The cowards in the GOPe are determined to give Obama this great political victory when he has been falling in the polls, plus the Democrats will get millions of new voters. They will be committing political suicide.
In a letter to the White House, the group calls the legislation, already passed by the Senate, an “awful deal” for American workers and questions how Obama could champion higher wages for them while backing a law that allows millions of low-skilled workers into the U.S. labor force.
“We write to you today on behalf of the 21 million Americans who can’t find a full-time job,” writes Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and 15 other largely conservative House members. “Comprehensive immigration reform may be a good deal for big businesses that want to reduce labor costs. And it may be a good deal for progressive labor unions seeking new workers from abroad. But it’s an awful deal for U.S. workers.”
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AS FREEPER SICKOFLIBS INSIGHTFULLY POSTED: The House letter citing unemployment stats as a reason to NOT pass immigration is timed perfectly to Dems and Obama’s agit-prop that "millions of unemployed Americans" are on the "brink of starvation and homelessness" unless those rascally Republicans give 'em UI extensions.
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COMMENTS N-i-c-e timing--- the Pubbies are starting to "get it".....politics plays best when you hoist your opponents on their own petard.