Graham: Illegal immigrants come to U.S. from "hellholes" [2013]

CBS News ^ | May 9, 2013, 1:47 PM | STEPHANIE CONDON

[conservative98]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the "gang of eight" bipartisan senators who drafted the comprehensive immigration reform bill, attempted on Thursday to cast the immigration debate as an economic issue but ended up having to clarify that his remarks weren't meant as a slight to Mexico.

"I don't know how many fences we have on our Canadian border," Graham said in a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. "Why are we OK up there and not OK to the south?"

It's "the tale of two borders," Graham continued. "Why is one a problem and the other is not? Because Canada is a place that people like to stay. They like Canada, we like Canada."

By contrast, he said, "The people coming across this other border live in hellholes. Our problem is we can't have everybody who lives in a hellhole coming to America. If you don't agree the difference [between the borders] is jobs, we just don't agree."

[Mark17]

Aren’t H3llholes and Sh1tholes pretty much the same thing?

You are correct sir. There is NO difference between the two.

[heights]

Because half the Canadians in LA are not on Welfare.

[dfwgator]

So “Canada” was Miss Lindsey’s “Norway”.

[Gene Eric]

>> On the “hole” scale...

Agreed.

[dfwgator]

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. -- who has expressed concern both about the levels of legal and illegal immigration -- stepped in to clarify Graham's remarks. Sessions said of Mexico, "While there's poverty in some areas, it's not a hellhole. We are proud of the people of Mexico."

Even then Sessions was a little wuss. What a disaster he is.

[Steven W.]

Watch: Dick Durbin Advocated for Ending ‘Chain Migration’ in 2010, a Term He Now Says is Racist: “The DREAM Act would not allow what is known as chain migration,” Durbin said. “In fact, DREAM Act students would have very limited ability to sponsor their family members for legal status.”

[Boomer]

Hellhole: (SanFran)

Shithole: (Haiti)

Class dismissed. ;)

[dfwgator]

Spinal Tap - Hellhole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk9aThIovMA

[justa-hairyape]

My guess is a h3llhole is made by a corrupt government that actually wants its people living in a h3llhole. While a sh3thole is made by an inept government that really did not want it’s people living in a sh3thole. So basically you can have sh3tholes with a government that had good intentions. However, all h3llholes have governments with bad intentions. Lindsey would know the difference.

[jmacusa]

LOL!

[SuperLuminal]

bump for later

[Former Proud Canadian]

Once again, Trump gets skewered for stating facts. We must not let the cat out of the bag, the deplorables will get excited.

[kalee]

For later.

[trebb]

Works for me - Hell can’t be wiped up and sanitized....and doesn’t come from the butts of beautiful and innocent babies.....

[Vermont Lt]

Well, if anyone knows his shitholes, it’s Lindsay Graham.

[Deplorable American1776]

Being honest for once...