Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul is calling for conservatives to embrace the cause of immigration reform, outlining a proposal that would grant some form of legal status to the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants after the federal government has certified that the border is secure.
Paul’s proposal, outlined in a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Tuesday, carefully avoided the term citizenship. Instead, the Kentucky senator said he sought a middle ground that would include a multi-year process of granting visas to undocumented workers that would hinge on the annual verification of the security of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Paul echoed the key finding of an internal review from the Republican National Committee that called for the party to recast its image in order to attract minority voters, saying the GOP must change the perception of the party as anti-immigrant.
Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but “Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration.”
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That’s not going to happen. Rand is a social conservative and a Baptized member of the Episcopalian Church.
You’re making ridiculous statements...
I don’t know why we just can’t enforce the laws on the books. But I agree we need a new immigration policy. One that blocks Islamists from coming here except in very unusual circumstances. One thing about Paul is he is serious about border enforcement, but with the Rats holding the executive branch I have little hope of enforcement ever happening.
How do you know what his plan is?
Wait and see!
He will probably not vote for this bill.
Pay less attention to newspaper articles and pay more attention to voting records and what he actually does.
Doesn't even pass the laugh test.
We can’t enforce the laws on the books because the Marxist has power for 4 years and won’t do it.
Rand is going to try and get amendments to this bill to give the border governors more of a say in enforcement and that the report to be voted on by congress which means any normalization can be voted down and rejected at a later date.
He likely wont get the amendments through and he’ll be left with a choice: Endorse and vote for a bad bill or vote against it.
I have faith he isnt going to compromise like McCain and Rubio. He will likely vote against it if he doesn’t like it.
The accusations and screaming of RINO etc. is ludicrous when it comes to Rand and I wish Socon would tone it down.
And what’s the answer?
“No. No new laws. We already have all the laws in place, and nobody enforcing them. What is the point of new laws?”
EXACTLY. Man, these two (Rubio & Rand) make me absolutely CRAZY! And WHAT is with MY Paul Ryan voting FOR the Gun Control Bill?
Am I living in Upside Down World, or am I just a low-info voter and don’t know it? Hard to tell who is on which side of what issue, these days! This should not be so hard!
When *I* run this country, sh!t like this WILL NOT STAND!
Hey, where's the *appeal* to Asian and African American's?
Why not appeal to conservatives?
Rand Paul calls for plan to put illegal aliens in a new legal status in which they would become illegal again at any moment the border is declared to be insecure. This makes no sense.
Where are the real leaders of our time?! We are in desperate need!
What, libetarian pissants can't be honest about their intentions?
They can't tell you up front that they're anti-American?
That they are for open borders?
That they are only conservative until they get elected?
That they are for legalized sex slavery, gay marriage, queers in the military, queers in the Boy Scouts, muslim terrorists running loose all over the USA, a foreign policy that requires America just surrender?
That they are dope smoking, livestock molesting, child molesting, commie infiltrators, just waiting until after they get elected to take off their masks?
Wait and see what? We've seen this all before, too many times.
The same freepers that are so upset about this will be imploring us to vote for Rubio or Jeb in 2016.
That's how Jay Leno was describing the new terminology for illegals this past week.
It's pretty sad state of affairs when even a tinseltown liberal like Leno has this scam figured out better than Rand does.
Socon, Rand is not a treacherous RINO scumbag jackass.
He’s one of the most conservative members of the Senate with perfect scores from FreedomWorks, Club4growth and every other group you can imagine.
There are plenty of politicians you apply that label to but not Rand Paul.
When a bill comes to the Senate he’s going to try and amend it. That’s his job as a senator for the people of Kentucky.
He’s going to try and amend it in the best possible way which can get enough votes to achieve his conservative aims.
His idea is to put a break on normalization and link the trigger to a vote of the congress. That means Congress can reject it if they;re not happy with enforcement.
I doubt he will even get this through and will vote against the bill and will behind the scenes to kill it.
But that’s not what he wants the public, the moderates and the independents and hispanics to hear. He wanrs them to know that the GOP is for immigration reform just not this kind.
Nope
I like.
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