Rubio is on Face The Nation and for the 4th time this morning says what he and the Gofeight is proposing in NOT amnesty. I’ve seen enough of Rubio this morning. Oversaturation. He’s lost a lot of cred with conservatives, IMO.
As far as getting the info to the people - yes, it will be difficult. Hopefully, Drudge highlights the lowlights of the bill.
John McCain and Barack Obama studiously avoided the term “amnesty” to describe their comprehensive immigration reform plans and despite the evidence, baldly declared that it was not an amnesty. Instead, they used such euphemisms as “getting to the back of the line,” “an earned path to citizenship,” "paying a fine and learning English," and “coming out of the shadows.” The Democrats and pro-amnesty crowd know full well that the American people are against amnesty, hence the avoidance of the “A” word. Conservatives need to develop their own immigration lexicon that cuts through this Orwellian use of language.
What disturbs me about Rubio is his buying into the lie that this is not an amnesty. He also knows full well that no matter what is passed, it will have to be enforced by Obama and then Hillary.
And the Dems will use this bill as ammunition against the Reps even it is passed. They will tell Hispanics that it was the mean old Reps who don't want them to have citizenship immediately or are trying to deport them because they don't have a job. We had an amnesty in 1986 without enforcement. Why not just try enforcement only this time? Why the push for legalization?
And Schumer's argument that legalizing the lawbreakers will not lower wages is full of holes. What makes the illegal worker so attractive? Of course it is lower wages and off the ledger employment with no federal taxes. Amnesty will just create another underground labor market that will attract more illegals to this country who will replace those who have been legalized.