IMMIGRATION - U.S. Senate Compromise

Of course the U.S. House Republicans will not let this happen.  They want "The Dome" (as in TV Series "Under the Dome") over the entire U.S., FIRST.  Then there's the Federal Deficit issue, beefing up the border is costly.  And IF House Republicans even allow this bill to be voted on, I expect their accounting will consist of cutting even more from programs that help lower and middle class Americans.

"Senators Near Key Compromise on Beefed-Up Border Security" PBS Newshour 6/20/2013

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RAY SUAREZ (Newshour):  The prospects for passage of immigration reform, by a big margin, appeared to brighten considerably today.

Supporters talked hopefully that they'd met demands for greatly expanded policing of the border with Mexico.

Two Republicans went to the Senate floor this afternoon to announce a potentially critical compromise on a key sticking point for many in the GOP.

SEN. JOHN HOEVEN, R-N.D.:  Americans want immigration reform.  Of that, there is no doubt.  But they want us to get it right, and that means first and foremost securing the border.

SEN. BOB CORKER, R-Tenn.:  Some people have described this as a border surge, and the fact is that we are investing resources in securing our border that have never been invested before.

RAY SUAREZ:  Senators John Hoeven of North Dakota and Bob Corker of Tennessee worked out the beefed-up security provisions.  Their language would nearly double the number of Border Patrol agents to 40,000 at a cost of $30 billion dollars over 10 years.  It would also build 700 miles of additional border fencing, and it would make use of surveillance drones to monitor illegal crossings.