By: Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate nearly paved the way for compromise immigration
legislation that we at the National Urban League fear would have undermined labor
protections for all workers in this nation and would have exacted a great toll on an
already-frayed social safety net.
Fortunately, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to muster the necessary
number of votes to end debate on the measure, which enjoyed bipartisan support and
sponsorship by GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain and liberal stalwart Sen.
Edward Kennedy.
Now, federal lawmakers will be forced to take a second look at the so-called "grand
bargain" if they hope to help President George W. Bush achieve his top domestic
priority
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