Graham: Boston Marathon bombings ought to prompt swifter action on immigration reform

Washington Post ^ | April 21, 2013 | Sean Sullivan

[Javeth]

The Boston Marathon bombings ought to spur even swifter action on immigration reform, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday. “What happened in Boston … I think should urge us to act quicker, not slower, when it comes to getting the 11 million [illegal immigrants living in the U.S.] identified,” Graham said on CNN’s “State of The Union.” Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers suspected in the bombings, are of Chechen origin and immigrated to the United States in 2002. Graham is part of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators who have unveiled a sweeping immigration reform proposal. At the Senate Judiciary Committee’s first hearing on the proposal Friday, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) urged his colleagues against rushing ahead on reform in light of the questions about the Boston Marathon bombings. “While we don’t yet know the immigration status of the people who have terrorized the communities in Massachusetts, when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system,” Grassley said. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) said Sunday that he agrees with Grassley. “We have a broken system, it needs to be reformed. But I’m afraid we’ll rush to some judgments relative to immigration and how it’s processed. So let’s do it in a rational way rather than an emotional way,” Coats said on ABC News’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.” Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y), a second member of the “Gang of Eight,” on Sunday warned opponents of the immigration bill not to use the Boston bombings as a tactic for stonewalling the legislation. “We are not going to let them use what happened in Boston as an excuse, because our law toughens things up,” Schumer said on “State of The Union.”

[I want the USA back]

Only if “immigration reform” means 0 immigration from death-cult countries.

[MamaDearest]

Not only will they not come out of the woodwork, but more will enter illegally because there’s no means to stop them from doing so. Why would they give up government freebies and stolen goods when most can’t afford the $$ it would cost to become potentially “legal”? Give it up Graham!

[Steelfish]

Is there a S. Carolina Political Action Group that be immediately mobilized to thwart this?

[Vaquero]

Stupid RINO fag.

[cripplecreek]

Even more outrageous is that these mass murderers were brought into our country as refugees from a war zone

Americans would be horrified at who we've literally brought to America. We ended up with thousands of Iraqis from the first round of the gulf war. I dated a Serb who is a sociology professor. As part of her thesis research she interviewed Bosnians, Croats, Serbs, Kosovars who were all brought here as prisoners then released after their time in prison. She said these were all very bad people who could create a very dangerous situation if they encountered each other here.

[penelopesire]

So sick of this tweerp! He and a few other rinos are also ginning up a new look here, not there, meme about ‘enemy combatant’ verses federal prosecution....blahblanblah.
See...that ridiculous debate he thinks will shield the weeny rinos from having to take on Obama in the substance of his utter failure on terrorism. He hopes that it will become a debate that will shield the senate weenies from asking the really hard questions about why we have so many Muslim brotherhood members in the Obama Administration, the uncomfortable questions about CAIR controlling the writing of our FBI manuals and removing Islam and jihadi terrorists completely. And a whole host of other lies this administration is hiding.

Don’t fall for it folks! The bomber, whether we like it or not was a US citizen and must be tried in the courts. I also want all evidence to be heard by the American people. This is a side show distraction IMHO for the above reasons.

Back to bread and circuses comrades...lol.

[Slings and Arrows]

Sit down, Lindsey!

[mardi59]

As long as his sweetheart Johnny tells him to vote for it...he will.

[Theodore R.]

People in SC should take IQ tests so we would know if they are working with a full deck when they renominate and then reelect “Lovable Lindsey”.

[Theodore R.]

One would think that SC people would be embarrassed by “Lovable Lindsey”, but, no, they like the publicity he brings to their state. He’s better known than the Palmetto tree.

[Theodore R.]

SC people must know something we don’t, or maybe they don’t know much of anything. But they are courteous drivers there.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers suspected in the bombings, are of Chechen origin and immigrated to the United States in 2002.

Graham you dumbass, you even acknowledge these guys had IMMIGRATED. Meaning they had arrived her legally. the ILLEGAL immigranst did not arrive here Legally..........

[upchuck]

Thanks for the ping. I'm willing to call a spade a spade and a traitor a traitor. How about y'all?

Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."

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[poobear]

He needs a good bitch slap! You wanna come along for moral support?

[Jim Robinson]

FULG, TRAITOR!!

[Doogle]

....just take pics...*smiles*

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It should cause it to be kicked to the curb immediately.

[poobear]

Fair enough :)
The re verb from his jowls flying all over the place might cause some damage. Hold on to your hat!

[Gene Eric]

>> Moron Alert!

Opportunist alert!