From the LVRJ:
Sen. Dean Heller said Wednesday he wants to vote for comprehensive immigration reform, and it doesn’t have to be perfect.
“I’m hoping at the end of the day there is more good in this bill than bad,” said Heller. “Nobody is going to get everything they want. But the goal is to get more good than bad in the legislation, and to support it.
“Some people want perfection, and we just don’t get it in these halls,” the Nevada Republican said in an interview outside the Senate chamber.
For Heller, who usually keeps his cards close, the remarks were the clearest he has given on his approach to far-reaching legislation that seeks to further button up security along the southern border, overhaul work systems for immigrants and open a path to citizenship to 11 million undocumented residents.
It comes on the heels of a meeting he convened in Las Vegas two weeks ago that was attended by dozens of activists and Hispanic officials in the state, including state Sen. Ruben Kihuen and state Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, both D-Las Vegas, who took part by phone from Carson City.
Denis is in Washington this week and met with Heller on Tuesday.
“I needed to have this dialogue so that we know what people can live with and what they can’t live with,” Heller said. “So far so good. It’s going well.”
While he might be leaning in favor, Heller said he will not commit until he sees a final product.
“I want to vote for a bill, but I am not there yet,” Heller said. “The reason is there are going to be 300 amendments to this thing. Who knows what this thing is going to look like at the end of the day.”
Heller did not identify any potential show-stoppers among amendments that could be gleaned at this point. He said he plans to vote for an amendment by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that would tie the “path to citizenship” to broader and tougher border security requirements. http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/government/heller-says-hes-leaning-immigration-bill
Looks like Heller is becoming a sellout to whatever conservative values he has had.
If he thinks this will solve the nation's illegal immigration problems, he is wrong. Even a co-sponsor of the bill, Marco Rubio won' support the bill as it is written.
It's turning out that Heller is one those country club Republicans who doesn't want to fight for what he believes in, if he believed in anything to begin with.
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