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发帖数: 447 | 1 Key Republican senators sign up to Irish E3 visa bill
Optimism growing that immigration bill can now pass Senate
ByNIALL O'DOWD,IrishCentral.com Founder
Published Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:03 AMUpdated Saturday, February 18,
2012, 8:36 AM
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Pennsylvania Senator Patrick Toomey has indicated he is in favor of the E3
visa bill put forward by Massachusetts GOP colleague Scott Brown and Ohio
Senator Rob Portman, also a Republican, is said to be on board.
The bill would allow 10,500 Irish to come to America on a two-year work visa
renewable after that period every two years.
The bill is linked in Congress with a hi-tech bill that would allow more
Chinese and Indian hi-tech workers to come to the U.S. as well as raise the
visa cap for Hispanics.
The addition of the two Republican Senators would move the numbers of
senators in favor of the bill to a definite 58 just two short of a
filibuster proof majority. Fifty three Democrats, led by Senator Charles
Schumer have already signed on.
Toomey came on board after a determined lobbying campaign by Irish groups in
Pennsylvania led by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish Lobby for
Immigration Reform.
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Equally, Portman has been contacted by many Irish group in Ohio and is
believed to now be in favor of the legislation.
Meanwhile Irish Central understands that Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. who
has been opposed to the bill, has softened his stance and is now open to
negotiation with Senator Brown and Democrats.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who was in the U.S. this week has spoken to
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell while the Irish government has also
talked to Maine Senator Susan Collins.
The Congress is on recess next week which makes action on the bill likely
the following week. | f*******r
发帖数: 2029 | 2 Does this Irish Bill combine with the 3012 or is a separate one? | m******k
发帖数: 447 | 3 "The bill is linked in Congress with a hi-tech bill that would allow more
Chinese and Indian hi-tech workers to come to the U.S. as well as raise the
visa cap for Hispanics." | a*******d
发帖数: 4846 | | r*******8
发帖数: 449 | 5 难道3012要闯关了?????
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【在 m******k 的大作中提到】
: Key Republican senators sign up to Irish E3 visa bill
: Optimism growing that immigration bill can now pass Senate
: ByNIALL O'DOWD,IrishCentral.com Founder
: Published Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:03 AMUpdated Saturday, February 18,
: 2012, 8:36 AM
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: Pennsylvania Senator Patrick Toomey has indicated he is in favor of the E3
| x***y
发帖数: 830 | 6
18,
早就说差2票了，看来到现在还是没啥进展
【在 m******k 的大作中提到】
: Key Republican senators sign up to Irish E3 visa bill
: Optimism growing that immigration bill can now pass Senate
: ByNIALL O'DOWD,IrishCentral.com Founder
: Published Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:03 AMUpdated Saturday, February 18,
: 2012, 8:36 AM
: Larger Text
: PrintE-mailMake a comment
: See more:Irish immigration
: Tweet<<
: Pennsylvania Senator Patrick Toomey has indicated he is in favor of the E3
| r*******8
发帖数: 449 | 7 看消息应该原来差4票?
【在 x***y 的大作中提到】
:
: 18,
: 早就说差2票了，看来到现在还是没啥进展
| d*********y
发帖数: 748 | 8 前几天我贴了个消息，Irish就说a handful republican senate on board.现在还是5
票。但是Utah的Senate Lee,还没有被Irish争取过来，他可是HR3012在参议院
accompanying bill的提出者。
【在 r*******8 的大作中提到】
: 看消息应该原来差4票?
| H******i
发帖数: 4704 | 9 Lee 应该不会倒戈。不过不知何故还没有表示支持，
5
【在 d*********y 的大作中提到】
: 前几天我贴了个消息，Irish就说a handful republican senate on board.现在还是5
: 票。但是Utah的Senate Lee,还没有被Irish争取过来，他可是HR3012在参议院
: accompanying bill的提出者。
| r*******8
发帖数: 449 | 10 明显lee不爽爱尔兰人的部分，他是3012的支持者。
我在想，会不会有民主党人站出来反对爱尔兰人的bill，但是赞成3012。
【在 H******i 的大作中提到】
: Lee 应该不会倒戈。不过不知何故还没有表示支持，
:
: 5
| f****i
发帖数: 590 | 11 很难说呀，谁知道李哥想要点什么做回报。
【在 r*******8 的大作中提到】
: 明显lee不爽爱尔兰人的部分，他是3012的支持者。
: 我在想，会不会有民主党人站出来反对爱尔兰人的bill，但是赞成3012。
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