Results 1 to 10 of 14
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
-
12-23-2010, 08:49 PM #1
On immigration, Smith avoids GOP hard line
On immigration, Smith avoids GOP hard line
Steve King, left, and Lamar Smith field questions on Capitol Hill. | AP Photo
Lamar Smith and Steve King will play integral roles in the House's implementation of immigration policy. | AP Photo Close
By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 12/23/10 6:25 PM EST Updated: 12/23/10 6:36 PM EST
If conservatives expected Republican Rep. Lamar Smith to champion the most controversial anti-immigration measures when he takes control of the House Judiciary Committee next month, they’re in for a surprise.
After weeks of speculation that he would pursue a scorched-earth immigration agenda, Smith detailed his to-do list for the first time in an interview with POLITICO – and it’s an early but important signal that the new House Republican majority plans to attack the issue of immigration through the prism of jobs, rather than red meat for the base.
Listen to this article. Powered by Odiogo.com Listen
Latest on POLITICO
Smith’s first two hearings will focus on expanding E-Verify, a voluntary electronic system for checking the immigration status of workers that President Barack Obama supports, and scrutinizing the administration’s record on worksite enforcement.
“They are what I call 70-percent issues – 70 percent or more of the American people support those efforts,â€Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
-
12-23-2010, 09:03 PM #2Smith’s first two hearings will focus on expanding E-Verify, a voluntary electronic system for checking the immigration status of workers that President Barack Obama supports, and scrutinizing the administration’s record on worksite enforcement.
-
12-23-2010, 09:08 PM #3
- Join Date
- Jun 2010
- Posts
- 3,757
Smith isn't stupid
He will play his cards close
He knows as long as Dumbomba can veto any serious bills he will wait until
the next elections to throw them the wammy
What they need now is exactly what he is doing
-
12-23-2010, 09:25 PM #4Originally Posted by JustthefactsJoin our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
-
12-23-2010, 09:37 PM #5
"Yeah! I was just gonna say the same thing!"
Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
-
12-23-2010, 09:44 PM #6
- Join Date
- Nov 2009
- Posts
- 4,714
Originally Posted by Justthefacts
-
12-23-2010, 09:53 PM #7
"THE PILSNER PARTY!"
Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
-
12-23-2010, 09:54 PM #8
- Join Date
- Nov 2009
- Posts
- 4,714
Originally Posted by stevetheroofer
-
12-23-2010, 09:57 PM #9Originally Posted by topsecret10Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
-
12-23-2010, 09:58 PM #10
"All in favor!" "Say Ale!"
Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
72 Hours Till Deadline: Durbin moves on Amnesty
04-28-2024, 02:18 PM in illegal immigration Announcements