Posted on 05/19/2018 8:37:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In an interview Thursday afternoon with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier explained the thinking behind an effort from Democrats and a few Republicans in the House to force floor votes on several immigration-related issues, including both DACA and the border wall.
"Will you get those five more Republicans and force a vote on this sensitive issue?" CNN's Blitzer asked.
"I think it really depends on the polling that they're seeing in their districts," Speier said about her Republican colleagues. "I really do think it's self-preservation at this point from any of the Republicans, and that's why you see them willing to join on... So it's time for us to act. That's the biggest problem in Congress right now, is the inability to act on very important issues."
Asked about where she stands on the president's Wall-for-DACA offer, Speier said: "I have said publically before that if what we're doing is build a useless wall for a couple of years that we can then tear down, I'm willing to pay that price to make sure these DACA kids can stay in the country, [but] I'm not willing to put new immigration restrictions that will split up families and the like."
"But if it's just the wall, I would certainly entertain that," Speier added....
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I’m all for the action part.....let us expurgate all of them.
You’re in the country illegally, you have 30 days to get out. Then face felony charges if you’re still here.
She is willing to keep every working American grinding away to keep paying for the illegals because ‘she thinks of them in tender terms’. Speir can go pound sad.
Not smart of him to trust in the first place.
Why not start a Build The Wall campaign or fund and let the American people send in $1, $5, $10, $20 or whatever amount to build it? That would piss off the Liberal vermin. Send it directly to President Trump so the RATs and RINO’s couldn’t get their corrupt hands on the money.
Even if each of us sent $1-5, how many millions could be collected.
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