Posted on 06/20/2018 8:54:22 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said that the House will vote Thursday on legislation to keep immigrant families together amid an uproar over a Trump administration policy that has resulted in the separations of thousands of migrant children from their families.
Ryan confirmed Wednesday morning that the lower chamber is moving forward with votes on two immigration bills, telling reporters he doesn't think a narrow bill addressing family separations is the best path forward.
"The administration says it wants Congress to act, and we are. Tomorrow, the House will vote on legislation to keep families together," he said during a press conference.
"Under this bill, when people are being prosecuted for illegally crossing the border families will remain together under [Department of Homeland Security] custody throughout the length of their legal proceedings," referring to a compromise GOP bill.
While that measure and a conservative-backed bill from Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) face uphill battles on the floor, Ryan said leadership isn't currently focused any legislation that solely addresses family separations.
"We're trying to pass this legislation right now. This is a very good compromise legislation that not only solves the child separation issue at the border. It also solves the border. It solves DACA," he continued, referring to an Obama-era program that protected young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally.
"So right now we're focused on this legislation that's coming to the floor tomorrow and then when other situations arise ... we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
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The left outplayed us on this and drove a false media narrative. Not suggesting we give up, but I am saying we lost a major battle.
Because they purposely manufactured this problem so that they could solve it by whipping up raw emotion like Geraldo’s to use as KY jelly and ramming their agenda through.
This is Fast and Furious Deux starring the crying kids of the Third World waaah, waaah, mommy, daddy...
We are all being played.
“Keep the families together, IN THEIR OWN DAMN COUNTRY!”
I think that is exactly what he means.
There is no legal or civil solution to this.
I hope Trump finds a way to turn their overwrought and cynical emotionality back on them to finally get the wall we need.
Not Ryan, he wants amnesty for all and “Ollie Ollie in free” for the rest who aren’t here yet.
Wall...Paul.
What is wrong with putting BOTH the kid and their parent in the same prison cell?
Clearly, this is an editorial decision by The Hill to call it this in every article today.
-PJ
He is going to do that
We don’t have “representatives” anymore...We only have Politboro members....
The only thing acceptable to libs is catch/release
They will be howling louder if kids join their parents, relatives etc..in a prison cell
Only humane thing w/out a public outcry is send them back together, as a family. Trump can say instead of arresting them, locking them up..they’ll just let them go but back to their country or Mexico.
I hope that is so...
Exactly...Build a wall and do exactly what you said...
It appears to me that very few on our side bothered to fight. Even Ted Cruz caved after a few volleys from the Marxists. Only Trump and HSD offered any real resistance. If you don't fight you will never win.
Looks if Trump will do it with a very narrow E.O.
If that happens, which makes perfect sense, maybe all the hysterical fools here will get a f’n grip!
If Trump signs an amnesty bill he owns it, not Ryan or McConnell, him.
But its still hard to imagine getting 60 votes in the Senate for any bill that Ryan puts up in the House.
This would put libs in hard place..if they scream about Trump sending them back, then they’re on record supporting illegals instead of the safety of US citizens. So many smart ways to play this one if he acts quickly.
All of these spawn need to be reunited, if possible, and sent back to their HOME country. That is the most humane thing to do.
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