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Grover Norquist to Newsmax: Immigration Reform ‘Completely Doable’ (completely barfable)
Newsmax ^ | Wednesday, 17 Jul 2013 05:26 PM | Todd Beamon and John Bachman

Posted on 07/17/2013 7:52:11 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Republicans are moving comprehensive immigration reform forward on Capitol Hill because “we understand it’s solid for the economy,” conservative activist Grover Norquist declares in an exclusive Newsmax TV interview.

“Immigration is America’s number one economic asset,” Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, tells Newsmax. “The rest of the world can’t do that. We can have every smart person we want; every high-skilled person we want. A lot of young people just starting out unskilled—as all Americans do when they’re born here—come to this country, and so the business community is for immigration. Big businesses, small businesses, high-tech, low-tech, the communities of faith, and the Republican leadership. The future of the Republican Party—all the different folks looking to lead the Republican Party at the national level in the future—recognize we should do immigration reform.” …

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: amnesty; buildthefence; daca; dreamact; dreamers; elsalvador; grovernorquist; guatemala; honduras; johnbachman; liberaltarians; libertarians; losertarians; medicalmarijuana; mexico; newsmax; openborders; rop; terroristlover; toddbeamon
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To: Olog-hai

GOP RIP


21 posted on 07/17/2013 8:37:29 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: stilloftyhenight

I have some other stats somewhere where 60-70% of illegals are Mexican, and that most Mexicans in the US are here illegally.


22 posted on 07/17/2013 8:39:06 PM PDT by Ray76 (Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
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To: stilloftyhenight

http://www.pewhispanic.org/2011/02/01/unauthorized-immigrant-population-brnational-and-state-trends-2010/

“As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States”

Then see Figure 2 at
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2011/02/01/ii-current-estimates-and-trends/

Do the math, roughly 63% of illegals are Mexican.

The main article is at the first link. Be sure to check the Appendices.


23 posted on 07/17/2013 8:51:55 PM PDT by Ray76 (Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
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To: stilloftyhenight

Is the muslim/islam loving Norquist still an NRA Board member? I can’t find out. Anyone know? Thanks.


24 posted on 07/17/2013 9:14:34 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a GREAT life!)
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To: Olog-hai

They gotta some how keep it from being brought up for a vote until we can replace enough of them to kill it.

That means Boneheads spine has to last over a year.

We’re screwed.


25 posted on 07/17/2013 10:31:16 PM PDT by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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