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The worst border amendments were defeated on Thursday.
Asked if he would vote "no" without border amendments, he said, "No, we're working it".
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The border amendment from Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn).
Below is The Huffington Post's assessment of each senator's position, based on public statements and their stance on a border amendment that went for a preliminary vote on Monday.
In this country, the rise of Donald Trump may mark the demise of the bipartisan immigration consensus; this year, an Open Borders Amendment seems even more far-fetched than it did in 1984.
But both Democratic and Republican aides say they are waiting for less controversial border security amendments that a bipartisan group of senators can coalesce around.
Rubio, who also voted for the bill to move forward, has said he plans to work on further border security amendments and will not support eventual passage unless provisions are added.
"The border security amendment agreed to by a bipartisan group of senators is in line with that criteria.
Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, argued that, "The committee has voted down every serious border security amendment that has been presented here today".
Ms. Pelosi's proposal, however, does not include the border security amendment tacked on at the end of the Senate process in June, and spearheaded by two Republican senators, Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota.
Perhaps more important, especially to many Republicans, the report also found that the legislation would further reduce future waves of illegal immigration — the result, in large part, of a border security amendment added by Senators Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota, both Republicans.
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