{"id":1763,"date":"2007-05-22T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-22T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/05\/bingaman-proposal-tackles-guest-worker-plan\/"},"modified":"2007-05-22T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-22T22:10:00","slug":"bingaman-proposal-tackles-guest-worker-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/05\/bingaman-proposal-tackles-guest-worker-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bingaman proposal tackles guest-worker plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RlNqpord2yI\/AAAAAAAACY4\/E2ss0DzTgSY\/s1600-h\/Bingaman,+Jeff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RlNqpord2yI\/AAAAAAAACY4\/E2ss0DzTgSY\/s200\/Bingaman,+Jeff.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067511269248850722\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>U.S. Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/bingaman.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bingaman<\/a>, D-N.M., is proposing an amendment that could shake up the fragile alliance pushing an immigration reform plan in the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Last week, a bipartisan group of senators and the White House announced a compromise proposal on the problem that has angered those on the left and right. You can read the details by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haussamen.com\/briefsectionbysection_5_17_07.doc\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Senate began debating the bill on Monday, and is taking on the first of several sticky points today \u2013 the creation of a guest-worker program that would bring in at least 400,000 temporary workers to the <st1:country-region st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Critics of that proposal, including union groups, say it\u2019s a pro-industry provision that keeps immigrants working for low wages and also keeps down wages for American workers. Backers of the proposal say the guest workers are doing jobs Americans won\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Today, the Senate is debating a proposal by Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/dorgan.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Dorgan<\/a>, D-N.D., to eliminate the guest-worker program, but his attempt will likely fail. Assuming that happens, Bingaman will introduce an amendment that would cut the number of guest workers in half, to 200,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Bingaman, a middle-ground Democrat, said he doesn\u2019t favor Dorgan\u2019s proposal to eliminate a guest-worker program, but thinks the program needs to be smaller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cI hope I can prevail on that,\u201d Bingaman said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">His amendment could take center stage in the immigration debate later this week. Any amendment, particularly those that deal with hot-button issues like the guest-worker program, have the potential to rattle the bipartisan alliance pushing the immigration reform plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>\u2019s other senator, Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/domenici.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Domenici<\/a>, who helped create the reform plan, will also offer an amendment this week. He wants to increase the number of federal judges working along the <st1:country-region st=\"on\">U.S.<\/st1:country-region> border with <st1:place st=\"on\"><st1:country-region st=\"on\">Mexico<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Domenici is already a sponsor of a bill to increase the number of judges along the border, but he hopes putting the proposal into the immigration bill will move it through Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Senate hopes to vote on the immigration plan in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is proposing an amendment that could shake up the fragile alliance pushing an immigration reform plan in the Senate. Last week, a bipartisan group of senators and the White House announced a compromise proposal on the problem that has angered those on the left and right. 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