Immigration Bill Voted Down In Senate
On Thursday the US Senate voted 46-53 against President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of illegal immigrants living in the United States and tighten up borders.
The President and other supporters of the bill expressed disappointment of it’s failure and say that this legal issue will be brought up again. However, with election year fast approaching, it’s not likely to be any time soon. Opponents of the bill consider the decision to be fairly final.
Democrats and Republicans are strongly divided on the issue, but when it came down to the vote Republicans turned on Bush and many voted it down. Without the full support of his party Bush could not get this bill through the Senate, so the immigration bill has died there.
