House GOP: We’ll legalize “DREAMers” if border gets secured first

Hotair ^ | 07/25/2013 | Ed Morrissey

[Jane Long]

Exactly. Why is it that Mexico and her citizens are afforded border security, but we are not? Guatemala should demand an open border with Mexico...see where that goes.

[alstewartfan]

If the border is secured (Ha!), why would we then have an obligation to legalize those who BROKE OUR LAWS? Bob

[American in Israel]

Note to House GOP, and that is why we need a second Political party to run against the one party system in place.

[Personal Responsibility]

House Republicans would be smart to ignore any legislation that has to do with a pathway to citizenship, regardless of how strong the border security language is. As sure as I’m sitting here, the pathway to citizenship will happen long before the border is actually secured.

There is no way - none - that true border security will ever happen.

Democrats want the illegals here as a source of votes.
Many Republicans want the illegals here as a source of cheap labor.

Only a small number of Republicans actually want to secure the border. Given that’s the case, this idea that we’ll get border security before any “pathway to citizenship” is theater.

Don’t fall for it.

[VRW Conspirator]

I hope the Repubs pull a page out of the Dem playbook by making the Dems put up the fence first, and then ignore the request for amnesty.

[GeronL]

The security will be a 10-year project and never get done but legalization will happen immediately

[VRW Conspirator]

Many Republicans want the illegals here as a source of cheap labor.

I guess. But how many apple pickers, maids and gardeners do we need?

[Pelham]

The GOP has no intention of deporting the foreign nationals who are illegally squatting in the USA.

Without deportation you have defacto amnesty.

I won’t vote for politicians who will not enforce the law no matter which Party they belong to.

[ek_hornbeck]

I guess. But how many apple pickers, maids and gardeners do we need?

Especially when our highest unemployment rate is among unskilled and semi-skilled workers.

[GeronL]

and judges won’t let us cut off benefits to illegals, which would probably get most of them to pack up and leave

[American in Israel]

If they wanted to secure the border, all they would have to do is stop breaking the laws against handing out money to Illegals. Until our own Government follows the laws they write, nothing they say or do means anything anymore. Most of the Government of the United States could be and should be put in prison for breaking the law.

Hint to Congress, they are called illegal. What difference will more laws make?!

[Cheerio]

I DARE YOU!!

[ek_hornbeck]

In addition to its hypocrisy in demanding open borders with the US and closed borders with Guatemala, I always get a laugh out of Mexican government officials who accuse US immigration opponents of “racism.” In Mexico, your status in society is largely determined by how much European (as opposed to Indian) blood you have. That’s why they don’t want Indio immigrants from Guatemala, and why the Mexican elite wants to dump all of their surplus Indios and Mestizos on us.

[Southern by Grace]

Yes, call your congress critter often and thank it for supporting 4th of July gang rape of a 13 year old and the rape and murder of 93 year old grandma. Just search on the topic and you will find lots more illegal alien rapists than valedictorians. Call and thank them in your best NPR voice.
Don’t forget about the drunken illegal aliens who kill also.

Question? How many rapes and vehicular DWI homicides are allowed before they are excluded from citizenship?

[ek_hornbeck]

Question? How many rapes and vehicular DWI homicides are allowed before they are excluded from citizenship?

Apparently 36. You're out after your 37th!

[9YearLurker]

There’s nothing ‘special’ about the illegal children of illegals raised here. Even if they were the legal children of diplomats or businessmen who happened to grow up here legally, they wouldn’t be due some special US citizenship—and that should apply even less for illegals!

Talk about perverse incentives!

[Count of Monte Fisto]

Even if Congress puts true border security in a bill to be signed, Zero will simply not enforce such provision(s). ******** That is certainly true. Everybody understands this EXCEPT for Republican legislators.

The Republicans understand this perfectly. They want the illegals in here as much as the Democrats.

[RedMDer]

Defeat Tyranny!
Start Here!

[qaz123]

Every single Republican congressman, that utters a word in support of any type of legalization, amnesty, etc, should immediately be challenged by someone in their district.

Even if the person has not intention/chance of winning, someone should just come forward and state their intention to run against them, just for uttering those words. I’d bet that most would quickly rethink their thinking when it comes to this subject.

[qaz123]

And, there’s been bills presented that the money from places like Western Union be taxed, since so much of it was cash. From what I remember, the amount of revenue from the money sent back home would be significant, but of course the lobbyists jumped in like a pack of wolves and that was it.