http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html

12/14/2011: Irish Community – A Big
Comrade to H.R. 3012

• This site reported, immediately
  after the passage of H.R. 3012 in the House, Irish move to amend
  H.R. 3012 because they saw it a fantastic opportunity to get
  their immigration agenda through the Congress. Why? Because it
  was unprecedent that a bill had passed in the House 389 to 15
  majority yeas. This site thus reported the Irish move will turn
  out to be an asset for the H.R. 3012 sponsors to tackle the opposition
  in the Senate. At the end of the day, H.R. 3012 may not survive
  itself but the substance and goals of H.R. 3012 had a chance
  to survive in different forms as seen in Sen. Chuck Schumer’s
  S. 1983. Senator Schumer, a big veteran legislator, skillfully
  handled the matter by bypassing H.R. 3012 or its companion bill,
  S. 1857 and introducing it as a separate bill, S. 1983. Look
  who is cosponsoring S. 1983, Senator Dick Durbin!! The pal of
  Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa in piecemeal employment-based
  immigration opposition! Click here
  to see how hard the Irish community is lobbying for the bill.
  What an astonishing and unanticipated big ally for the H.R. 3012!

12/14/2011: Three Most Powerful Democrats
Introduced in Senate Compromised Employment-Based/Family-Based
Immigration Bill

• Sen Chuck Schumer of New
  York, co-sponsored Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Sen. Leahy
  of Vermont, introduced yesterday S.1983 to
  eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based
  immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation
  for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other reform. Obviously
  other reform includes relief of Irish which we discussed during
  last few days. It thus appears that this bill could be a bill
  to compromise H.R. 3012 and Irish relief. Read on.
  It thus appears that rather than introducing Irish relief bill,
  he added Irish E-3 visa and illegal Irish relief provision to
  H.R. 3012 which the House passes. Full text has yet to be made
  available. Stay tuned.

12/14/2011: Indiana Senator Introduced
Yesterday STEM Bill

• As reported yesterday, Sen.
  Michael Bennet of Indiana introduced in the Senate S.1986
  to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United
  States. For the outline of this bill, please refer to our earlier
  report.