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Health Care First Or Last

Sen. Schumer, the Chair of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, has cancelled his earlier Labor Day deadline for the first draft of the CIR bill. What is even more worrisome, he has not given any target date, and some speculate that his next target date is Easter 2010. If this is true, Mr. Schumer may as well declare that those waiting for immigration relief can forget it – for this Congress and for many more to come.

Apparently, this decision follows a directive of President Obama that healthcare/appropriations and climate change take priority over immigration. Even setting aside the disregard toward immigrants thus displayed by the President and the Democratic leadership, we question whether this decision is politically wise, here's why. The de-prioritization of immigration by Mr. Obama and the Democratic leadership presumes that by so doing, the path will be cleared for the real priorities: healthcare and climate change. This is fallacious, as a Politico story notes today: "The irony for Obama, of course, is that he's tried to put immigration reform on the back burner this year - to clear the way for the massive health reform fight - and now it's health reform that's dragging the immigration issue back into the spotlight." The heckling by Rep. Wilson is just a sample of what is in store for healthcare reform advocates, indeed Sen. Grassley has already questioned the effectiveness of the White House-authored immigrant-exclusion language in Sen. Baucus's health bill released late yesterday. Doubtless, more unpleasant immigration surprises will come up with the climate change bill, making passage for both health care and climate change difficult for the Democrats because of the de-prioritization of immigration.

Furthermore, unlike the case with health care and climate change, Democrats can count on at least 10% to 20% of Republican votes for immigration reform, provided generous guest-worker provisions are built into the immigration bill. This will make immigration reform easier to get through Congress. And once this strawman is off the table, other Democratic priorities may find passage through Congress smoother.

The coming weeks will show whether our analysis of the situation is correct. For now, immigration advocates may want their Democratic contacts on the Hill to consider the above as Plan B, should health care reform stall in Congress.

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If this is true, Mr. Schumer may as well declare that those waiting for immigration relief can forget it – for this Congress and for many more to come.

NOW you get it, about time too! There will be NO CIR..ever.

Apparently, this decision follows a directive of President Obama that healthcare/appropriations and climate change take priority over immigration




Another very good reason why we have to continue raising holy hell over healthcare, climate change, corruption, ACORN, and all of these other issues which are absolutely vital to this administration.

Not only are each and every one of these issues tied in with illegal immigration.....which too many in this movement seem to forget or don't realize........ but, by coming at this administration and it's coalition of criminal cronies, from every different direction on these issues, we are putting them in a position of having to defend themselves in a big way.

They neither have the time, nor inclination, to worry about illegal aliens who are the least of their priorities and have always been.

The downside to this is the fact that what enforcement is in place is still ignored and will continue to be until something is done, but not CIR. We've done a great job in helping to stall CIR. As long as it is stalled, our existing immigration laws must be forced down the throats of our rotton politicians and their corporate masters.

Furthermore, unlike the case with health care and climate change, Democrats can count on at least 10% to 20% of Republican votes for immigration reform, provided generous guest-worker provisions are built into the immigration bill. This will make immigration reform easier to get through Congress. And once this strawman is off the table, other Democratic priorities may find passage through Congress smoother.

Due to the town halls and protests, and the health care fight; its more likely that the number of RINOs who will support CIR is less than 5%.