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Redstate
Stopping the
Amnesty Train
in its Tracks
By Daniel Horowitz
October 24th, 2013
Over the
past few years,
Republicans have emphatically declared that they are unable to block
a bad law, Obamacare, from going into effect as long as Obama is in
the White House. Yet, amazingly, some of them think they can pass
new meritorious legislation that would be politically advantageous to
Republicans. That’s why we hear the endless talk of tax reform and
fixes to the entitlements. The most absurd idea – one that just
won’t die – is that we can somehow pass “immigration reform”
with Obama as president in a way that will work for us.
What
better way to reward
the President for his malfeasance over Obamacare than by passing
amnesty? This is what passes for logic with inside-the-beltway
Republicans.
Instead
of going on offense
and attacking Obama for endangering our national security and
granting welfare to illegals, Republicans are playing defense in
their public remarks. Speaker Boehner said that” immigration
reform is an important subject that needs to be addressed.”
Really?
What are your
principles for “immigration reform?” When does it need to be
addressed? When Obama is still in the White House?
Meanwhile,
Politico is
reporting that House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa is crafting an amnesty bill:
Rep.
Darrell Issa
(R-Calif.) is planning to release legislation next week that would
provide legal status for six years to undocumented immigrants in the
United States, he said in an interview Wednesday.
Issa, an
influential
Republican who leads the House Oversight and Government Reform
Committee, described the legislation as a “come-from-the-shadows”
effort that would allow the government to do a full accounting of
those who are in the U.S. illegally. Immigrants in this new status
would be able to travel to their native country while on this
temporary visa, he said.
“It’s
halfway – and
it always has been – halfway between full amnesty and simply
rejecting people,” Issa told POLITICO on Wednesday. “I think if
we’re going to break this logjam that’s occurred for my whole 13
years I’ve been in Congress, we have to find middle ground.”
For the
rest of this
article and more, go to Redstate
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