Thread: GOP leaders avoid fight over divisive guest worker plan

GOP leaders avoid fight over divisive guest worker plan
By: Gebe Martinez
01/21/2006

WASHINGTON - Republican leaders sidestepped a potentially divisive battle about President Bush's proposed guest worker program Friday when opponents dropped a planned debate for the sake of party unity.

Instead of voting on a resolution opposing Bush's policy, members of the Republican National Committee passed a statement supporting guest worker visas for illegal immigrants already in the United States but with strict conditions to ensure it does not offer amnesty.

The president has said he does not favor amnesty, but immigration opponents within the party see any temporary visa program for those already here as a reward for coming to the United States illegally.

That the issue would come up at a meeting of the party hierarchy shows the chasm within the GOP about the immigration issue. The national committee is the president's chief political organization and usually promotes his agenda without question.

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Instead of voting on a resolution opposing Bush's policy, members of the Republican National Committee passed a statement supporting guest worker visas for illegal immigrants already in the United States but with strict conditions to ensure it does not offer amnesty.

Granting even temporary guest worker visas to illegals is in fact an amnesty, because these criminals have been allowed to circumvent the law. Apparently the RNC leadership, even if they disagree with Bush, are too cowardly to confront him

Only the spineless seek unity over the good of the country.

America before party politics!

Originally Posted by Steve

Only the spineless seek unity over the good of the country.

America before politics party!

Steve,

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