First, were advocates of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) too slow to shift to supporting piecemeal legislation?
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md). said May 14 that he wouldn't support a "piecemeal" approach to trade that didn't include TAA, and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo).
"If House Republicans oppose comprehensive immigration reform but support a piecemeal approach to fix our broken immigration system, show us," Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich). said at a Judiciary Committee hearing.
But his cursory remarks were devoid of detail – significantly so at a time when Republican leaders are considering putting their support behind some piecemeal measures that would stop short of citizenship for most undocumented immigrants.
Now, Republicans may find solace in a formula that relies instead on softened rhetoric, aggressive voter outreach, a touch of Spanish speaking, and support for only piecemeal elements of immigration reform.
The federally funded Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program complements state and territory outreach specialist programs to rural and remote communities but specialist service support schemes remain piecemeal and fall considerably short of being systematic and comprehensive.
The piecemeal support of the international community did not allow for the strengthening of the MoHS, especially as donors focused on 'their' programmes, supporting one or another department or units, undermining the overall capacity of the MoHS and creating a fragmentation within the Ministry, with long-lasting consequences [ 4].
Current funding is piecemeal.
The result was a shift from piecemeal donor support to a comprehensive six-year "Emergency Human Resources Programme EHRPRP).
Labrador supports immigration reform -- and was briefly part of a bipartisan House working group -- but is now more supportive of the piecemeal approach favored by most conservatives.
