Posted on 07/10/2014 1:01:50 PM PDT by Rusty0604
Outlines of a possible compromise that would more quickly deport minors arriving from Central America emerged Thursday as part of President Barack Obama's $3.7 billion emergency request to address the immigration crisis on the southern border.
"It's not a deal-breaker," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Let them have their face-saver. But let us have the resources to do what we have to do."
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said: "I'm not going to block anything. Let's see what comes to the floor."
Reid and Pelosi made their comments as House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., both said they didn't want to give Obama a "blank check" to deal with the crisis of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children arriving at the Texas border, many fleeing gang violence and drawn by rumors they would be able to stay in the U.S. Boehner and McConnell indicated policy changes would be necessary to win their support.
At issue is a law approved in 2008. Passed to give protection to sex trafficking victims, it requires court hearings for migrant young people who arrive in this country from "noncontiguous" countries — anywhere other than Mexico or Canada.
Republicans want the government to have the authority to treat Central American kids the same way as kids from Mexico, who can be removed quickly unless they convince Border Patrol that they have a fear of return that merits additional screening.
"I think clearly we would probably want the language similar to what we have with Mexico," Boehner said.
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It is a trap!
The House of Representatives writes the checks.
Pass a bill that gives Obama whatever the hell he wants, and include "deport them all" language in the bill.
Let the Senate pass it, and let Obama sign it.
Then, only fund the portion of the bill that DEPORTS all criminal, illegal aliens and REFUSE to fund the rest.
Problem solved. Learn to play hardball boys.
Looks like more amnesty headed our way
Yep. That’s exactly what the Democrats have done in the past.
Looks to me like Harry and Nancy are being kind of cooperative. That means they’re scared.
Smart move by the rats. If the Republicans bring anything, ANYTHING TO THE FLOOR, democrats will automatically take it to committee, turn it into a senate amnesty bill and there won’t be a dang the the house can do about it without looking like idiots.
Best thing they can do is take the Senates bill public. Start reading it on news shows, and do everything they can to embarrass Obama with it. Announce if Obama wants money, the reform bill has to be completely rewritten to have a border fence and additional border security before he gets any money.
And he can take that money from the stimulus.
Second that emotion!!!! Give the SOB NOTHING. His mess, he can clean it up without TAXPAYER DOLLARS! This puppet is in bad need of restringing.
That’s still just BS. Those kids will never be deported. Get on the horn and put the squeeze on your US rep to vote no. I did it last night.
Republicans have called for the repeal of a 2008 law signed by President George W. Bush
that requires deportation hearings before sending back children from countries that
do not border the United States.
“I don’t think we can solve the problem unless we revisit” the law, Texas Republican
Sen. John Cornyn said.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/10/politics/obama-texas-immigration/
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