Posted on 11/29/2013 1:20:18 PM PST by kristinn
Gathering in the Spirit of Unity: The President and First Lady Visit Those Fasting for Immigration Reform
Today, the President and the First Lady visited the brave individuals who are fasting in the shadow of the Capitol, sacrificing their health in an effort to get Congress to act swiftly on commonsense immigration reform. The President and the First Lady gave their support for their fight for family unity this Thanksgiving weekend, as families across the country come together to spend time with loved ones.
Since November 12, fasters from “Fast For Families” have abstained from all food except water in an effort to bring attention to the urgent need for the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives to take a vote on comprehensive immigration reform. Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and I have also visited Fast For families in recent weeks.
The fasters shared their stories and described empty stomachs but full hearts as they received an outpouring of support; to date, more than 3,000 people around the country have committed to fasting in solidarity.
The President and the First Lady thanked Eliseo Medina, Dae Joong Yoon, and all of the fasters for their sacrifice and dedication and told them that the country is behind them on immigration reform. He said that the only thing standing in the way is politics. And it is the brave commitment to change from advocates like them that will pressure the House to finally act on immigration reform.
This Thanksgiving, as friends, family, and community gather in the spirit of unity, we lend our support to those fighting for making commonsense immigration reform a reality. We will stand with them every step of the way to make sure that we bring coherence to our immigration laws, and pass a common sense reform that is consistent with our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.
Dear Lord,
Please grant the thieves and their enablers the courage and fortitude to starve to death.
Amen
Did they visit the Vets in the hospital? No they visit illegals.
The bitches had 9 pies for their private family Thanksgiving dinner!
How is that “in unity” with the fasting La Raza?
STRATEGY:
LET’S TAKE FOCUS OFF OBAMAcare.
The media is doing their best to comply.
Michelle probably brought lots of food which she can eat while talking to them.
Isn’t aiding and abetting criminal conduct a crime in itself? Grounds for removal from office?
Republicans should say again and again, ....
“Mr. President, Please fix your current trainwreck before we move on to your next one.”
This will help delay immigration reform until we get closer to the 2014 elections.
Did they bring them some of the nine pies the Obamas had for dinner?
Immigration Law is the law of the land. They need to get over it.
So the White House is flacking for these
“brave” protestors?
Nothing but water? Oh sure.
I’m just surprised Obama didn’t give up
“Nine Kinds of Pie” in solidarity.
Lord, that reads just like some leftist propaganda.
Oh wait, that’s what it is!
Quite a list of leftist sponsors at their website,AFL-CIO and SEIU among them.
Please. Keep on fasting. Another month will do it.
I’m guessing their “fast” is more like Muslims in Ramadan; dawn to dusk. A “hunger strike” is going without all food.
“Now you people just sit tight, BUUUUURRRRRRPPP, I’ll make you citizens soon.”
Then they went home to choose from 9 kinds of pie (Humble noticeably not being one of the choices).
What hypocrites...
“Ah ain’t et since noon. Git in mah belly!” Chewbacca
“Isn’t aiding and abetting criminal conduct a crime in itself?”
Answer: Yes
8 USC §1324. Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
(a) Criminal penalties
(1)(A) Any person who—
(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)(I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
It is the single, most obvious strategy the GOP-e should be employing from now until November 2016.
Mark Steyn explained how the heckler was a staged event. This chinches it.
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