Because Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin really want what´s best for Republicans. If this was going to gain Hispanic votes for the GOP, Schumer and Durbin would be against it.

Couldn´t agree more with the original poster´s comments. If it has Schumer, Durbin, and the pedophile Menendez involved, we the people are screwed. Lots more dem voters on the dole is all this will amount to.

I can´t get any financial aid for my daughter´s college but you can bet all the legalized illegals will get plenty of free college money, straight from all of our pockets.

High fences and wide gates first, not maybe later.

Border security, my foot. The ruling class has no interest in closing the border. This is amnesty. They call it a path to citizenship, but every one knows that´s just code for open borders and the end of US sovereignty. American citizens have been sold out by elitists. We are doomed. Bye bye USA.

With that group of senators making a decision what could possibly go wrong? Sac/Off

FTA -- - - - - - - -

--Reforming the legal immigration system, including awarding green cards to immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in science, math, technology or engineering from an American university.

Wait,wait,wait....this would require you to be illegal while at the school or you´d already have a green card. The first phrase is a dodge and a cover of the true intent.

i thought we took care of border security under Bush? fool me once shame on you ....

We actually "took care" of this during Reagan (Simpson Mazzoli). But, of course, the RAT and ruling class conveniently forgot to CLOSE the border to illegal immigration.

While Marco Rubio´s influence may be helpful, my guess is that this "deal" will add several million new Democrat voters, more folks on the dole (now legally), and in another couple decades, we´ll have another 10-15 million "illegals" here and the wheel of fortune will spin again.

My deal would be implement effective border security first, monitor results for the next five years, and then offer some sort of legal immigrant status to otherwise-law-abiding former illegals at that time.

Hey guys, when did everything get decided behind closed doors between little groups of like-minded and like-funded self-appointed negotiators. I don´t know what this form of government is called, but it is not what was intended in the Constitution.

yea, the usual suspects behind closed doors now we are all supposed to go along with it...Constitutional government its not

Ding, Ding, Ding...#´s 10,11.

How´s about asking us descendants of legal immigrants (Ellis Island) here how we feel about this POS ´deal´ amongst in-the-pocket-of ___?___ career politicians?

Broken, my ___!

Just another BEND OVER AND GRAB YOUR ANKLES kind of day. #10 and 11 - they see their ´leader´ (Tammy Faye Boehner) go behind closed doors to deal with the Skeet Shooter (he does it ALL the time) so why shouldn´t they follow suit. Every day is a trial to get through.

I of little faith in politicians now predict that this will turn out like all the other agreements: No border security, de facto amnesty and the resumption of a new flood of immigrants when the economy improves.

#7, in any case, we don´t need any foreign high-tech workers. Please see this article from a year ago:

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/06/obamas_high_tech_labor_lies/

If we had not aborted 55 million prospective tax payers and workers we would not need any immigrants in a guest worker program.

As stated earlier, when amnesty kicks in, the ruling class will give us the feigned incredulous look when it is disclosed that the actual number of illegals who "came out of the shadows" is closer to 30 million. Bye bye USA.

A couple of thoughts...

1) screw a fence...it´s ineffective, expensive and very thwartable - any immigration reform measure should begin with land mining the border

2) I wonder how many of the One´s pinky-wringed union thugs are going to be displaced by these new "citizens" - dems are you listening?

3) There needs to be a provision of enforcing this...particularly in "sanctuary cities" including prosecution of local officials who do not enforce the laws.

4) Seperate drivers licenses that identify them as non- itizens to prevent voter fraud

5)any infraction results in immediate deportation and inability to EVER become a citizen or enter the country again

FTA: as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.

Well, I can save these people a lot of time, ink, and paper.

You see, there´s already a "path to citizenship" for the illegal aliens already here [and breaking our laws]. Here are the steps:

a. Leave. Go home. Adios. See ya.
b. Apply for a visa and/or citizenship through the existing systems. I know there are ways because foreign nationals become naturalized Americans all the time.
c. Pass the test.

With smarmy, slimey Schumer, Pedophile Menendez, McPain, and Miss Lindsey, what possible go wrong with this? With McCain, does anybody remember McCain/Feingold? Totally wrong, completely wrong! What´s is the matter with us? Why do we continually put up with these imbeciles?

This only further proves that we the people are being screwed royal by the surrender monkeys of both political parties. John McCain makes me want to puke! While I would never vote for a Democrat/Progressive/Communist, or what ever they call themselves today, it is getting harder to vote for these so called Republicans. The border should be sealed off and illegal border jumpers should be considered fair game. Just my humble opinion, you understand.

Everyone is complaining about McCain but he has never veered from his intent to change our immigration policy to accommodate all and sundry who come into our country illegally. McCain is a has been that can still cause trouble, but obviously it didn´t keep him from being elected, since he knows how to play the word game. It´s the name Rubio in this gang of 8 that surprises me. He is young and has potentially many years of a political life ahead of him. That he chooses this issue to make or break his career does seem odd. Or maybe he doesn´t think this action will have any future negative consequence for him.

Stop gang violence in the U.S. Senate.