Posted on 02/09/2018 3:11:18 PM PST by 11th_VA
Immigration activists are furious that 73 House Democrats, including seven members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, voted for a bipartisan spending bill that doesn't include a DACA fix.
The early-morning House vote ended a brief government shutdown precipitated by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and in the process passed a two-year spending proposal that included a bevy of Democratic priorities, but not immigration.
Last night immigrant young people and people of conscience fighting for justice were betrayed by both parties, said Greisa Martínez Rosas, a DACA recipient and advocacy director for United We Dream, an immigrant youth activism network.
Senate Democrats took some cover on the immigration front in the form of a promise from Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who is expected to bring to the floor a shell bill Monday for the Senate to generate an immigration bill through the amendment process.
Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) reaped scant praise from immigration advocates for extracting that promise, as he, along with McConnell, was the principal architect of the two-year deal.
But the 73 Democrats and Democratic leadership took the brunt of activists rage, both for voting to re-open government and for not getting Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) to make a promise akin to McConnell's.
We are angry, we are appalled and we are disgusted by Democrats and Republicans alike who so willingly threw immigrant youth under the bus, said Kica Matos, director of immigrant rights and racial justice at the Center for Community Change.
Let's call some of them out: They include the 73 House Democrats who betrayed immigrant youth, they include Paul Ryan and they include Chuck Schumer, she added.
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Think of the amount of $$$$ now flowing south that will dry up when they all go back to Mexico.
Last night immigrant young people and people of conscience fighting for justice were betrayed by both parties, said Greisa Martínez Rosas, a DACA recipient and advocacy director for United We Dream, an immigrant youth activism network.
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You are so right, sweetie. And this is such a very bad country that I think you should go back to whatever schumerhole you came from. You will be treated so much better there.
When the enemy is digging himself into a deep hole don't take away his shovel.
Yeah!! Your home country would treat you better!! MOVE BACK!!!
Actually it was simply a policy change by Jeh Johnson, Obamas stooge) at Homeland Security.
And the activist quoted is full of it — the Pubbies promised them zilch, and the Demwits made promises they had no intention of keeping.
DACA fix?
All illegals need to start heading for the tall grass.
Trump is looking to make America WHITE again.
Good! The dems will have to figure out how to get votes of AMerican citizens.
Funny how Nancy really took the bait with her “speech” about how great illegals are for 8 hours. Really showed her up. Haha!
ILLEGAL immigrants.
They call them “dreamers” so people think that DACA stands for “Dreamers Are Cool Assets” instead of “Deferred Action.....”
Yes Trebb, always the games with the Left.
Dishonest to the core.
Of course dems have to agree to end all chain migration and lottery crap and agree to build the Wall... etc.
It would be nice if some of the DACA kids got behind the plan - 'cause the dems only want the issue - they don't want to win the issue.
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