IMMIGRATION UPDATE

Below is a list of Amendments to S. 1348 which Eagle Forum monitored during the Senate immigration debate. Click “Roll Call” to see how your Senators voted!

McConnell Amendment—to require identification for voting.
Eagle Forum urges a YES vote.
FAILED
Roll Call 184

Cornyn Amendment—to deny any chance at legal status to gang members, terrorists, sex offenders, and alien absconders (those already under deportation orders).
Eagle Forum urged a YES vote.
FAILED
Roll Call 187

Sessions Amendment—to limit claiming earned income tax credit.
Eagle Forum urges a YES vote.
PASSED
Roll Call 192

Salazar Amendment—to preserve and enhance the role of the English language (simply a watered-down version of the Inhofe Amendment).
Eagle Forum urged a NO vote.
PASSED
Roll Call 197

Inhofe Amendment—to declare English as our official national language.
Eagle Forum urged a YES vote.
PASSED
Roll Call 198

Vitter Amendment—to require U.S. VISIT entry/exit system to be implemented as a “trigger.”
Eagle Forum urged a YES vote.
FAILED
Roll Call 199