Remove Section 413 from Immigration Bill

The immigration debate continued today as Congress reconvened from their Memorial Day recess. Floor votes on S. 1348 are expected to begin on Tuesday, June 5.

Perhaps the most significant, and most ignored, section of the immigration reform bill is Section 413 of Amendment #1150, which was offered by Senator Ted Kennedy on May 21, 2007. Among other things, the Kennedy amendment promotes the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. With no current amendment to exclude Section 413 from the text, this portion of the bill would express the sense of Congress that “the United States and Mexico should accelerate the implementation of the Partnership for Prosperity to help generate economic growth and improve the standard of living in Mexico.”

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