Posted on 07/30/2010 5:44:38 PM PDT by GOPGuide
A tantalizing bit of 2012 gossip dropped way, way down in an otherwise fun piece about amnesty shills boo-hooing over having (temporarily) lost McCain. Note to Politico: This is what’s called “burying the lede.”
Their hope now is that Republican presidential candidates and former operatives under Bush, a reform proponent, can convince GOP congressional leaders that the issue needs to be dealt with before 2012 — or that they could risk alienating the burgeoning Hispanic vote in the crucial swing states of New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and Florida.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a front-runner for the nomination, has signaled quietly to Graham that Republicans must address immigration before the campaign heats up, according to several sources familiar with the conversation.
Graham’s push against birthright citizenship prompted this response on POLITICO’s Arena from Cesar Conda, a former domestic policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney: “If the Republican Party embraces ending birthright citizenship, then it will be assured losing Latino and ethnic voters — and presidential elections for the foreseeable future.”
Now I’m more confused than ever about why Graham’s pushing the birthright citizenship amendment. If he really is thinking about trying to settle the immigration issue before 2012 — which may be do-able, given the electoral pressure from Latinos that the GOP leadership will be feeling — what does he gain by staking out a position further to the right than he’s ever gone before? I have to assume that it’s precisely because he thinks a deal is likely that he wants to stockpile conservative demands now so that he can give up on them early in the interests of “compromise.” If he sacrifices birthright citizenship in the interests of “being reasonable” but stands firm on securing the border first, it’ll give the Dems some cover on agreeing to the latter. In fact, Politico notes that his comprehensive bill co-written with Schumer already would have made amnesty contingent on first reaching certain benchmarks vis-a-vis border security; Graham’s now insisting that that’s no longer enough, that he wants a separate “borders only” bill before amnesty comes back on the table, but I’ve got a crazy hunch that he’s just staking out a bargaining position there too.
As for Mitt’s role in this, it’s not like he’s nudging Graham to strike a deal on his behalf. Getting immigration off the table would, in theory, benefit whoever the eventual nominee is. But suspicions about him among the righty base plus the fact that it’s Grahamnesty, of all people, that he’s coordinating with here instead of, say, Jim DeMint isn’t going to win him any new fans. Exit question: Any fallout over this for him, or no biggie?
Look. These two are PART of the Ruling Class, they want these additional votes to ensnare the government from the people forever...they are as scared of the Tea Party Patriots as the Demoncrats are.....
Sarah Palin is a leader. You are the problem if you think she is not.
Shes not going away.
Graham’s push against birthright citizenship prompted this response on POLITICO’s Arena from Cesar Conda, a former domestic policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney: “If the Republican Party embraces ending birthright citizenship, then it will be assured losing Latino and ethnic voters — and presidential elections for the foreseeable future.”
Good. We don’t need racist voters. Enough Anglos who feel VERY STRONGLY about this issue are coming over to our side. Enough is enough. Short-term gain now means long-term losses forever once they get a foothold, drop more pups in poverty, and chain immigration. Screw em. Cut off the cord now.
no fan of any of them but this article is pretty crap with not much facts or evidence what so ever it’s more like a gossip piece
“Shut up and go away Romney you One World Socialist! “
Close enough.
B U M P
What Jim said. Me too!
He’s Ruling Class.
Romney: The Other, Whiter Obama.
Allahpundit's got a decent track record.
So wrong it's not funny. Open your eyes FRiend. Do you believe illegal Mexicans have a superior "work ethic" than American citizens? You don't know many illegals then. Their work ethic is no shining example, it's more or less average.
Taxation. Are you kidding me? Illegals don't pay any income tax as it is. If they do file, they will get the EIC, which will get them a fat check from the government every year, depending on how many "dependents" they have. Do you expect that person to vote for someone who says they will take that away? That's crazy talk.
Christianity? Catholicism is rife with leftist leadership which can be counted on to reinforce socialist ideas. Like the bishops do now. Like they do in Mexico.
Adjustments in labor costs. Right. Another way of saying "declining wages for Americans". You can stuff that.
Mexicans vote Democrat. Obama took 67% of them. Why do you think the Democrats want more of them legalized? Tell me again how conservative Hispanics are. Pandering to non American Hispanics is a fools errand; we need to promote constitutional conservatism and let the chips fall where they may.
Illegals are NOT GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY. In any way, manner, shape, or form. They are squatters who send on average $2400 per year of the wages they make OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. A tax free subsidy for Latin America. Any wonder all of our friends in Latin America want us to have "Amnesty"?
The resulting chain migration will be very destructive to this country-—economically, politically(if you’re a conservative), and culturally.
Ten or eleven million(grossly underestimated IMO) new citizens sounds relatively innocuous to some.....30-60 million, not so much.
“Graham’s push against birthright citizenship prompted this response on POLITICO’s Arena from Cesar Conda, a former domestic policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney: “If the Republican Party embraces ending birthright citizenship, then it will be assured losing Latino and ethnic voters — and presidential elections for the foreseeable future.””
Ah...Cesar Conda....I’ve been waiting for that one to pop up with his amnesty crappola. This guy went to work for Soros after he left Cheney. He’s ALWAYS been a big open border guy...and you that push the Cheneys on us better realize it.
Conda, along with Grover Norquist and Steven Moore did more to destroy prop. 187 in California than anyone, not to mention the Simpson/Massoli bill that should have controlled illegal immigration until they got their hooks into it.
They defy EVERY poll of the US Citizenry on this subject and are NOT conservatives!
The GOP elites care NOTHING about what republicans or anyone in this country thinks!
I think Mitt Romney’s a very nice man, but he’s no conservative. I wouldn’t vote for him unless he was the least liberal candidate running.
Would think this a non-starter with public opinion running as high as it has been for years opposing amnesty as a solution. Sounds more like old establishment republican’s trying to find cover in the tall grass of ‘compromise’.
This is actually a good thing. The sooner people what Romney stands for, the sooner we can start looking at REAL candidates.
Who but a RINO would vote for Romney?
Mitt signaled quietly to other RINOs they gotta support comprenehsive immigration reform. Of course too many of us forget that Mitt is trying to be the Demrat-controlled RINO GOP candidate.
When viewed that way one can understand why the man is still hanging around and hoping.
They do that, and neither of them will grace te stage of US politics ever again.What a disgrace these RINOs are to America! America DOES NOT WANT AMNESTY, or anything like it!
You mean like John McCain?
You betcha!
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