Thread: RNC Chairman Meets Immigration Group, Sides Differ on Outcom

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March 31, 2010, 9:56 PM ET

RNC Chairman Meets Immigration Group, Sides Differ on Outcome

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By Laura Meckler

So what exactly happened when the chairman of the Republican National Committee met with immigration activists Wednesday? According to a news release put out by the activists, he said he would try and recruit Republican support for comprehensive immigration legislation.

The RNC says he made no such commitment. The immigration activist who led the meeting said he did, but then backpedaled after being signaled by a staffer that he may have gone too far.

Everyone agrees that Michael Steele, RNC chairman, met with a group of activists from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement. Afterwards, FIRM put out a statement implying that Steele was firmly in their camp. The statement said that the activists “walked away with a commitment from Steele to work with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and the party’s leadership to enlist another Republican senator’s support for comprehensive and bipartisan immigration reform.â€

Does Steele plan on meeting with folks who are against CIR? Or aren't our pockets deep enough for consideration?

"The RNC says he made no such commitment. The immigration activist who led the meeting said he did, but then backpedaled after being signaled by a staffer that he may have gone too far. "

These activists surely have a problem.

They are LIARS.