Although those engaged in law enforcement in DHS will be allowed to function, I can see Obama and the Dems making a big deal about our fight against terrorism being held hostage to immigration reform.
And will the GOPe try to get a CIR bill passed prior to March? I would like to hear from Steve King and Jeff Sessions before giving this plan a thumbs up.
Why have a confrontation if you don't have enough troops on the field? By March, we will own the Senate - til then, we dance ...
I agree, if for no other reason than if Boner likes the plan than we should be suspicious; if King, Sessions and respected others see it as reasonable then so be it.
I cannot help being suspicious of anything the republican leadership approves of, on the leadership trust level the republican leaders are at -5 with me and the democrats at -6.
They’re going to put out a sternly worded resolution.
That’ll teach him !
The Reps always like to postpone confrontation.
...
The GOPe likes to let the Democrats get their way, because it means more graft and corruption opportunities for everybody, including Republicans.
Here is ‘Senator Jeff Sessions’ definitive statement on the Boehner sell-out today:
“The Chairman of the Republican Party made a promise to America on executive amnesty:... ‘We can’t allow it to happen and we won’t let it happen… everything we can do to stop it we will.’
Unfortunately, the plan now being circulated in the House fails to meet that test. The executive amnesty language is substantially weaker than the language the House adopted this summer, and does not reject the central tenets of the President’s plan: work permits, Social Security, and Medicare to 5 million illegal immigrants—reducing wages, jobs, and benefits for Americans.
Congress considered and rejected these changes to immigration law in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2014. The President’s action erases the laws Congress has passed in order to implement laws Congress has refused to pass.
Now the President demands Congress fund his imperial decree and declare its own irrelevance.
That is why Congress must respond to the President’s unlawful action by funding the government but not funding illegal amnesty. This is a perfectly sound and routine application of congressional authority. In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reports that last year’s omnibus spending bill included 16 such funding restrictions on fee-based programs.
Such a plan would put the focus where it belongs: on Senate Democrats. They are the ones who should be made to choose sides—save Obama’s amnesty or save Americans’ jobs and borders.
Polling shows voters believe that Americans should get preference for available jobs by almost a 10-1 margin. Republicans should not be timid or apologetic, but mount a bold defense of struggling Americans.
Billions of dollars and countless hours have been spent advocating immigration policies that help everyone but the actual citizens of this country. Who will be their voice, if not us?”