Senior Democrat turns healthcare debate into fight over immigration

The Hill by Alexander Bolton | Sep. 18, 2009 (News Report)

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is putting Democrats in a bind by seeking to let illegal immigrants benefit from the healthcare overhaul.

Menendez, the only Hispanic senator, has considerable leverage with Democrats because he may represent the deciding vote on the Senate Finance Committee set to mark up the legislation next week. He’s also the party’s campaign committee chairman, giving him added influence. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Sep 18, 2009 - 8:23 AM PDT
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Sep. 18, 2009

there are so many generalizations in the article with so few quoted sources to me it reads more as an opinion than report. the headline seems absurd, as clearly congress's republicans turned this debate in this direction.

it seems to me that the health care reform bill is being used by many republicans as a trojan horse to stalk potential reform of immigration

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 by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 18, 2009
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