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U.S. conservatives urge Boehner to hold firm on immigration
Reuters ^ | 24 Feb 2015 | Susan Cornwell

Posted on 02/24/2015 10:50:02 AM PST by 11th_VA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative Republicans urged House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner not to capitulate in a fight with Democrats over President Barack Obama's immigration policy that threatens a partial Homeland Security shutdown later this week.

The conservative lawmakers, led by Representative Jeff Duncan, circulated a letter to Boehner and other House leaders telling them to hold the line in opposing Obama's executive actions shielding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation, a Duncan aide said on Tuesday.

"Now is the time to stand firm against these unlawful executive actions," said the letter, signed by about 20 conservative Republicans so far.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; dhs; illegals; jeffduncan; johnboehner; obama; ohio
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Quite possible.


21 posted on 02/24/2015 12:34:32 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: iowacornman

Dentures and a manicure will take care of that.


22 posted on 02/24/2015 2:01:50 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Paine in the Neck

I completely agree with your posted image.

Can you please put it on your FR homepage, so we can link to it more easily?


23 posted on 02/24/2015 5:00:45 PM PST by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: demshateGod

Please for God’s Sake. The congress capitulation is a legal RATIFICATION— of the MAD Dictators decree. It is the Doctrine of ratification. !! By funding they are APPROVING-— LEGALLY!! STOP THIS . Get on the phone fax and email and stop this. McConnell and Boehner are TRAITORS!! they know they lied to conservatives. They HATE US!!! Wreck this deal in the House Wreck it!!


24 posted on 02/24/2015 5:44:56 PM PST by iowacornman (Republicans are worthless)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Boehner will hold firm: like jello.


25 posted on 02/25/2015 6:49:28 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: 11th_VA

boehner is REPEATEDLY ineffective? So, why is he still around..??????????????????????????????????????????????
He is represents (or maybe symbolizes) the whole GOP!


26 posted on 02/25/2015 10:02:39 AM PST by Leep (Obama Care has hit the fan)
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