Senator Barack Obama, Democrat, who many herald as the future of the Democratic Party of the United States, voted yea; Senator Edward Kennedy, Democrat, voted to keep the border closed; Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat, voted to keep the border closed; and Senator John Kerry, Democrat, whom many members of the Liberal Party of Canada openly supported in the last presidential election, voted to keep the border closed.
Le sénateur démocrate Barack Obama, qui pourrait, selon bien des gens, représenter l'avenir du Parti démocrate des États-Unis, a voté pour. Le sénateur démocrate Edward Kennedy a voté pour qu'on maintienne la frontière fermée.