What is/has happened with HR4437?
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A group of House Republicans wants to do away with bilingual ballots and translation assistance at the polls, a reflection of how tensions over immigration are pervading other issues. \n\nAs Congress readies to reauthorize the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the lawmakers are lobbying their colleagues to let the act's language assistance provisions expire. \n\nThere are 56 lawmakers who support the act but say the language assistance to voters -- provided throughout much of California -- undermines national unity, increases the risk of election fraud, and puts an undue burden on state and local governments. \n\n"We believe these ballot provisions encourage the linguistic division of our nation and contradict the 'melting pot' ideal that has made us the most successful multiethnic nation on Earth," the members said in a letter earlier this year. \n\nThe group's effort probably won't succeed, in part because of other Republicans' concerns that it could further offend Latino voters upset by the enforcement-only immigration legislation the House passed in December. \n\nPolicy analysts said the focus on bilingual ballots illustrated a hardening of positions within the GOP as the debate on illegal immigration evolved. \n\n"It's reflective of the broader divide in the Republican Party on the immigration issue and related cultural questions," said Marshall Wittmann, a former GOP Senate aide who is a senior fellow at the Democratic Leadership Council. "This division is now being reflected in collateral issues, like the Voting Rights Act." \n\nUnder President Bush, the GOP has emphasized courting Latino voters. But many Republican lawmakers also have spotlighted illegal immigration as a key concern, contending that the continuing flow of illegal immigrants into the United States is transforming the nation culturally and must be stemmed. Such attitudes led to the passage of the House bill that would significantly upgrade border security, make illegal presence in the United States a felony and make aiding illegal immigrants a felony. \n\nBush is urging Congress to pass a bill that, along with beefed-up border security, includes a guest-worker program and some legalization measures for illegal immigrants. He also is encouraging immigrants to learn English. \n\nThe Senate and House are to conduct committee hearings on reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, prime sponsor of allowing the language assistance provision expire, plans to submit his proposal as an amendment in the House Judiciary Committee this week. \n\nThe Voting Rights Act was designed to prevent discrimination from interfering with a citizen's ability to vote. When the act was extended in 1975, Congress added the section that requires some jurisdictions to provide bilingual ballots and translators. \n\nThe proposal's backers say that U.S.-born or naturalized citizens should know enough English to vote, particularly because a command of the language is a requirement for citizenship. \n\nKing said another provision of the Voting Rights Act allows voters who need help, including translation, to bring someone with them. \n\nBut Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., the main author of the enforcement-only House immigration bill, staunchly defended the language assistance provision in the Voting Rights Act. \n\n"If (immigrants) want to achieve the American dream, they better learn how to read and function in English," Sensenbrenner said. "But this deals with the right to vote, and these people are United States citizens; they are not illegal immigrants. It seems to me these people should not be confused because they don't have the proper instruction about how to vote on ballots for the candidates of their choice."
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Your link drives to an add for a company that collects "a small fee" to send mail. Isn't this against the policies for Yahoo! Answers?\n\nRevised: Keep in mind that President Bush directs policy (he asked for Congress to do something about immigration in his State of the Union Address), but the people who are considering the new laws are your Senators and Representatives. These are the best recipients for any letters you wish to write at this time. Congress will take up the question again after their break having failed to get a law passed on Friday, April 7, as they had hoped. Any letters you write to them now are much more likely to get noticed!
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As of the 22nd of June we are at ELEVATED (1to 5 is alevel 3).\n "At this time, there is no credible intelligence to suggest a specific or imminent threat to the homeland."\nYou can get more info in the below website.\nhttp://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29
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Yes, i heard all day today how people were given the conditional ballets because many of the machines were malfunctioning and in other precincts many dems were turned away. I have a feeling that republicans won't want to request a recount after all, cuz they'll realize all the cheating they created and they don't want to be embarrassed when it turns out they suppressed millions of votes, all of them democrats!
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Here is the full link\n\n http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848&q=loose+change
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HHR437 is a bill that if passed will make all illegal immigrants felons and deported. The protest for today is supposed to show the US how much they supposedly mean to the US economy
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The Secure Fence Act was HR 6061, not HB4377. You either read the wrong bill, or didn't read it thoroughly. Your information is incorrect. I've included a link to the actual text below.\n\nupdate: I see you have posted a link. That's to the failed bill in the House, which was an attempt to amend immigration law. It is not the bill that the President signed to allow building of the wall.
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Hoyer was just elected over Pelosi as majority leader in the House, did you see?\n\nWe are waiting to see who the powers that be are.\n\nHowever, think hard what a pass-able solution might look like and write to your congressmen.  That would be my suggestion.  It is starting to sound like if they move forward it would be something new, not a 'version' of the Senate Bill (thank heavan).  That means voices need to be heard.
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it was January 23rd (but i didn't vote for him). he was elected into a minority government. which means that he has to get votes from other party's to get bills past. Its a delicate balancing act. But i do not believe he will last long.
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Just learned about it a few minutes ago, but my Congressman isn't at work yet when I phoned him.  I'll keep you posted.\n\nHere's the text of the bill.\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h4752:\n\nJust one question, are Democrats really that suicidal?
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Less---\n\nIsrael-Palenstinian issues have not been resolved\nIraq is a mess and less stable\nIran is a destabilizing force-- moreso than 6 years ago
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HR4437\nControversy has been sweeping all points south of the U.S.-Mexican border since\nimmigration reforms were proposed and HR4437 was passed in the House of Representatives. HR 4437 would make it a felony offense to be in the U.S. without proper documentation. If it passes the Senate, it would also criminalize U.S. citizens and legal residents who have routine contact with undocumented immigrants, require day laborer centers and other non-profit organizations to verify workers’ immigration status, gut judicial review of immigration courts, make detention of immigrants mandatory, give the government unfettered discretion to designate individuals as gang members and make immigrants deportable as members of supposed gangs even if they have never violated the law.
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Not sure what is going on with the Unethical Committee, but, it is rather telling that Dennis Hastert has officially announced that he won't be seeking additional time in any office. I am thinking he has to free up his schedule for "other" matters ahead.
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Are you sure you have the right bill number.  I looked it up and HR 187 was about agriculture.  Check the links below if you get the right number or is it a state bill rather than a us congressional bill?
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Heres A Link That Explains \nthe main provisions of the HR 4437  \n\nhttp://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/HR4437.html\n\nMajor Provisions of HR 4437\nThe following is a summary of the major provisions of H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.   The legislation passed the House of Representatives 239-182 on Friday, December 16, 2005.\n\n“Unlawful presence” would now be considered a crime and a felony, meaning that undocumented immigrants may have to serve jail time and would be barred from future legal status and from re-entry into the country. \n\nImmigrants, including asylum-seekers, victims of human trafficking, victims of domestic abuse, and children who are apprehended along an international border or at a port-of-entry would be detained until such time as they are removed from the nation or otherwise provided immigration relief. \n\nAnyone or any organization who “assists” an individual without documentation “to reside in or remain” in the United States knowingly or with “reckless disregard” as to the individual’s legal status would be liable for criminal penalties and five years in prison.   This could include church personnel who provide shelter or other basic needs assistance to an undocumented individual.   Property used in this act would be subject to seizure and forfeiture. \n\nThe use of expedited removal, which would permit DHS enforcement personnel to remove a potential asylum-seeker without providing an opportunity to appear before an immigration judge or qualified adjudicator, would be mandated within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of a person’s entry into the country. \n\nThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be required to erect up to 700 miles of fencing along the Southwest border at points with the highest number of immigrant deaths. \n\nState and local law enforcement are authorized to enforce federal immigration laws.  State and local governments which refuse to participate would be subject to the loss of federal funding. \n\nAsylum seekers and refugees who are convicted of a minor offense, such as petty theft, would be barred from permanent legal residence and eventual citizenship. \n\nDocument fraud would be considered an aggravated felony and would subject an asylum-seeker to deportation and bars to re-entry. \n\nNationals from countries who do not accept the return of aliens who commit crimes in this country would not be admitted to the United States.   This would include countries such as China, Vietnam, and Cuba. \n\nDHS would be given the authority to continue to detain individuals who have served their sentences based upon a determination that they are a “dangerous alien,” contrary to Supreme Court rulings barring indefinite detention. \n\nThe diversity visa lottery program, which allows 50,000 immigrants each year from countries around the world to permanently reside in the United States, is eliminated.\n \nThese represent a few of the most egregious provisions of H.R. 4437
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Nothing "new" is in effect now that hasn't been in effect for the past few years. I presume you are referring to a loophole in the current Higher Education Act that will be closed when the reauthorized act takes effect on July 1, 2006.  This loophole allows students who have consolidated through the Federal Family Education Loan Program to "reconsolidate" (which is usually not allowed)by "churning" (for lack of a better word) their consolidation loan through the Direct Loan Program.  \n\nThere are lenders willing to do this (try searching the web for "reconsolidate")... But be careful when working with a lender/broker willing to arrange this. What kind of experience and customer service record do they have?  What are the borrower benefits and, more importantly, how does the borrower qualify and get disqualified from them?
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The most recent is an scandal involving Indian Gaming licenses and the current Department of the Interior.  Today Gail Norton, the Secretary of the Interior, resigned her post for "personal reasons".\n\nSee news story below and search for "Abramoff and Indian gaming" for more articles.