Cornyn Amendment to Immigration Bill Divides Gang of Eight

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) has added even more drama to the immigration reform debate with a border security amendment he plans to introduce next week.

The amendment, dubbed the RESULTS amendment (short for “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading Legitimate Trade and travel Simultaneously”), is has split the Republicans and the Democrats in the Gang of Eight.
Cornyn’s amendment would require four "triggers" for illegal immigrants to go from Registered Provisional Immigrant (RPI) status to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), or green card, status. Those triggers are  a) 100 percent “situational awareness” of the border, b) “full operational control” or a 90 percent apprehension rate along the entire border, c) a “biometric exit system,” and d) a “nationwide e-verify system.” People could only take the next step on "the pathway to citizenship" when these criteria have been met using "newly defined security metrics."

Cornyn Amendment to Immigration Bill Divides Gang of Eight