC host David Gregory, Sen. Schumer, who is chairman of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, seemed convinced that Republicans are now willing to work with Democrats to pass an amnesty for illegal aliens. He also said he anticipates his “blueprint” to be the framework for it. “Graham and I are talking to our colleagues about this right now and I think we have a darn good chance using this blueprint to get something done this year,” said Schumer. “The Republican Party has learned that being anti-illegal and anti-immigrant doesn’t work for them politically and they know it.” (Id.)
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