Thursday, March 25, 2010

Armey and Amnesty [Mark Krikorian]

Dick Armey's vocal support for amnesty is starting to cause him problems with the Tea Party folks. From Politico:

( http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/? ... ZmNmZhOWU= )

But the Armey attack that seems to be getting the most traction on the right is related to his stance on immigration reform, which many conservatives view as the next major front in their battle with the Obama administration, now that President Barack Obama has signed the healthcare overhaul bill.

Roy Beck of NumbersUSA, a group opposing illegal immigration, since February had been working with local tea party leaders across the country to disseminate a detailed fact sheet chronicling the congressional votes behind Armey’s low rating from NumbersUSA on immigration issues.

Beck told POLITICO he decided to take his anti-Armey campaign public after Armey in last week’s press club appearance blasted the GOP for ostracizing Hispanic voters by calling for an immigration crackdown and declared “there is roomâ€