Thread: Rep. Labrador switches to Judiciary Committee to work on immigration reform

Posted by Betsy
Dec. 14, 2012 8:17 a.m.
spokesman.com

Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador has been assigned to the Judiciary Committee in the House – the panel that’s expected to handle immigration reform, on which Labrador is positioning himself to become a player. Yesterday, Politico dubbed Labrador one of “five Republicans who matter on immigration,” beyond the “big three,” Marco Rubio, John McCain and Lindsey Graham. “This freshman with rock-solid conservative credentials is high on the list of likely partners for Democrats on any immigration overhaul,” Politico reported. “Labrador certainly has the expertise; he practiced immigration law for years and started his own practice. And the Puerto Rico native, who moved to the mainland as a teenager with his single mother, brings a compelling personal tale to the debate.”

Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey reports that to get the Judiciary Committee seat, Labrador had to give up his spot on the Oversight & Government Reform Committee, where he’s been a vocal critic of the “Fast and Furious” gun scandal and has repeatedly called for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; you can read Popkey’s full post here.

Labrador remains on the House Natural Resources Committee. “I am excited to join the Judiciary Committee,” Labrador said in a statement. “It will allow me to work on realistic reforms to many of the most important issues facing Idaho and our country. … One of my top priorities as a member of the committee will be to fix our broken immigration system. I will fight to find a conservative consensus on immigration reform that secures our borders and modernizes our immigration system.”

Labrador switches to Judiciary Committee to work on immigration reform - Eye On Boise - Spokesman.com - Dec. 14, 2012

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Originally Posted by Jean

One of my top priorities as a member of the committee will be to fix our broken immigration system. I will fight to find a conservative consensus on immigration reform that secures our borders and modernizes our immigration system.”

Well, the first thing to do is to understand that the jobs lure creates a disfunctional border and that that border cannot be secured until the jobs lure is eliminated. Universal E-Verify is the single most effective tool for securing our border with Mexico. Unless the jobs lure is eliminated, immigration "reform" will be just another blowing of smoke in the faces of unemployed Americans.

Patriots must work incessantly to connect reform with protecting jobs. And protecting families by protecting jobs.
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