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Graham warns fellow Republicans: Without immigration bill, GOP to lose in 2016
AP Greenfield Reporter ^ | 6/16/13 | PHILIP ELLIOTT

Posted on 06/16/2013 10:42:56 AM PDT by jimbo123

Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral" and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who helped write a bipartisan immigration bill under debate in the Senate, said conservatives who are trying to block the measure will doom the party and all but guarantee a Democrat will remain in the White House after 2016's election.

A Democrat also involved in developing the proposal, Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, went a step further and predicted "there'll never be a road to the White House for the Republican Party" if immigration overhaul fails to pass.

(Excerpt) Read more at greenfieldreporter.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: amnesty; gopdiesin2016; gopestablishment; grahamnesty; lindseygraham; moredemvoters; nancymace; newjersey; pedophilemenendez; randsconcerntrolls; rino; rinokeywordcowards; robertmenendez; southcarolina
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To: skeeter

Exactly right, 100%.

That’s why a another miracle would be needed to pull off the correct result.

I imagine it will only happen with the watering of the Tree of Liberty.

The government is pushing for that to happen just as much as Sharpton, J Jackson and their ilk push for riots when they play the race card. Incorrectly much of the time, re Tawana Brawley, the Duke faux rape case, thug who attempted murder, Teavon “Skittles” Obama. (Obama adopted him I think...)


81 posted on 06/16/2013 12:02:00 PM PDT by Syncro ("So?" - Andrew Breitbart (The King of All Media RIP Feb 1, 1969 – Mar 1, 2012)
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To: AmericanExceptionalist

“...I tend to agree with this; but with the (very important!) caveat that an immigration bill must be accompanied by a provision that requires strict border control first....”
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“accompanied”? Why accompanied? Why not legislation limited STRICTLY and ONLY to border control? Why are you falling into the Democrats’ trap?


82 posted on 06/16/2013 12:03:53 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: jimbo123

The immigration bill must not even reach the floor of the house. Graham is an obvious democrat now and when democrats are concerned, do the opposite.


83 posted on 06/16/2013 12:04:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: jimbo123

SHADDUP, Miz Linseed!! I am SO sick of this pansy and the rest of the RINO’s!!


84 posted on 06/16/2013 12:07:53 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: jimbo123

Linseed forgets one thing...we don’t give a flip anymore.


85 posted on 06/16/2013 12:10:28 PM PDT by marygam (I have extra ducktape for anyone who needs to wrap their head.)
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To: jimbo123
Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral"...

Well, bringing in 11 million illegals to vote for democrats sure will help with our 'demographic' problems... yep - sure nuff...

86 posted on 06/16/2013 12:11:43 PM PDT by GOPJ (Why don't Democrats waste their time trying to win the votes of gun owners? - Coulter)
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To: jimbo123

Lindsey Graham on twitter.

https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC

Fire at will.


87 posted on 06/16/2013 12:12:04 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: jimbo123

I wonder if the people of SC even know what he stands for. Doubtful


88 posted on 06/16/2013 12:12:47 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: jimbo123

I don’t think amnesty is the way to Republican victory.

Republicans need to remember who they represent, and quit trying to snow us with things like amnesty. Call it “immigration reform” all you want, amnesty is still amnesty.


89 posted on 06/16/2013 12:12:47 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: Fee
They will enrich their own communities at the expense of the rest of the US.



Por La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada.
90 posted on 06/16/2013 12:13:33 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: House Atreides

I would imagine even ol’ Strom would he turning cartwells still if he knew of Lindsey’s voting record. But the media keeps that record from the people of SC, who are clueless in that regard.


91 posted on 06/16/2013 12:14:20 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Williams

Aborting 50+ million americans didn’t play a role?


92 posted on 06/16/2013 12:18:42 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Un Pere, Une Mere, C'est elementaire)
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To: jimbo123

He must be smoking some of that Mauie Wowie Obama gave him.


93 posted on 06/16/2013 12:19:32 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Obama-Ville - Land of The Free Stuff, Home of the Enslaved)
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To: hal ogen

I think that most politicians in Washington DC are morons, regardless of political affiliation.


94 posted on 06/16/2013 12:20:16 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes mandatory- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: jimbo123

I believe he got it backward. The GOP will loose if the immigration bill is passed with weak border enforcement, access to welfare benefits, any path to citizenship, etc.


95 posted on 06/16/2013 12:28:41 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Christie at the beach
Rush Limbaugh should bring Rubio down this week before they get their 70 votes.

I enjoy Rush but he is mostly hot air. Rush has his money and would NEVER put his life and fortune on the line in the cause of Liberty.

Rush does not have 1/1000 the passion for Liberty that Mark Levin expresses nightly.

It is disappointing that Rush doesn't go after these GOPe by name and call them the traitors that they are to our Republic.

Linda G. will help destroy our Republic as Founded.

96 posted on 06/16/2013 12:30:30 PM PDT by sand88
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To: jimbo123

Lindsey Graham ... well, that explains it. And, I would bet, John McCain agrees wholeheartedly with him. It's no longer any kind of mystery which Republicans are RINO's.


97 posted on 06/16/2013 12:36:45 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: chicagolady; All

MICHELLE BACHMANN HAS ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE AN ALL DAY PROTEST IN DC AROUND THE CONGRESS FOR THIS WEDNESDAY 6/19/ IF POSSIBLE PLAN TO ATTEND....BRING CAMERA PHONES

Don’t you find it strange when the excuse is being given that while the government knows whats going on in 300 million citizens lives but because the illegals are not citizens and in “the shadows” the US doesn’t know who they are or where they’re comming from so we must make them citizens..

FR’s ; If you agree with the above and the following please don’t let it lay here in FR-land. Pass it on to to your favorite talk show host and to your US legislators..

REFUSING TO DEAL WITH A TERITORIAL DISPUTE
CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS
In that May 3rd speech Obama gave before the Mexican Anthropological Museum in which he blamed America for the violence in Mexico I believe he went even futhur. There’s a inference but never referenced by name to the Gasden purchase and border settlements US made with Mexico where Obama hinted he seems to side with the Mexican claims. Would those in attendence share that view is a question that should be asked, because I believe they would,.he does.

FAVORED ABOVE OTHER “LATINO” COUNTRIES
The Mexicans have been getting most favorable treatment above the rest of our neighbors both north and south. They’re permitted to cross our borders and enter illegally and are allowed access to rights of citizenship (with the exception of voting which if the democrat party regains control over the House will happen) other nationals entering this country don’t get.

AMNESTY WORKS AGAINST OTHER “LATINO” QUOTAS AND OTHERS
Also by allowing Mexicans to do this any quota ration for immigration from other south and central American countrys are taken up by Mexicans while that country is laying claim to a large chunk of our sovereign territory.

ILLEGAL SQUATTERS ARE SUPPORTING MEXICAN CLAIMS
We are already seeing the result of this in certain areas claimed by the Mexicans. Their national flag (standard) gets displayed over ours. Where there is a controlling number of Mexican nationals (illegals). It’s displayed over certain institutions particularly schools accompanied by riots and disturbances. Blacks are threatend by Mexicans in certain sections of citys in those areas. We’re courting trouble by not placing a value on our sovereignty and our citizenship.

AMERICAN CITIZENS GET STIFFED BY MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP REGS
Worse yet if a US citizen goes into Mexico never mind illegaly but legally. They’ll get 2nd class treatment. Land ownership in title is prohibited period. And there are a slew of regulations they must comply with. Which doesn’t apply to a citizen of Mexico.

IS RECIPROCITY THE ANSWER
By not insisting on reciprocity particularly on those who have entered this country illegally we’re offering no incentive for assimilation and we’re not easing the burden for our fellow citizens who for what ever reason decided to live in Mexico.

ENOUGH OF THE ONE WORLD SOCIALISM ...BRING BACK SOVEREIGNTY AND SANITY TO OUR COUNTRY .....BRING BACK BELIEF IN GOD LETS GET THIS GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR FACE..... OUR RELIGIONS..... AND OUR BEDROOMS..


98 posted on 06/16/2013 12:38:52 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: jimbo123

With the immigration bill, the Republican Party is going to go the way of California’s Republican Party, like the Dodo bird.


99 posted on 06/16/2013 12:41:09 PM PDT by pallis
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To: jimbo123
Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral" and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday.

Lindsay, ol' buddy, ol' pal, let's talk turkey.

By your own account, there will not be a vote counted from among the illegal Hispanics in 2016. Right? So, you're not going to get any votes from the people you're giving the vote. Right?

Yet, both polls of LEGAL Hispanics that I've seen, are 2-to-1 against amnesty. So, the GOP's chance of gaining any LEGAL Hispanic votes from amnesty are virtually zero.

And, may I assure you, the party isn't going to gain any votes from its "troglodyte, backward, Bible-thumping, bigoted asshole, redneck" base for having voted for amnesty.

So, just where the hell do you expect the GOP's 2016 votes to come from? Democrats?

If you hate your own voters so much, go ahead and piss them off. See what happens.

100 posted on 06/16/2013 12:42:23 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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