Under the previous order. the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1348. which the clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform. and for other purposes. Pending: Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) amendment No. 1150. In the nature of a substitute. Dodd/Menendez amendment No. 1199 (to amendment No. 1150). to increase the number of green cards for parents of U.S. citizens. to extend the duration of the new parent visitor visa. and to make penalties imposed on individuals who overstay such visas applicable only to such individuals. Sessions amendment No. 1235 (to amendment No. 1150). to save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this act by preventing the earnedincome tax creditwhich is. according to the Congressional Research Service. the largest antipoverty entitlement program of the Federal Governmentfrom being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status. Whitehouse (for Coburn/DeMint) modified amendment No. 1311 (to amendment No. 1150). to require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.
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