http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/02/09/1566891/gingrich-urges-republicans-to-accept-reality-in-immigration-reform-debate/
Gingrich Urges Republicans To Accept ‘Reality’ In Immigration Reform Debate
He observed that “The 12 million people are here, living and working.” “Many of them are bound together by the web of human relations — family, friends, neighbors — and the American people will not support mass deportation.” “As a party, we simply cannot continue with immigration rhetoric that in 2012 became catastrophic — in large part because it was not grounded in reality.”
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In Friday’s letter, Gingrich praised Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) — the leading Republican advocate for a path to citizenship — for “cutting through some of the baloney with the observation that what we have now is de facto amnesty.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/steve-king-dreamers-arent-all-valedictorians-some-are-running-drugs
And while King has said he has the muscle to sink any piecemeal immigration bill, Gowdy scoffed. "The number of people who have a Steve King precise ideology on immigration isn't going to be sufficient to sink anything."
http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/midlands-gop-leaders-welcome-news-that-mike-pence-may-be/article_b6783ab6-49e0-11e6-acfc-3fcd7c06b726.html Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, also expressed fond memories of Pence’s time in the House, noting that they served together on the Judiciary Committee for years.
Old news is fun!
I guess you didn’t post the part where the liberals in NJ wanted more then what Christie was willing to give them and he ended up vetoing this garbage.