Thread: Immigration roils Dems

Immigration roils Dems
By Jonathan E. Kaplan
December 05, 2007

House Democratic leaders are being whipsawed on immigration policy by two groups within their caucus — Hispanic lawmakers who want an end to Democratic support of enforcement-only immigration bills and vulnerable Democrats from swing districts who say a “get toughâ€

Angry Hispanic Democrats Confront House Leaders

Tensions between Hispanic Democrats and House leaders exploded Friday when a bloc of Hispanic lawmakers voted to derail a major tax bill, relenting only after an angry confrontation on the floor with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer , D-Md.

The rebellion was a response to votes by 36 Democrats Thursday night in favor of a non-binding Republican motion Hispanic members called offensive. It instructed House conferees on an appropriations bill to accept a Senate-passed provision prohibiting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from suing employers over certain English-speaking requirements.

That motion was the latest in a series of immigration- and language-related votes that Republicans have used to splinter Democrats, some of whom are nervous about GOP attack ads that could portray them as “softâ€

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joe Baca (D-Calif.)

you can stop reading after that point. It's just more collectivist ideology being masqueraded as diversity. The CHC is a bigger pile of horse manure than the whole DNC.

I vote democratic more than republican and I can assure you that I will not vote for a democrat that wants a 'path to citizenship'.

Then Democrats who insist on pandering to groups as Hispanic Caucus and their pro-illegal stance will ignore the voice of WE the people (you know, the VOTERS) at their own peril.

Pelosi has sealed her fate.

I vote democratic more than republican and I can assure you that I will not vote for a democrat that wants a 'path to citizenship'.

I hear ya.. I am a Conservative Republican and will not vote Republican that wants a 'path to citizenship'.

Maybe it's time to get Lou Dobbs to run for office and we can meet in the middle