Senate Vote: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Summary: Reforms the nation's immigration system
Result: Cloture Motion Failed
A vote in favor of the motion was counted as a + vote (in line with LCCR's position)
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Bill Name: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
Bill Number: S. 1348
Issue: Immigration
Date: 06/07/07
Roll Call No. 206
During consideration of S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, the leadership moved to limit further debate by opponents of the measure and proceed to a vote on final passage.
This is known as a motion to invoke cloture, and under Senate rules, it requires 60 votes.
LCCR supported the motion.
While LCCR had a number of serious concerns about S. 1348 – including a very troubling immigrant guestworker program and its elimination of several family-based visa categories in favor of a radical new "point system" – the overall goals of comprehensive immigration reform were too important for Congress to fail to act on the issue.
Without comprehensive reform, our nation's immigration system will remain unable to keep up with economic realities, provide an orderly way to keep track of who is here, or give people enough incentives to play by the rules.
Result: The motion to invoke cloture fell short of the necessary 60 votes (45-50). A subsequent attempt to invoke cloture on a similar bill (S. 1639) also failed, several weeks later.
