Lieberman Praises Tentative Compromise on Immigration Reform

Lieberman Praises Tentative Compromise on Immigration Reform

Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today joined a group of Senators to announce a breakthrough on negotiations over proposed immigration reform legislation. Lieberman praised the possible compromise bill that would create a new temporary worker program and offer legal status to many of the nation's 12 million undocumented immigrants and enhance border security. The announcement came after the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Judiciary Committee immigration reform bill, which Lieberman supported.

"This compromise would transform for the good of all the life of our country and millions of people who live in it," Lieberman said. "It would improve our nation's security and economy and it would give millions of people who live here today the opportunity to be what they have dreamed of being and want to be, which is Americans."

Joining Lieberman at the announcement in the Senate Radio-TV gallery were Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ), Barak Obama (D-IL), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Pete Domineci (R-NM).

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