H.R. 3012 Bill in the Senate - What Is the Chance?

As the bill moves close to the final phase of legislation in the Senate, the impact of this bill has been placed under the close microscope in two angles: One is an in-depth analysis of the long-term benefit of the bill and the other is the scope of potential negative impact of the bill on other side of the spectrum. Until now, no one had the complete answers to these two questions and debate on these two issues has just begun in the political arena, which is likely to trigger intense struggle between pro and con of the bill in the Senate.

As the depth of impact of this bill has thus far been under the shadow, there is already a sign and debate from the two end of the spectrum, which will lead to the intense pro and con lobbying activities ahead. Thus far, there has been no set schedule for its companion bill in the Senate.

Traditionally, employment-based piecemeal immigration reform has faced two hawks in the Senate. One is labor union-backer legislators and the other is anti-immigration legislators. The labor unions in this country have welcome guest workers in the farm and related industry because they help the union to expand its political power since such workers are unionized work forces but opposed the high tech professional workers that are not unionized work forces. Senator Dick Durbin, the Senate majority whip, and Senator Chuck Grassley have gained a reputation as the American Worker Protectionists.

They have initiated a numerous legislative bills to restrict H-1B and L-1B programs and oppose piece-meal employment based immigration reform. However, when it comes to legalization of undocumented aliens, Sen. Dick Durbin is at forefront to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform, particularly so-called DREAM Act for undocumented youngster, while Sen. Chuck Grassley opposes legalization of undocumented aliens and Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It will be interesting how Rep. Chaffetz of Utah and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah will be able to negotiate with Sen. Grassley to remove the first road block to the Senate consent to the bill, i.e. scheduling of the bill in the Judiciary Committee.

Ranking member in a committee in the Congress is similar to a "co-chair" of the committee representing the minority (party) members of the committee in the House or the Senate. Since the Republican party is a minority group in the Senate, in the Senate committees, there are Republican Ranking Members and when it comes to a bill which is sponsored by the Republican party Senators, the Democrat Chairs of the Committees must work with the Ranking Members to schedule hearings and mark-ups for the bills which are sponsored by the minority party House Representatives in the House and the minority party Senators in the Senate.


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