Posted on 02/05/2014 5:01:37 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
"........With elections as close as those we expect to see later this year in key Senate races in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alaska, and possibly in my home state of Colorado, the GOP is wise to try to counter the Democrats’ cartoon-like depiction of Republicans as prioritizing Obama’s failure over the nation’s success.
Beginning a very public discussion of immigration reform with a clear, short list of Republican principles including border enforcement first, and despite the cries of “amnesty” from the right-wing of the party, is politically astute.
Most Americans, including most Republicans, believe our immigration system is broken and in need of reform, including — according to a June 2013 Fox News poll — 74 percent of poll respondents supporting a way for “the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the country to remain in the country and eventually — years down the road — qualify for U.S. citizenship, as long as they meet certain requirements like paying back taxes, learning English, and passing a background check.” [EMPHASIS MINE TO HIGHLIGHT MY QUESTION BELOW IN THE 1st COMMENT - with the hope that someone on the Hill can figure out a way to answer it.]...............
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
QUESTION:
What happens to the illegal immigrant if they fail to check off those requirement "boxes" for citizenship? Are they deported?
It’s a myth:
There’s no way to determine back taxes.
There’s no way a judge won’t eventually rule against forcing language classes and tests on someone you’ve legally allowed to live here.
And there’s no way to do a real background check on millions and millions of people from a foreign country.
It’s ALL a lie.
You already know the answer to that. A big fat NO. After all, we can't separate families.
It is NOT 11 million people...it is nearer to double or triple that.
They aren’t immigrants; they are criminals. If we give criminals who have invaded us illegally special dispensation, why don’t we just give all the rest of the criminals the same thing, then? Restore voting rights for felons, restore 2A rights, etc.
Actually, allowing these invaders rights not even some citizens in this country have is unequal protection of the law and a violation of the 14th Amendment. So, I guess they’ll figure that out and we’ll see some convicts sue the government on our dime - and win.
We don’t need these people as citizens - we never did. Democrats see an insurmountable majority of voters in them, and corrupt business sees cheap labor and bigger profits.
Frankly, I’d pay for any product/service if it meant we could throw these invaders out.
The GOP-E lies and is not to be trusted at all for any reason ever.
Why do so many people think these illegal aliens even want to become citizens?
That is not why they came here.
That’s why we must elect and send more CONSERVATIVES to reinforce the ones who “sneaked” in with the Class of 2010.
RE Your graphic, “Are you willing to go down in history with infamous traitors...” They don’t care about history.. how about ‘Are you willing to be hung for treason..’ I know, must be dreaming...
The senate panel used to consist Rubio and (Jeff) Flake.
Rubio recently came out against Amnesty, yet a year or two ago he’s the GOP poster boy for the ‘comprehensive immigration reform’.
I DON’T ‘trust’ him.
It's actually unlimited. By again offering prizes for having illegally crossed the border we garantee that more tens of millions will be hot on their heels to try their luck at the next amnesty.
The GOP is on the complete opposite, completely wrong side, on two of the most important issues currently facing the American voting public right now:
Jobs. And Immigration.
100% wrong.
We need more jobs, and less immigration.
Bring back American jobs. Slow down immigration.
Now.
Same reason there are those who refuse to pledge allegiance to the flag.
A petition with 30 or 40 million Conservative voters pledging they will vote for the Democrat next November if amnesty passes, for the SOLE PURPOSE of PUNISHING the GOPe, should do the trick.
"Legalization" would be the great American apartheid!
It would be a community organizers biggest fantasy. 11 million(?) people who have the right to legally assemble.
Israel has all the Palestinians who were once "refugees". They got "legal" status and look how well that worked out.
It is a putsch. The goal was, is and will be amnesty. Period.
I think you’re wrong on that, I don’t think they really care. If they don’t get voted back in, they’re on the list for a lobbyist position. The corporations aren’t pushing immigration because of their humanitarian ideals, they want the cheap labor. There are only two courses of action left, either these 30 or 40 million people take to the streets or ALL withhold paying taxes. No other way. Semper Fi
Pro amnesty republicans’ arguments are an insult to the intelligence of anyone with a brain and an iota of integrity.
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