A RENEWED BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IN AMERICA.............

Since 1986, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Simpson-Mazzaoli Bill on Immigration Reform into law, which in attempt to safeguard our borders and more effectively regulate and control the non sanctioned of entrance of illegal immigrants into the United States, that included granting amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants already residing  Congressional and Presidential attempts to enact a comprehensive immigration have failed in large part due to mounting concerns over border security and any the likelihood of granting amnesty to the now 11 million or more illegal immigrants now in the USA.  President Obama vowed during his re-election to advance the push for immigration reform just as he did during his first campaign for President in 2008.  He granted by Executive Order last summer a deportation waiver to millions of children and young adults known as, "Dreamers"; who were born or brought into the country illegally by their parents.  President Obama is scheduled tomorrow, to announce his proposal for addressing the start toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform, in a speech in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Today, a group of 8 U.S. Senators, 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans, this morning rolled out their own Bi-partisan, Compromise proposal to address the issue and accomplish a substantial reform of illegal Immigration and strength the legal Immigration processes by strengthening the security of our sovereign national borders and find a way to grant the path to citizenship to Dreamers, and others here illegally; without granting Amnesty to illegal immigrants in the United States and preventing the magnitude of this problem from reoccurring.  U.S. Senators Charles Schumer, of New York; John McCain,  and Jeff Flake, of Arizona, Richard Durbin of Illinois; Marco Rubio, of Florida; Robert Menedez, of New Jersey; Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina; and Michael Bennett, of Colorado; made their intended Immigration Reform package this morning.  The bipartisan group of 8 Senators proposal includes the beginning of a path to Legalization for most of the 11 million undocumented persons currently here, granted, they pay all back taxes and a fine, and a path to Citizenship, once our borders are secure, a employee verification immigration status procedure is in place and the government's ability to guarantee that Visas allowing them into the country temporarily, for specific reasons like agricultural work in the  USA, are not exceeded or stayed.  In addition to a more flexible Guest Worker policy; the proposal also special consideration will be given to Dreamers who complete degrees in particular higher sciences university degrees.  Initial response from the White House is positive to the Bipartisan Senate proposal and in alignment with the initiative President Obama intends to introduce, and has been greeted affirmatively by Speaker John Boehner, as a bipartisan group of House members also came to agreement on a Immigration Reform framework last week.  Initial opposition to today's  group of 8 Senate proposal has come from Alabama  Senator Jeff Sessions, and  Louisiana Senator David Vitter, both of whom helped to defeat the 2007 on Immigration Reform made by former President George Walker Bush.  Texas u.s. House Representative Lamar Smith, the immediate past Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, responsible for immigration oversight, issued a statement today in response to the Senators proposal, attacking it as granting amnesty that will only encourage more illegal immigration.  With  bi-partisan support continuing to emerge between both chambers of Congress, and the White House, for action this year, some media commentators are suggesting an immigration reform bill may well be passed and signed into law as soon as July 4th.............Fr.  Troy