Immigration crackdown splits GOP

Politico ^ | 08/11/2015 | Seung Min Kim

[GIdget2004]

Ted Cruz and other Senate Republicans are pushing an aggressive immigration crackdown, proposing tougher penalties against foreigners who repeatedly try to enter the United States illegally.

But there’s stiff resistance — from fellow Republicans.

The GOP rift — a drama that’s playing out within the Senate Judiciary Committee — has opened up around the question of mandatory minimums, a sensitive topic that’s also central to the broader debate on Capitol Hill about reforming the nation’s criminal justice system.

And the divide could undermine Republican attempts to respond to the death of Kathryn Steinle last month on a San Francisco pier, allegedly by an undocumented immigrant from Mexico — a killing that’s ignited the issue of immigration in Congress and on the campaign trail.

On one side are Republicans such as Cruz, who’s promoted his so-called Kate’s Law on the 2016 stage, powerful Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who commands significant influence on immigration among hard-liners. They are all lobbying for legislation that would enact a mandatory minimum prison sentence of five years for immigrants who try to re-enter the country illegally after being deported.

“It is legislation that ought to pass 100 to nothing,” Cruz told POLITICO in a brief interview. “Every senator, Republican and Democrat, should support keeping this nation safe from criminal illegal aliens.”

But on the opposing side are Senate Republicans such as Mike Lee of Utah — a close Cruz ally — and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who have both criticized mandatory minimums for certain crimes and are skittish about implementing such penalties for undocumented immigrants.

[Gaffer]

Any politician who refuses to use the word “illegal” (alien or otherwise) but insists with “undocumented immigrant” is your enemy, period.

[Little Ray]

Being an illegal alien should be an aggravating circumstance for any crime!

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Seung Kim said she wanted for President: Lindsey Graham to face off against Luis Gutierrez.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Most of the GOP is owned by the Cheap Labor Express.
They have been paid to keep the bordersopen and the laws unenforced.
The weasels must be Cantorized and removed from office.

[MARKUSPRIME]

I agree, its illegal

[Tennessee Nana]

PING

[Liz]

We need to get the word out---the naysayers to legislating penalties for illegals (like the Steinle and Farrish killers) signal that the well-funded Central America Latino Bund has pols by the gonads. They are complicit in the plot to overthrow the US govt.

THE FACTS ARE THESE Cunning Central American govts are sending in their advance forces disguised as "families" in a deal w/ Obama; once released from detention they settle in hands-off sanctuary cities, get on the US gravy train, and wait for their orders.

These are Third World armies of barbarian invaders---lusting after the riches and wealth of our country----plotting the overthrow of the US govt.They are lying-in wait for conflict---it's "them" against us. You'll never hear a conciliatory word---they're geared up for looting and pillaging----salivating to overthrow the US govt, which they despise.

They have been coached well to act as "pressure groups" --- tight-knit ethnic voting blocs ---- to pressure Congress to start the billionaire gravy train rolling to the salivating Latino Bund.

JULY 2014---The Latino Bund in the WH--
plotting the overthrow of the US govt w/ a willing accomplice.
President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador, left,
President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala, second left,
and President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras, right.

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Trump is taking take back the narrative on immigration....that bygone fairy tale that we thrive b/c we are "a nation of immigrants". These illegal hordes (enabled by Obama) are not the yearning immigrants of yesteryear.

[Paine in the Neck]

With 600 million people south of our porous non-existent southern border and untold millions outside the Americas who might also avail themselves of this easy access, there can be only one immigration policy - Stop giving prizes for illegal entry.

Any measure that permits those who entered illegally to benefit from that illegal act is amnesty.

This must be stopped.

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[Doche2X2]

Cruz is right again. There must be a disincentive to re-entering our borders, otherwise, it is a waste of time to deport them. I’m surprised at Mike Lee. I thought he had more sense.

[i_robot73]

He’d be dead on the $$ if his solution was ‘Terminate any/all federal welfare’.

More than 2 birds w/ that single stone!

Even the RNC\GOP doesn’t believe in ‘small govt’, let alone the Constitution...I suspect the idea will NEVER be given voice by anyone.