Thread: GOP may moderate tone on Immigration

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December 24, 2010
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House GOP to strike moderate tone on immigration

Carrie Budoff Brown has a really important story on the direction of immigration politics:

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.

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€

Political correctness is and will continue to destroy America, simply we can no longer afford feeding and protecting the world especially if the grand plan is to lower our standards so others may grow then we must close the door to protect what remains. How do we remain a world power bleeding money to the third world shipping our manufacturing to them and at the same time importing there poor and under educated, the game plan for idiots.

For me there is no debate on illegal immigration it must STOP.

The GOP will kill us with a thousand cuts. Nothing has changed.

They won't talk about following our immigration laws. They will try and wiggle through some form of amnesty using 'the right sounding' language to tickle conservatives ears.

I saw the Dreamers talking with Jeff Sessions, and what he told them appeared to please them very much. I think he told them to be patient.

There are no Republicans who will truly enforce our laws.

What kind of "tone" do you need to say NO it is only two letters...N O


Enforce the laws.....use E-VERIFY!!!!!


Kathyet

They seem to be turning this into a political football:
1. Stymie Democratic Party efforts to pass this legislation so they lose Hispanic voters
2. Come up with an alternative plan to gain them for the GOP

Originally Posted by GoodOleDays

The GOP will kill us with a thousand cuts. Nothing has changed.

They won't talk about following our immigration laws. They will try and wiggle through some form of amnesty using 'the right sounding' language to tickle conservatives ears.

I saw the Dreamers talking with Jeff Sessions, and what he told them appeared to please them very much. I think he told them to be patient.

There are no Republicans who will truly enforce our laws.

Where and when did you see pro-illegal alien/dreamers pleased with Jeff Sessions?

Step back and take a deep breath

First off , Just because our guys control the house doesn't mean a whole lot yet

They can pass all the scorched earth policy they want , it would die in the senate , it would get the veto if it passed the senate

YOU ALL KNOW THIS SO CUT SMITH AND KING SOME SLACK

They know this also , What they will do is hit the issues they can make headway on , They also will start to lay the ground work for 2 years from now.

It took the govt 30 years to screw this up , They will need a little time to fix it but they know it needs fixing.

What's wrong with making E-verify and worksite enforcement your first two priorities of the US House Judiciary Committee? Isn't one of the top most goals of federal immigration enforcement to get these people out of our work force and keep them out so we can put 10 to 15 million Americans back to work and keep them off unemployment and welfare?!

You go Lamar Smith. And may I suggest that you incorporate state and local law enforcement's rights and authority to enforce US immigration law in the work places of their states in any legislation you pass. This not only upholds the US Constitution it allows the American People the ability to enforce our laws and solve this problem without having to allocate more federal resources when states, counties and communities are fully capable of doing this with existing already-funded state and local resources. Plus it expedites the remedy because while the feds spend years in investigations to raid one factory, local police officers already know who is and isn't hiring illegal aliens and have the proof to arrest and convict immediately.

Simultaneous to making E-verify mandatory and having worksite enforcement being efficiently and effectively handled by states, I'm sure someone else heading the House Sub-Committee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.will be holding hearings on HR 1868 or its comparable that ends automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens. After all, for those who may not know or who chose not to include it in their "keep hope alive" article, Lamar Smith is one of the 95 co-sponsors of that legislation and Steve King is the new Chariman of the House Sub-Committee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law and who is also a co-sponsor of HR 1868.

H.R.1868
Latest Title: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009
Sponsor: Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (95)
Related Bills: H.R.5002
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. COSPONSORS(95), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 4/30/2009
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] - 9/16/2010
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 6/11/2009
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 4/2/2009
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] - 4/2/2009
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] - 6/2/2009
Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 6/2/2009
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 9/15/2010
Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 4/2/2009
Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] - 4/2/2009
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 4/30/2009
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 6/2/2009
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 4/30/2009
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 4/2/2009
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] - 4/2/2009
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 6/2/2009
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 4/30/2009
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] - 4/2/2009
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 4/2/2009
Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 4/2/2009
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 4/30/2009
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] - 6/16/2009
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 9/10/2009
Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] - 6/2/2009
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 4/2/2009
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 6/2/2009
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 4/2/2009
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] - 4/2/2009
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 7/17/2009
Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Graves, Tom [GA-9] - 6/25/2010
Rep Griffith, Parker [AL-5] - 2/3/2010
Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 6/2/2009
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] - 4/2/2009
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-52] - 7/17/2009
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 6/4/2009
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Jordan, Jim [OH-4] - 4/2/2009
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 9/14/2009
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 4/2/2009
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 4/30/2009
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] - 4/2/2009
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 4/2/2009
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 2/3/2010
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 4/2/2009
Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] - 6/16/2009
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 4/2/2009
Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] - 6/2/2009
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] - 6/2/2009
Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 2/3/2010
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 4/2/2009
Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 7/14/2009
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 9/30/2009
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] - 4/2/2009
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 4/2/2009
Rep Olson, Pete [TX-22] - 9/30/2009
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 6/2/2009
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 6/11/2009
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 4/2/2009
Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] - 6/2/2009
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] - 4/2/2009
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] - 6/2/2009
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 4/2/2009
Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] - 4/2/2009
Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] - 7/29/2010
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 6/2/2009
Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 7/10/2009
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 6/2/2009
Rep Smith, Adrian [NE-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 6/2/2009
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 6/2/2009
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] - 6/2/2009
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 6/2/2009
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] - 4/2/2009
Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 6/25/2009
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 2/3/2010
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 4/21/2010
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 6/2/2009
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] - 4/2/2009
Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 4/2/2009
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 6/2/2009
Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] - 6/4/2009

Republicans will stop illegal immigration in the United States once and for all. You can take it to the bank, folks. We will. We are as dedicated to this cause of our country as our ancestors were devoted to ending slavery in our country.

Funny how making E-Verify mandatory and the enforcment of our immigration laws is now considered "scorched-earth immigration agenda."

If basic common sense now constitutes scorched-earth policy, then scorch all you want!

Originally Posted by airdale

Originally Posted by GoodOleDays

The GOP will kill us with a thousand cuts. Nothing has changed.

They won't talk about following our immigration laws. They will try and wiggle through some form of amnesty using 'the right sounding' language to tickle conservatives ears.

I saw the Dreamers talking with Jeff Sessions, and what he told them appeared to please them very much. I think he told them to be patient.

There are no Republicans who will truly enforce our laws.

Where and when did you see pro-illegal alien/dreamers pleased with Jeff Sessions?

What did Jeff Sessions say at about 2:20 on the youtube.... He said..."If, I've said it repeatedly, I've said two or three times on the floor in the last few weeks, that if we end the illegality, then we can begin to discuss how to deal with people who've been here a long time."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGhQLPis ... re=recentf

How is the Senator and the other GOP and all of the other politicians going to deal with all of the millions and millions of illegal alians who have been in our country illegally for 'a long time?' ..... They are going to be given some form of a path to citizenship! Period. They are not going to be sent home! They are going to be allowed to stay right here and keep right on working, while our people are praying for a job. That is why I call it a slow death.