The 1,198-page U.S. Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill was termed a “monstrosity” by Sen. Jeff Sessions. I have read it and that’s what it is; not just for its length, but for its content.

Here are two of its many provisions that have questionable value. The first represents abdication of federal responsibility and the second is a massive giveaway program.

Administering citizenship is the responsibility of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and has been since its genesis in the Office of Superintendent of Immigration created in 1891.

But under the Senate bill, this function can be farmed out to “eligible public or private, non-profit organizations” to the tune of $100 million over five years. And who will these organizations be? Probably the same organizations that helped write this illegal, alien-friendly legislation.

Jobs for Youth, the last section of the bill, S.744, authorizes the expenditure of $1.5 billion for jobs unrelated to immigration and would fund an array of state and local programs designed to support jobs for youth.

All of this can be found in Chapters 2 and 3 of Subtitle E, Title II, for the citizenship comments and Title V for the Jobs for Youth.

Do Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins know what they voted for? If they did, how can they support such wasteful and questionable projects?

Where is the outrage?

Bob Casimiro, Bridgton

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