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Immigration: August Recess Ahead
National Review ^ | July 19, 2013 | National Reveiw

Posted on 07/19/2013 6:30:35 AM PDT by National Review

The Gang of Eight’s opponents lay the groundwork for the coming air war.

By Jonathan Strong

Representative Steve Israel (N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has a tough job ahead: to help Democrats win back the House in 2014. So, naturally, he’s delighted that a collection of business groups, coordinating with President Obama and the Senate Gang of Eight, are targeting 100 or so House Republicans on immigration over the August recess.

“We will hold Republicans accountable if they continue to obstruct progress on immigration,” he tells me, adding that the combined power of business, labor, and popular opinion means that if “you don’t listen, it will be an issue.” Democratic efforts will be formidable, but don’t count out the opponents of the Senate immigration bill, who have their own game plan, including focusing attention on Speaker John Boehner.

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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; gangofeight; house; immigration; jonathanstrong
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/353867/immigration-august-recess-ahead-jonathan-strong
1 posted on 07/19/2013 6:30:35 AM PDT by National Review
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To: National Review

Republican RINOs and all liberals are insane.


2 posted on 07/19/2013 6:39:24 AM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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To: National Review
US Congress;

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague.

The American people want and demand from my esteemed colleague, rebut and answer the demand of the American people to my esteemed colleague, the American people demand, the American people want, the children of the American people are ...

Days .... weeks .... months ....

VACATION

Return

sign in and go home for three days to recover from the vacation

Return to an entirely different matter than what they left before vacation ..

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague


Two ... three ... four terms later ....

Talk a lot to my esteemed colleague ... talk back a lot to MY esteemed colleugue, talk some more a lot to my esteemed colleague, Lambaste my esteemed colleague on the other side, rebut the lambasting from my esteemed colleague, talk some more and more about , to and for my esteemed colleague


Fire therm all ... Fire therm all ... Fire therm all ... Fire therm all ... Fire therm all ...

3 posted on 07/19/2013 6:39:47 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: National Review

Over the next few weeks, those tuning in to cable stations and talk radio should expect more of those “conservatives for amnesty” ads like the ones that have been aired over the past few months.


4 posted on 07/19/2013 7:07:38 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: knarf

Amen!! Its time to stand up and get in the faces of some of these GOP-e. We need to put the fear of “We The People” into these members. That would include my own representative Woodall here in GA.


5 posted on 07/19/2013 7:12:24 AM PDT by HOYA97 (twitter @hoya97)
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To: National Review

“if you don’t listen, it will be an issue”

Hilarious coming from a communist Dem


6 posted on 07/19/2013 8:01:47 AM PDT by austinaero
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To: Fiji Hill

” “conservatives for amnesty” ads”

The “big money/cheap labor thugs are pulling out all the ammo.


7 posted on 07/19/2013 11:45:21 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; LibLieSlayer; sickoflibs; DoughtyOne; Lakeshark; onyx; Impy; bigheadfred
GOP representative Mike Simpson of Idaho, a close Boehner ally,

That explains a lot.

says most House Republicans would support a comprehensive bill that is considerably more robust in its “trigger” structure and enforcement provisions.

There you go, he thinks Tea Party people are toothless hillbillies who will swallow anything with the word "enforcement" in it.

Simpson wants badly to pass some of the piecemeal bills so that the House can go to a conference committee with the Senate, where he hopes the two chambers can strike a deal on a comprehensive bill.

Itching to go and sell us out.

But when I asked him about his colleagues who fear that the outcome of a conference committee would be “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, he was frank: They have a point, even if he disagrees with where they’re coming from.

IOW they are right about the conference committee, but they just don't fit in with the new Obama-friendly GOP.

“They’re legitimate complaints from their point of view,” Simpson says. “And I don’t know how you’re going to do an immigration bill that doesn’t [somehow] deal with the 11 or 12 million who are here. That’s going to be a part of any final deal. And that’s what stops them from wanting to go to conference, because they’re afraid that will be in any conference report. But I don’t know how you do immigration without doing that,” he adds.

Res ipsa loquitur.

8 posted on 07/19/2013 9:43:48 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker
RE :”says most House Republicans would support a comprehensive bill that is considerably more robust in its “trigger” structure and enforcement provisions.
....
There you go, he thinks Tea Party people are toothless hillbillies who will swallow anything with the word “enforcement” in it. “

The argument that passing any amnesty just because its linked to enforcement is suicidal because Obama will just refuse to enforce any part he wants is a very strong political argument, now that Obama delayed enforcement of O-care. I feel very comfortable with this.

This Obama decision is very convenient for us in this national debate.

Now how about ‘the kids’ ?? (newest argument by Bohner)

Every path the GOP can take on 'the kids' is dangerous for us.
Citizenship, no citizenship, and even opposing them are all losers for GOP and winners for libs.

My least dangerous(if I was in charge) idea which no-one would go for , I mean no one(so I am safe), would be to simply make Obamas exec order into a law with some new regulations added. Its Temporary renewed every 5 years and they have to out themselves to get it. And the GOP could use for once : 'Obama is opposing his OWN idea' as payback as they been doing to us over and over.

But in real terms I agree that we must stop anything from reaching Obama;s desk. If Obama sign anything on this it must be bad.,

9 posted on 07/19/2013 10:15:25 PM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker

Thanks. Looks like they are really getting brazen.


10 posted on 07/19/2013 10:28:50 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker
RE :”Thanks. Looks like they are really getting brazen.”

The ‘he wont enforce anything he doesn't want to’ argument is very strong now due to recent events.

His delay of O-care fines is front and center.

11 posted on 07/19/2013 10:40:58 PM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: sickoflibs

12 posted on 07/19/2013 11:29:22 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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To: National Review

We are not scared because we know that you are ALL LIARS. WE ARE THE PEOPLE... YOU ARE THE ENEMY... YOU SPEAK LIES TO TRUTH... WE SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER!


13 posted on 07/20/2013 5:05:45 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; Borax Queen
Money quote for the article:

August is becoming such a crucial time for the fight in part because it appears increasingly that the House will not touch the issue before departing for recess.

The big money is coming hard, the article describes this process fairly well, just doesn't do justice to the disaster the US will face if the proponents of the bill are successful rather than us.

Keep writing Boehner and Cantor and your rep until they decide, it's the only thing that has keep this from becoming law.

14 posted on 07/20/2013 5:42:54 AM PDT by Lakeshark (KILL THE BILL! CALL. FAX. WRITE.)
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To: sickoflibs; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

” Every path the GOP can take on ‘the kids’ is dangerous for us.
Citizenship, no citizenship, and even opposing them are all losers for GOP and winners for libs.”

Correct


15 posted on 07/22/2013 9:24:26 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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To: Lakeshark

” Keep writing Boehner and Cantor and your rep until they decide, it’s the only thing that has keep this from becoming law. “

We may need to march on D.C. Just make it about AMERICAN jobs.


16 posted on 07/22/2013 9:25:51 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

anyone who supports amnesty is a DEM for all intent and purposes


17 posted on 07/22/2013 9:30:11 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

” anyone who supports amnesty is a DEM for all intent and purposes”

Anyone who supports THIS amnesty is a traitor to the United States, PERIOD!


18 posted on 07/22/2013 9:33:26 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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