GOP's John Cornyn Eyes Immigration Reform 'After We Get Majority'

Newsmax ^ | 10/28/14 | Jennifer G. Hickey

[jimbo123]

During a debate with Democratic challenger David Alameel, Texas Sen. John Cornyn said it is time to reach a "consensus" on immigration reform by "finding parts that we agree on," including providing children of illegal immigrants access to education.

"I believe education is the way out," the Republican said.

He added that the children of parents "who did not comply with our immigration laws are guilty of nothing," and "it makes no sense to condemn them to a minimum-wage job for the rest of their lives when they could produce so much more, when they could be so much more. They would benefit, their families would benefit, and our nation would benefit."

The debate, hosted by KUVN and Univision 23, was little more than a formality as the latest CBS News/YouGov poll finds Cornyn with a 57 percent to 35 percent lead over Alameel.

The debate marked the latest in a series of comments and remarks that indicate Cornyn's positions on some aspects of immigration reform are softening.

"We have a broken immigration system and I am one who would like to fix it.

[Sans-Culotte]

That’s why that 2 bit prick didn’t get my vote. Didn’t vote against him, but didn’t vote for him.

Same here. I also skipped young heir apparent George P. Bush. Now I am waiting for the "win at any cost" freepers to tell us how wrong we were because the GOP must win the Senate (so they can pass amnesty and dissolve what's left of our national borders).

[IMR 4350]

“Same here. I also skipped young heir apparent George P. Bush.”

Dittos

Another one left blank.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Only fixes that are needed IMO are to clean up the bureaucracy and quit torturing people who are trying to obey our immigration laws, and to end the insanely suicidal Diversity Lottery Program.

[OneWingedShark]

I was just anticipating the "lesser of two evils" and "not voting GOP is the same as voting Dem" arguments, I guess.

Got it — that is the only argument the GOP-supporters have at this point.
I rather enjoy mocking them over it, they get really bent out of shape when you show them that they're essentially showing religious-devotion to their party.

Repost from a you've got to vote GOP! thread:

I don’t think that is a fully accurate picture.

We do face an existential threat in America, and for all their hideous warts and hunchbacks, the Republican party isn’t it. The statist ideology represented by B. Hussein Obama and his cabal are the threat.

Wait, what?
No, seriously, what?

The Republican party is all for that statist ideology you mention.
As was pointed out in Post 25 and 67:

The GOP had majority power in the House and Senate, and occupied the White House, 10 years ago. What did they do with all that power to move the agenda of liberty forward?
Answer: nothing.

A GOP that cannot even sell liberty, limited governments and free markets to the American people is worse than useless.
It is a party of tyranny enablers, and I will have none of it.

What about things they could have stood against?

1. Amnesty (instead of their “path to citizenship”/“comprehensive immigration reform” BS)
2. Bailouts (instead of “I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.”)
3. ObamaCare itself (instead of their “fix the bad parts and keep the good parts” BS)
4. the NDAA (especially its indefinite detainment)
5. the NSA's domestic espionage (seriously, with as unpopular as this is the only explanation of why they didn't go full-bore against it is that they approve of it!)
6. the IRS's political targeting (like the above; most Americans [even those with a somewhat liberal bent] find the political targeting reprehensible.)
7. aiding terrorists (instead of Fast & Furious, arming Syria, etc)
8. irresponsible financial practices (they perpetually spending more than they take, raise the debt-ceiling, and sell the people, their children, and their children's children into slavery; after all, the national debt is money secured against future income [taxes], the taxes imposed on the earnings of the country's residents.)

(Thanks to BigSkyFreeper for mentioning many items on that list.)
If the Republican party cannot, or will not, address any of these issues why should I, or anyone, vote for their candidates?

The Republican party is like the NRA: perpetually screaming "they're going to take your guns" but then not pushing back against the underlying mechanisms that would allow confiscation (or infringement in general): when was the last time you saw the NRA really push for repeal of the GCA or NFA? — No, that would eliminate the urgency of their cries, it would also make them have to spend money on some other advertising scheme. — Exactly like the Republicans and their constant the other guy's worse! schtick.

Likewise, when was the last time you saw the Republican party push back against voter fraud?
How about cutting off the IRS's power with a universal flat-rate income tax, no exemptions, no write-offs, no credits, no exceptions?
How about destroying agencies whose whole SOP revolves around shitting on the Constitution? (e.g. the NSA, the TSA, the EPA, the DEA, etc.)
Apparently they can't be bothered to do that. What good are they?

Apparently, they are the lesser of two evils, and we owe them our vote regardless of their history or actual intent — apparently we owe them our undying allegiance, our religious fervor, and yes, even our very souls!

Join us reading the Psalms, chapter 23 (HERS):

1 The Party is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 They maketh me to lie down in green cards: and leadeth me beside the turbulent waters.
3 They restoreth my soul: they leadeth me in the paths of The Party for their pride's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of statism, I will fear no evil: for they art with me; their lesser of two evils, they comfort me.
5 They preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, terrorists & invaders: they anointest my head with urine; my poisoned cup surely runneth over.
6 Surely humiliation and spite shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Republican Party for ever.

Now, join us in our irrational oblational devotional:

Master Republican guide us. Master Republican teach us. Master Republican protect us. In your light we thrive. In your mercy we are sheltered. In your wisdom we are humbled. We live only to serve. Our lives are yours.

I'm just so f'n sick of this. And so f'n pissed at what they are doing to us and our country.

You and me both, brother.
I'm doing what I can, but I've no doubts as to how useless and ineffectual my efforts are.

[RetiredArmy]

Smiles as he meets dear leader. Must be an admirer.

[lonestar]

I did not vote for Cornyn...who is the master of double-speak.

[TexasCajun]

I voted for some Libertarian I don’t even know !!

[OneWingedShark]

I would.
Of course, there are people who would balk at my method for closing the border.

[inpajamas]

America is on death row. Why vote GOP? Because it is like filing an appeal after appeal to stay on the row another 20 years before your execution.

[OneWingedShark]

(A ping to everyone who commented on God Save Us from the Loud ‘I’m Staying Home This Year’ Conservatives or The case for voting Republicans, even those you think are Rinos threads.)

Told ya the Republican party had no intention of standing against amnesty.

[DoodleDawg]

Told ya the Republican party had no intention of standing against amnesty

If they don't stand for anything then how can we be surprised when the GOPe won't stand against anything?

[ansel12]

I’m not on this thread, don’t keep making up ping lists.

[Ann Archy]

You have NO idea of what the law would look like!! It is NOT going to be Obama’s law!!!

[9YearLurker]

I never doubted but that amnesty was the GOPe plan. They’re only a little grumpy about Obama beating them to it with executive action.

[Eva]

Reindeer Preibus (spelling?) says that the Republicans will act to stop Obama’s executive amnesty. So, you think that means Republican amnesty?

[Cboldt]

Plyler v. Doe (SCOTUS decision) holds that all children, including those here illegally, are entitled to public education. There is no need to “legalize” them, to entitle them to public education.

[OneWingedShark]

There’s no ping list; it was a scrape of all posters on the mentioned threads.

[Uncle Miltie]

Will Pat Roberts (KS) be supporting the Amnesty?

[GeronL]

illegal immigrant children already have access to education

where has Cornhole been?

"I believe education is the way out," the Republican said

The way out of what?

[OneWingedShark]

You have NO idea of what the law would look like!! It is NOT going to be Obama’s law!!!

Given the staunch opposition to the Democrat's agenda we've seen from the Republicans, what makes you think that there's going to be any significant difference from what Obama himself would propose?