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Page 2Immigration, continuedOf course, we already see amendments to the bill to entice senators to supportit, including:Democrat• Double border agents to 40K• Complete 700 miles of new fence• Deploy drones, radar and ground sensors• A “Registered Provisional Temporary” status for people who arrivedprior to the end of 2011• E-verify for all employers• Increase entry-exit tracking on visas.• A new merit-based immigrant visa for “talented individuals”• Creation of a visa for lower-skilled, non-agricultural workersDepending on whom you talk to, the bill will either increase or decreasethe various costs to our government.Four of the eight senators in the “Gang of Eight” are Democrat, and fourare Republican – interesting. The Hispanic community that will be helped by thebill might be willing to give another thought to voting Republican in future elections.As usual, more will be revealed as time goes by.Yavapai County Democratic Party2013 Truman – Clinton Banquetfeaturing Speaker Grady Gammage, Jr.Arizona’s foremost thinker and writeron the future of our great state!Thursday, September 125:30 – 8:30 PMAntelope Hills Golf ClubGourmet Buffet Dinner!Silent Auction!Pie Auction featuring RenownedAuctioneer Ralph Harris!Great Democratic Camaraderie!$60 per person(no increase in three years!)And on the Home Front . . .Arizona’s leaders are making their mark on the immigration issue as well. As reported by the Yellow Sheet*:• The Arizona Board of Regents today sent letters to the state’s congressional delegation, particularly Senators Flakeand McCain, thanking them for their work on immigration reform and urging them to support several amendments tothe DREAM Act provisions of the “Gang of 8” bill. The letter stresses Arizona’s need for an estimated 166,000 skilledworkers in science, technology, engineering and math fields by 2018 and notes that streamlining the green card processfor immigrants earning a college degree in those areas, including those that grew up in the US, will help the state fillSTEM-related jobs.• Attorney General Tom Horne is suing Maricopa County Community College District to end the practice of allowingillegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition. The argument from each side: The MCCC district maintains that illegalimmigrants are eligible for in-state tuition if they can produce a work permit obtained through the Deferred Action forChildhood Arrivals program, which allows young people whose parents brought them into the country illegally as childrento work for two years without being deported. Assistant AG Kevin Ray asserts that the permit does not grant legalstatus and Prop 300 explicitly denies illegal immigrants in-state status.*YELLOW SHEET REPORT© by Arizona Capitol Reports, LLC unless otherwise credited. All rights reserved. Wednesday, June 26, 2013