Exclusive: GOP Leadership Ignores Immigration Entirely in Town Hall Talking Points

Breitbart ^ | 27 Aug 2015 | Julia Hahn

[MichelleWSC3]

Republican legislators have gotten their messaging instructions from their top leaders: Tout unpopular free-trade measures during the August recess, ignore popular curbs on the migration that saps Americans’ wages.

Breitbart News has exclusively obtained an internal August recess messaging instruction set for Republican legislators produced by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) 52% , who orchestrates the GOP Senators’ PR pitch. This 20-page messaging instruction manual seems to confirm prior reports by Breitbart News that Republican Congressional leadership has no plans to enact popular immigration reforms to curb large-scale migration.

Each August, Senators and Congressmen return home to listen to constituents’ concerns and to tout the party’s actions in Washington. The recess is set to end Tuesday after Labor Day.

“In this packet you will find a number of resources to help you draw attention to our 2015 accomplishments,” Thune wrote to all 54 GOP Senators. “Please use the August recess to hold events in your state highlighting the work you’ve done and the successes we’ve achieved in the Senate,” he wrote. “Spread the word about [the Senate] getting back to work.”

[DIRTYSECRET]

Is Thune one of them?

[econjack]

“In this packet you will find a number of resources to help you draw attention to our 2015 accomplishments,”

Here's postage stamp: write on the back all of those accomplishments and you'll still have room for a resignation speech.

[juggernaut]

There must be an historical equivalent to the McConnell-Boehner destruction of a political party.

I just can’t think of one.

[Will88]

Republican leadership, however, is well aware that the position of its donors and corporatist interest groups are deeply disconnected from the views of everyday Republican voters on the issue of trade. As Breitbart News has previously reported, GOP pollster Frank Luntz has advised Republican lawmakers on “how to deceive Americans into believing the trade deal is a good thing—when even Luntz’s polling data shows widespread opposition to it.”

Strictly doing the bidding of their corporatist donor class, talking up trade agreements and ignoring any public desire for curbs on migration and guest workers.

And good old Frank Luntz right there advising the good Republicans on how to deceive the public into believing trade deals are good for everyone.

[MichelleWSC3]

bttt

[Will88]

Is Thune one of them?

Thune, in his 'leadership' role, put the information packet together.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Immigration issue is being ran into the ground. It is nice to get to hear about other concerns.

Now if they would have gone on about celebrity news? Yeah I can see not being too happy.

There’s only so many times you can drag out the same show and to go off over this? Kind of petty.

[Major Matt Mason]

The actually point to the Iran deal as a positive. Amazing.

[Lopeover]

Congress has already passed bills to build a wall. They just won’t fund it. Soon boys, soon you will know the effect of your betrayals.

[kabar]

Everyone knows the GOPe wants to avoid the immigration issue completely save supporting amnesty and increasing H-1B visas. Both parties have abandoned the American worker.

[Pelham]

Thune is the friggin’ ringleader:

“Republican legislators have gotten their messaging instructions from their top leaders: Tout unpopular free-trade measures during the August recess, ignore popular curbs on the migration that saps Americans’ wages.

“Breitbart News has exclusively obtained an internal August recess messaging instruction set for Republican legislators produced by Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who orchestrates the GOP Senators’ PR pitch. This 20-page messaging instruction manual seems to confirm prior reports by Breitbart News that Republican Congressional leadership has no plans to enact popular immigration reforms to curb large-scale migration.”

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

This is why Trump deserves the nomination, and why I hope he torpedoes the whole thing with a 3rd party run should you finagle it so some amnesty’n’birthright RINO gets it. No mas.

[WENDLE]

Hey RINOS — WE be building that WALL!!

[stockpirate]

Correction both parties have abandoned America....

[glennaro]

No surprise at all. These members of the Duplicitous Party have absolutely, positively no intention of doing a d@mn about the uncontrolled invasion of illegal mexicans. No matter what they say, no matter what they promise, no matter how sincere they appear to be ... they will do nothing ... nothing at all (except complain and attempt to destroy those who do want to do something!)

[scooby321]

Nice lie to your voters

[Bratch]

[BobL]

“GOP Leadership Ignores Immigration Entirely in Town Hall Talking Points”

Correction:

“GOP Leadership AVOIDS Immigration Entirely in Town Hall Talking Points”

[Cubs Fan]

I have no use for any republican who is pro illegal immigration. Anyone who wants to turn America into a third world country will never ever get my vote no matter what letter is by their name.

Time for a third (or is that second?) party.